Slow Push In Title
A widescreen frame with a dark vignette slowly pushes in on a film title, fading up from black and back down at each end. A linear nine second scale reads as a steady camera move.
Also known as: cinematic title card css, film title vignette, ken burns text.
NIGHTFALL
a film by June Park
HTML
<div class="txt-slow-push-in-title">
<div class="txt-slow-push-in-title-shot">
<p class="txt-slow-push-in-title-main">NIGHTFALL</p>
<p class="txt-slow-push-in-title-sub">a film by June Park</p>
</div>
</div>CSS
.txt-slow-push-in-title {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
position: relative;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 12em;
aspect-ratio: 2.39;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: 0.2em;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 16%, #05060a);}
/* the vignette: dark corners over the shot */
.txt-slow-push-in-title::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 35%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75) 100%);
}
.txt-slow-push-in-title-shot {
text-align: center;
animation: txt-slow-push-in-title-push 9s linear -1.6s infinite;
}
.txt-slow-push-in-title-main {
margin: 0;
padding-left: 0.4em;
font-size: 0.95em;
font-weight: 300;
letter-spacing: 0.4em;
color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, #fff);
}
.txt-slow-push-in-title-sub {
margin: 0.4em 0 0;
font-size: 0.3em;
font-weight: 500;
letter-spacing: 0.3em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 55%, #fff);
opacity: 0.7;
}
@keyframes txt-slow-push-in-title-push {
0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.94); }
14% { opacity: 1; }
84% { opacity: 1; }
100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.2); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-slow-push-in-title, .txt-slow-push-in-title *, .txt-slow-push-in-title::before, .txt-slow-push-in-title::after, .txt-slow-push-in-title *::before, .txt-slow-push-in-title *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.