# Put a title behind you and stand in front of it

> Ask the Tella Agent to put the text behind you, or set an overlay's Depth to Behind presenter yourself. Tella cuts you out of your camera recording and places the overlay between your background and you. It works in fullscreen, framed and cut-out layouts, on clips with a camera recording.

Page: https://www.tella.com/agent/put-text-behind-you-in-video · Part of Tella Agent (https://www.tella.com/agent)

## How do I put text behind me in a talking-head video so I appear in front of it?

Ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) to put the text behind you, or set an overlay's Depth to Behind presenter yourself. Tella cuts you out of your camera recording and places the overlay between your background and you. It works in fullscreen, framed and cut-out layouts, on clips with a camera recording.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Add the title "Week in Review" behind me for the first 5 seconds of this clip. Make it large white text across the top half of the frame so my head covers part of it, with a smooth fade in and out.
```

## More prompts

### YouTube cooking intro

```text
For my cooking channel intro, put "SUNDAY BATCH COOK" in bold yellow text behind me from 0:01 to 0:06, full width. Have it grow in, move in front of me 3 seconds later, then fade out.
```

### Podcast clip with a logo

```text
Place our attached show logo behind my right shoulder for the whole clip, about a quarter of the frame wide. Add "Ep. 42: Hiring Your First Engineer" in white text behind me for the first 6 seconds.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video in Tella and open the Tella Agent.
2. Describe the text, its timing, position and fade, and say it goes behind you.
3. Wait for Preparing cut-out to finish the first time you use a recording.
4. Adjust it in chat, in the overlay's Depth setting, or on the timeline.

## Good to know

- Needs a paid plan or the 7-day trial. Messages use your workspace's credits.
- Overlays stay in front until the cut-out is ready, and exporting waits for it.
- Only text, media and sticker overlays can go behind you. Sound effects have no depth.
- New overlays start in front, so ask for Behind presenter each time.

## Questions people ask

### Do I need a green screen to put text behind me?

No. Tella cuts you out of your camera recording. In fullscreen and framed layouts, the text sits between your room and you. In a cut-out layout, the clip background replaces the room.

### Can a title start behind me and then move in front?

Yes. A Tella overlay can have timed depth changes, so a title starts behind you and moves in front a set time after it appears.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT put text behind me in my Tella video?

Yes. With Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) connected, [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) can add text, image and video overlays behind you and set timed depth changes.

## Related

- [Matching title cards for every chapter](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-title-cards.md): Intro, chapter and end cards, built by asking.
- [Pop out of your camera frame for a 3D presenter look](https://www.tella.com/agent/pop-out-camera-effect.md): Rise out of your camera bubble for a 3D look.
- [Remove the room behind you, no green screen](https://www.tella.com/agent/remove-video-background-without-green-screen.md): Lose the room behind you. No green screen.
- [Put overlays behind the presenter](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/overlays-behind-the-presenter)
- [Add text to your video](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/text-overlays)
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)