TV Static Channel Surf text animation: the word aimotions animated in this style
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TV Static Channel Surf

A TV channel-surfing text effect: snow and hiss, a rolling picture and a channel with lost sync, then the word tunes in with ghosting and RF interference. The static returns. Great for transitions, retro intros and music edits.

Prompt · replace [TEXT]

Tool-agnostic
Make [TEXT] appear while someone flips through analog TV channels. Start on full-frame black-and-white static snow with a big green on-screen channel number in the top-right corner. Step up a channel every half second or so: one channel shows a picture rolling vertically through the static, another shows [TEXT] torn into diagonal bands by lost horizontal sync, with static in between. Then the channel tunes in: [TEXT] in a chunky signage-style display face, bright yellow with a dark drop shadow on deep teal, rolls once and locks, keeping a faint ghost copy offset to the right, light snow, a soft herringbone interference pattern and slight line jitter. Hold for four seconds, then flip back to static and loop every 8 seconds.

Visual DNA

  • Fine black-and-white snow that churns every frame
  • Big green on-screen channel numbers stepping up
  • Rolling and diagonally torn pictures between static
  • Tuned picture with a faint ghost image and herringbone interference
  • Chunky signage display type in bright yellow on deep teal
Category
Analog Video & Glitch
Demo built with
WebGL
Energy
Lively
Background
Dark bg

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Use this style

  1. Step 01Copy the prompt

    It describes the TV Static Channel Surf look (composition, type, palette, texture and timing) without tying you to a tool.

  2. Step 02Replace [TEXT]

    Swap in your word, product name or headline. Short words (4–12 letters) read best in most styles.

  3. Step 03Ask for a format

    Paste it into Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Fable 5.5, GPT-6 Astra or GPT-6.1 Sol, or a newer model, and request a single HTML file, a component, a shader or a brief. For a hero heading, use “Copy for website title”.

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