A13-editorial-photo-headline

A13 — editorial photo + headline

Composes

camera-pan (slow Ken-Burns on the photograph)
slide per word on the headline (each word lands separately)
crossfade into and out of the photo (vs. hard-cut elsewhere in the spot)
Optional grain-overlay (pack-specified)

Layout

canvas: 1080x1920 (or pack-specified)

photo_layer: fill: bleed (entire canvas) source: user-provided photograph initial_scale: 1.00 final_scale: 1.08 drift_y_px: -20

type_layer: position: lower-third or top-third (varies per scene) origin: { x: 60, y: canvas_h * 0.75 } align: left font_family: serif italic (Playfair Display Italic / GT Sectra) font_size: from pack.type.display color: ink (often ivory or charcoal depending on photo) z_index: above photo


## Choreography

```yaml
phase_1_photo_crossfade_in:
  start_frame: 0
  effect: crossfade
  duration_frames: 18

phase_2_camera_pan:
  start_frame: 0
  effect: camera-pan (Ken-Burns)
  duration_frames: scene_full
  easing: linear

phase_3_word_slide_in:
  start_frame: 24                        # after photo establishes
  effect: slide per word
  per_word_stagger_frames: 8
  per_word_distance_px: 40

phase_4_hold:
  start_frame: photo_settled_with_type
  duration_frames: ≥ 60                   # generous hold

phase_5_photo_crossfade_out:
  start_frame: last - 18
  effect: crossfade

Style pack compatibility

supported: [SP-C, SP-D]
preferred_in: [SP-C]
incompatible: [SP-A, SP-B, SP-E, SP-F, SP-G]

Editorial / luxury packs only. Saturated packs use color-block-slate (A7) instead.

Pack-specific overrides

SP-C (editorial-cinematic)

Grain overlay applied per pack's micro-imperfection.
Crop-marks visible in corners (chrome).
Music: slow ambient piano.

SP-D (editorial-magazine)

Used sparingly as an intro/outro slate; primary archetype is A10.

Duration

duration_seconds: [4.0, 6.0]
default: 5.0

Long hold — the photograph needs to breathe.

Quality Checks

Camera-pan is linear (no easing) — Ken-Burns should feel continuous.
Crossfade in and out, not hard-cut.
Type sits over a high-contrast region of the photo (or has a subtle backdrop blur).
Grain overlay (if pack requires) is applied uniformly across the photo.

Failure Modes

Photo and type fight for attention. Type sits over busy photo region. Move type to a calmer area or add a backdrop blur.
Camera-pan accelerates at start/end. Easing isn't linear.
Type words appear simultaneously. Per-word stagger missing.
Photo's edge clips visibly during scale-in. Initial scale too small. Start at 1.02+ so the scale-in doesn't show empty canvas.