Your hook sits on screen with its key words blacked out, then each bar peels away while the letters scramble and lock into place.
Short-Form Hooks
Classified File Hook
A case file slides up, a red stamp slams onto it with a thud, and the blacked-out lines decode one by one to expose the secret.
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About Classified File Hook
A case file slides up, a red stamp slams onto it with a thud, and the blacked-out lines decode one by one to expose the secret.
Part of Short-Form Hooks. Runs 4.5 seconds by default, exports in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5, as MP4 or transparent WebM up to 8K.
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