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A full lyric video
Vertical 9:16 for social, widescreen 16:9 for streaming, at full resolution.
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Lyric videos where the words hit on the beat and strike through when the line turns.
The word hits on the beat. A line turns, and the word before it gets struck through. At the chorus the letters glitch; when the song settles, so does the text. Over cinematic stills, the lettering is the performance.
I start from your track: its beats, its sections, the time of every word. That is why each cut lands where the music says it should.
What you get
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Lettering timed to the beat
Words come in, hold and leave on the beat, with extra weight where the lyric needs it.
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Cinematic pictures
Colour-graded stills or footage, with text, glows and rings built in.
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A short teaser
15 to 30 seconds, vertical, from the strongest moment.
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The timing files
The beat and lyric timings, so later edits do not start from nothing.
How I make it
Listen to the track
I map the beats, the sections and the time of each word, and mark where the song builds and where it breaks.
Choose a look
We agree one look for the pictures and one style of lettering, taken from the mood of the song.
Letter every line
Each line gets its own treatment, such as typewriter, strikethrough, glow or glitch, chosen for what the line means rather than for variety.
Notes and final render
You leave notes on the exact second, I refine, and the final is rendered in the sizes you need.
A real example
Palu & Bara: a week of news, sung
Palu & Bara turns a week of Indonesian news into a song. Anime-style pictures, a camera viewfinder drawn on the screen, and lettering that gets struck through, spins and glitches with the lyrics. It runs just under three minutes.
See the full storyThis is for you if…
- You have a finished song and want a video that respects it
- You want the words to tell the story, not a generic visualizer
- You are releasing on social media and on streaming
This is probably not for you if…
- You want a live-action music video with a crew
- You want a simple waveform visualizer
- The track is not finished yet
Questions about lyric videos
What do you need from me?
The final audio and the lyrics. A rough transcript helps, and I will time the words myself. If you have a look in mind, send references.
Can the lyrics be in Indonesian?
Yes. Indonesian lyrics are what I work with most, and the lettering is designed around the words, not just the sound.
Do I get vertical and widescreen versions?
Yes. I can deliver the full video in 9:16 and 16:9, and cut a short teaser for social media.
How are the pictures made?
The stills are generated and art-directed to one consistent look, then colour-graded and animated. The movement and the lettering are built in code.
Other kinds of video
Storybook shorts
A 45-second story told by an old telescope, a bottle or a golden record. Crayon-and-ink animation, one narrator, English and Indonesian from one script.
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Classroom explainers
Short explainers for Indonesian classrooms
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Brand and launch films
A brand film about one idea in about a minute
See howWant to see one made for you?
Send me the idea in two lines. I will tell you honestly whether it suits this format, and what I would make.