# Build a lower third in After Effects

When to use it: You want a clean, editable name and title animation built inside your After Effects project by an agent, with controls you can change later.

Works with: [After Effects MCP (Engine Room)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/after-effects-mcp-engine-room/), [AE MCP Bridge](https://agentcut.dev/tools/ae-mcp-bridge/), [mcp-aftereffects (Kumo Productions)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/mcp-aftereffects-kumo-productions/), [AE-MCP (70+ tools)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/ae-mcp-70-tools/), [After Effects MCP (HeroicSwan)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/after-effects-mcp-heroicswan/)

Save as: ae-lower-third.md

Download: https://agentcut.dev/prompts/md/agent-ae-lower-third.md

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In the open After Effects project, create a new comp "LT_Name_Title", 1920x1080, [29.97] fps, 6 seconds.

Build:
1. A thin accent bar (shape layer, [accent color hex]) at the bottom left, inside the title safe area (at least 96 px from the left and bottom edges).
2. Text layer "NAME" in [font], 54 px, near black or white depending on [light or dark] background.
3. Text layer "Title or role" in the same font, 32 px, 70% opacity, 8 px under the name.
4. Animation in: bar scales X from 0 to 100% over 10 frames, name slides 24 px from the left and fades in over 12 frames starting at frame 4, title follows 4 frames later. Easy ease out on all entrance keyframes.
5. Hold until 1 second before the end, then animate out in reverse over 8 frames.
6. Add a Null or controller layer with Slider and Color controls for accent color, bar width and text offset, and link them with expressions.
7. Put the text layers in Essential Graphics so the name and title can be edited from Premiere.

Before you start, list the layers you will create. After you finish, render one frame at 1 second and at 3 seconds so I can check it.
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