How to make a Look different video

Look different is an editorial text video template that makes a simple walk look like a magazine spread. One huge word scrolls through your clip, while small captions flicker at the top and bottom of the frame like the cover lines on a fashion magazine. In mangoroad, all it takes is one walking clip and the words you want.

It's understated and stylish, and the moving type keeps the eye busy for the full ten seconds. Here's how to film it, how to make it in mangoroad, and how to get more people watching on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

What the Look different template is

The finished video is vertical and ten seconds long. Your walking clip plays full screen while one oversized word travels across it. Around the edges, smaller captions appear and disappear, the kind of details you'd see on a cover: an issue number, a tagline, a web address, a short line or two.

Every word is yours to change, from the big one to the smallest caption, and the big word comes in six fonts. It suits fashion, city walks, travel and personal milestones, anything you want to feel a little editorial.

Who it's for

• Style and fashion creators who want something more refined than quick cuts.
• Anyone who loves magazine design and wants that look without the layout work.
• People marking a moment: a new city, a new look, a new year.
• Anyone who'd rather not learn editing software. The scroll, the flicker and the layout are done for you.

How to make it in mangoroad (step by step)

Step 1: Open mangoroad and pick Look different

Find Look different in Discover and watch the preview. When you're ready, tap Use template.

Step 2: Choose your walking clip

Look different needs one walking clip of ten seconds or longer. A few tips:

• Keep it steady. Prop the phone up or ask a friend to film with a steady hand.
• Stay in shot. Walk towards the camera or alongside it so you're visible the whole way.
• Choose a clean background. A plain street, a long wall or a corridor lets the big word stand out.
• Film more than you need. Twelve or fifteen seconds gives you room to pick the best ten.

Step 3: Change the words and the font

Open Text to rewrite everything. The big word is the star, so keep it short and strong: your name, a city, a mood. The small captions can be playful: a “Vol. 01”, a date, a line about what you're wearing. Then choose a font for the big word from Archivo Black, Anton, Bebas Neue, Rubik Mono One, Instrument Serif and Playfair Display.

Look different doesn't come with a song, so add a sound in the app you post to.

Step 4: Preview and tweak

mangoroad shows you the finished video straight away. Use Adjust to reframe or choose a different part of your clip, and refine your words until the cover reads the way you want. The preview updates every time.

Step 5: Export to Photos and post

Tap Export. The video is saved to Photos and kept in Projects in the app, and the share sheet opens so you can send it to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube.

How to get more people watching

The moving type does the hard work. A few ways to help it along:

Hook them in the first second

The big word is what people read first, so make it count:

• “LONDON” with “Vol. 01” for the start of a city series.
• “UNBOTHERED” for a confident walk.
• “NEW ME” for a fresh haircut or a new look.

Turn it into a series

The cover format is made for issues. Number them: Vol. 01, Vol. 02, Vol. 03, each a different walk, city or week. Using the same font every time makes your profile look like a magazine shelf.

Use trends without copying them

When a word, a phrase or an aesthetic is having a moment, put it on your cover. The walk and the small print are yours, so it never looks like a copy.

Post it on TikTok, Reels and Shorts

The export is vertical 9:16, so the same file fits all three. A few things to check:

• Captions near the edges. Each app puts buttons along the bottom and right, so keep your most important small caption short or near the top.
• Cover frame. Pick a moment where the big word is fully on screen.
• Sound. Add audio in each app separately, because each has its own sound library.

Keep the conversation going

Ask people what the next issue's word should be, then make it. It turns your comments into an editorial meeting.

Example captions and hashtags

Copy these as they are or use them as a starting point:

• For a creator

  Vol. 01: London. A walking series, one city at a time.

  #editorial #magazinestyle #citywalk #typography #londonlife #reels

• For a new look

  New haircut, new cover. Issue two coming whenever I'm brave enough.

  #newlook #haircut #editorialstyle #ootd #typography

• Just for fun

  Walking to the shop like it's a fashion week.

  #mood #streetstyle #editorial #funnyreels #citywalk

Swap in tags that describe your own video. A few specific ones say more about it than a long list of generic ones.

FAQ

Is the Look different template free to use in mangoroad?

mangoroad isn't on the App Store yet. Making videos with its templates, Look different included, needs full access in the app, and the app shows you the options before you pay for anything. Get early access on this page and we'll email you when it's ready.

What clips work best for an editorial text video?

One clip of you walking, at least ten seconds long, filmed steadily. A clean street, a corridor or a long wall gives the big word a simple background to scroll across, and walking towards or alongside the camera keeps you in shot throughout.

Can I post a Look different video to TikTok, Reels and Shorts?

Yes. It exports to your Photos as a vertical 9:16 video, the shape all three use, so you can upload the same file to each.

How long should a Look different video be?

The template makes a ten-second video, which is why it asks for a walking clip of at least ten seconds. It gives the big word time to travel all the way through.

One walk, one big word, ten seconds of cover-worthy video. Find a clean street and start your first issue. For more outfit and style edits, try Fit check or Stay iconic, or something surprising with Peel sticker, and find every new template on the mangoroad blog.