Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' first-listen sound
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It's the lead track off Taylor Swift's September 25 release 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,' and the second its grave-to-grave video dropped, creators started filming their first-listen faces to it. The format captures the raw second you first hear something, so it fits a first look at a new product or a customer's unfiltered reaction.
Watch the original ↗Editor's note
The first time you show off a product or service, don't hide your first reaction, put it over the sound. One second of genuine surprise beats a rehearsed smile every time.
How to do it
- Hold a long, uncut shot of the moment you first see the product or service
- Cut to the exact second your face changes as the song's opening line lands
- Add one line of inner monologue as text and cut the over-explaining so the reaction stays the star
How to make it · CapCut
Recipe [PRODUCT] 첫 반응 레시피 01 소스 · [PRODUCT]를 처음 꺼내 보이는 순간을 컷 없이 길게 담아요 (Import) 02 싱크 · 곡의 첫 소절이 깔리는 박자에 표정이 바뀌는 1초를 맞춰 잘라요 (Split) 03 자막 · 속마음 한 줄만 올리고 폰트는 기본 산세리프로 작게 얹어요 (Text) 04 마무리 · 세로 9:16으로 맞추고 음악은 상업적 이용이 가능한 트랙으로 교체해요 (Audio)
Compiled by our editors · Fill it with your product in the interactive card →