03Horror title card
a horror or thriller title that unsettles from the first frame
Burn-through title
A title that burns through paper from the center
25The prompt
A sheet of old cream paper fills the screen, black behind it. 0–1s: the title 【CINDER】 burns through the center of the paper in large serif capital letters, the edges of the letter-shaped holes glowing orange, readable by the end of the first second. 1–7s: the burn slowly creeps outward from the letters, the edges glowing and smoke curling up, the word still readable. 7–8s: the paper curls and darkens. Throughout: locked-off close-up, the title readable from the first second, one continuous take, no subtitles.
Tip
Describe the letter-shaped holes and their glowing edges, then let the burn spread outward after the word reads. CINDER read by 0.5 s and stayed exact until the paper charred.
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08Slam title
an action title that hits like a punch
26Typewriter / redacted document
a typed dossier name blacked out with a marker