Did you know "lower thirds" refers to the kinds of motion graphics you see on videos that appear in the, ahem, lower third of the video?
![](https://kamranayub.com/content/images/2023/05/2023-05-03-lower-thirds.png)
In technical videos, these would be used for adding extra annotations or callouts, visually reinforcing or augmenting what is being said – like pointing someone to the docs or a short URL you don't want to embed in the audio.
Here's an example I recently made:
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Now you know what to search for next time instead of "animated box template thingies with text for videos."
Have a lovely day,
Kamran
Shake it like a Polaroid picture, hey ya!
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