How to make silent film text cards in FCP X?

[Eric Santiago]

Do you mean subtitles?
A few good options for that but if you want it to look authentic, you need to create that.

[Warren Eig]

Here’s a template and fonts I used for a feature film Documentary I cut in FCPX recently.

13598_fcpxsilentfilmtitlecardandfonts.zip

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[Greg Ball]

Try this:
https://www.pond5.com/stock-video-footage/1/silent-movie-dialogue-box.html?utm_expid=.l002TW5lRhKJ3njOUllxNQ.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pond5.com%2F#1/2063/pricelt:80

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[Mark Suszko]

Adding some “posterize motion” stutter to the video will help sell a period look, as will adding a heavier than normal vignette effect and the “film damage” effect, adjusted to taste to add some gate weave and dust/scratches.