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Join the Circle

An avatar stack with one dashed slot still open, popping to say the seat is yours.

Duration
3s
Frame
640 × 360
Export
MP4, GIF, MOV (alpha)
Resolution
Up to 4K

About the Join the Circle animation

For a group with a fixed limit: a cohort, a critique circle, a beta. The empty slot is the whole idea, so name the number of places left in the sub line and update it rather than leaving it at one forever. It composites over footage, which suits the moment in a talking-head clip where the invitation is spoken.

Where it fits

  • For a group with a fixed limit: a cohort, a critique circle, a beta.
  • Over a talking-head clip, at the moment the invitation is spoken.
  • As a Story when a seat opens up.

Filling it in

Name the group in the headline and the number of places left in the sub line, weekly critiques, 1 spot open, and update it rather than leaving it at one forever. The invite colour tints the open slot. The empty seat is the whole idea, so keep the copy to what fills it.

Format and timing

Join the Circle is built at 640 × 360, a 16:9 landscape frame, the shape of a YouTube video, a stream layout and most editing timelines, and runs 3 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 0.2 seconds, holds for 2.0 and clears in 0.8, so cue it a beat before the moment it labels. Export it as an MP4 for a timeline or a feed, a GIF where video will not embed, or a MOV with an alpha channel to lay it over footage with nothing behind it. Renders go up to 4K, and the free plan exports at 720p with a watermark.

What you can edit

  • Headlinetext
  • Sub linetext
  • Invite colourcolor

Questions about Join the Circle

Are the avatars real people?

No. They are drawn tone plates that read as members at a glance, so nobody is implied. The dashed slot is the seat being offered.

Can I change how many slots are open?

The stack draws one open slot. Write the true number in the sub line and it reads as the count, with the dashed seat standing for it.

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