Graduation Announcement News Video
"BREAKING: Local student did it" — for proud parents and self-deprecating grads alike.
Graduation announcements come in two registers, and Breaking News Maker handles both. The proud-parent cut: the cap-toss photo behind the banner, 'BREAKING: First doctor in the family' typing itself out while the ticker scrolls the degree, the honors and every relative's congratulations. And the grad's own cut, filed in a very different tone: 'BREAKING: Local man finally leaves university after six-year investigation' — same graphics, same gravity, pointed squarely at yourself. The broadcast format is a straight man that works for either joke.
The ticker is where the class identity lives: run '#ClassOf2027' on the crawl alongside the details — 'GPA described by sources as fine • Student loans enter their final form • Commencement speaker ran long, witnesses say'. Export 9:16 for the story the day of, 1:1 for the feed post with the family, and 16:9 if the grad party has a screen. One great photo — the cap toss, the diploma handshake, the exhausted library selfie — carries the whole bulletin.
What you get
Two announcements in one format
Play it proud ('BREAKING: She did it') or play it deadpan ('Area student released after four years') — the graphics keep a straight face either way.
The class hashtag on the crawl
#ClassOf2027 scrolling in the ticker alongside the degree, the honors and the in-jokes — the crawl loops, so everything gets its pass.
The cap-toss backdrop
The throw, the handshake, the gown photo on the quad — any picture fills the frame with a slow push-in behind the banner.
Announcement-day formats
9:16 for the story between ceremonies, 1:1 for the family post, 16:9 for the party screen — with the news sting baked into the MP4.
Fast enough for the day of
In-browser rendering means the announcement exports in moments — you can make it in the parking lot after the ceremony.
How it works
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Pick the register
Proud or roast. Decide whose joke this is — the parents' or the grad's — and write the headline in that voice.
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Stack the ticker
Degree, honors, the class hashtag, one good joke about the loans. The crawl carries what the headline can't.
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Export and post
Sign in with Google and download the MP4 — or a PNG still for the announcement card.
Frequently asked questions
Can the graduate make their own?
That's often the best version — self-deprecating graduation bulletins consistently outperform earnest ones on the grad's own feed. The parents' earnest version belongs on the parents' feed. Make both; they're minutes apart.
Can I include the school's name?
Your text is free-form, so yes — though the station itself stays fictional. Congratulating a real graduate of a real school is exactly what the tool is for; impersonating the school's official media isn't.
What about a video of the cap toss?
A short video clip can run as the backdrop instead of a photo, with the graphics animating over it — the full 'live from commencement' effect.
Is it free?
Free to start with a Google sign-in; free exports carry a small watermark. Current plans are on the pricing page.
Related tools
Try it now — free to start
Open the editor, type your first headline and watch the bulletin animate instantly — then sign in to export.
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