Location Callout and Place Title Templates
A location callout names the place a shot was filmed, in the second or two before the viewer wonders. A marker, the city, and a line of context — the standard opening of a travel sequence, and the fastest way to give a shot a sense of place.
The convention exists because it works: a pin or a marker reads as "location" instantly, in any language, and the name underneath does the rest. That is why these are built around a marker and a plate rather than text alone.
The shelf splits into two shapes. Pin callouts drop a marker over the footage with the place name beside it, for a shot where you want the graphic to feel attached to somewhere in the picture. Ribbon and plate designs run along the lower edge with the city, region and a short line of context — better for an establishing shot where the whole frame is the subject.
The place name, the region line, the marker colour and the plate are separate layers, so one template covers every stop on a trip: change two lines of text and the layout resizes to hold them.
Every template here is free to open, free to change and free to watch back, with no account needed to browse. Exporting the finished file costs $5 once for that project, or a plan covers every export.
All 24 Location templates
- Location PlateCity name over a solid caption plate, marker dropped at the left.
- Location RibbonCrimson name bar over a black country bar, marker at the left.
- Location FrameCity name and caption inside a hairline frame the marker breaks into.
- Location BoxedFramed name and caption with the marker standing on the right.
- Location UnderlineName, a drawn rule, and the caption beneath it.
- Location ClusterThree markers landing together over a centred name and double rule.
- Location CapsTracked-out capitals with a solid country plate under them.
- Location TagName, plain caption and a small block tag at the end of the line.
- Location DropMarker falling from above the name onto a solid caption plate.
- Location HairlineHeavy capitals over a thin outlined caption, marker on the right.
- Location BadgeFramed caption with a small badge clipped to its corner.
- Location ChipCountry chip, marker and name in one row.
- Location DiscSoft disc behind the name with the marker at its end.
- Location SwipeName struck through by a violet sweep with two lines of detail.
- Location RulesTracked capitals between two red rules, marker standing above.
- Location StackMagenta name bar and amber country bar, stacked and offset.
- Location Next StopKicker line over an electric-blue name bar.
- Location SlantOrange name bar with a red country bar tucked under its end.
- Location HighlightHeavy name with an amber caption bar and a pink country tag.
- Location RouteWhite name plate over a violet route bar, marker on the right.
- Location BlocksName over a country line flanked by two colour blocks.
- Location KeylineAmber keylines above and below a heavy name.
- Location SweepOne leaning violet bar carrying both the city and the country.
- Location WelcomeBold name with a welcome line and a red marker.
Using location graphics
- When should a location callout appear?
- On the establishing shot, within the first two seconds of the cut. It is answering a question the viewer has already asked, so arriving late means they have moved on.
- How long should it stay?
- Three to four seconds. It is a caption, not a title card — long enough to read the name and the line under it.
- Can I use one for every stop in a travel video?
- That is what they are built for. The layout is derived from the text rather than drawn around it, so a long name and a short one both come out balanced without moving anything by hand.
- How do I put one over my own footage?
- Export it with a transparent background and lay it on the track above the shot. That is the whole workflow — no After Effects, no keying, no black box to remove. Change the place name, the colours and the timing in the browser first; a callout that matches your grade looks like part of the film rather than a sticker on it. Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and CapCut all take the file as it is.
Next
- Make it yoursChange the words, the colours and the timing without breaking the animation that was built for the shape.
- Export it with transparencyWhich format your editor actually reads, and why a black rectangle behind your graphic means the wrong one was chosen.
- Keep it clear of the edgesWhat YouTube covers, on a phone and on a television, and how much margin a title needs to survive both.
- What exporting costsOpening this template, changing it and watching it back are free. Getting the finished file out is $5 once for this project, or a plan if you make them often.