Circle Burst

Short strokes radiate outward from a point or element, then retract or fade; used as an accent when something pops in.

This is for a motion graphics video. In [scene], accent an arriving element with a "Line Burst" (also called a radial line burst or shape burst): short strokes shoot outward from around the element, then retract or fade.
Space the strokes evenly around the element, and let each one grow from its inner end and vanish toward its outer end — unlike a circle burst, the accent is a ring of separate rays, not one closed circle. For a polygon version, throw small shapes outward instead of strokes.
Fit it into [duration], quick and snappy, and fire it at the moment the element pops in.

A ring or dome races outward from an impact point, often distorting the picture behind it as it passes.

This is for a motion graphics video. Add a "Shockwave" (also called a shock wave) to the impact in [scene]: a ring races outward from the point of the hit.
As it passes it should bend and push the picture behind it, then thin out and fade — a ring that only decorates an element and leaves the picture untouched is a circle burst.
Fire it on the exact frame of the impact and let it cross the frame within [duration], fast at first and slowing as it spreads.

A flat column of names scrolls steadily upward (or sideways for staff rolls) at constant speed.

This is for a motion graphics video. End [scene] with a "Credit Roll" (also called a credit crawl, staff roll or end credits scroll): a flat column of names scrolls steadily up the frame.
Keep the speed constant from start to finish and the text flat and the same size all the way — unlike a title crawl, nothing tilts back or shrinks into the distance. For a staff-roll version, run the names sideways across the frame instead.
Run it over [duration], slow enough that each line can be read as it passes.

The full caption stays on screen while each word lights up as it is spoken; distinct from Pop Captions because the text never appears or disappears word by word.

This is for a motion graphics video. Caption [scene] with "Karaoke Captions" (also called word highlight captions or karaoke subtitles): the whole caption stays on screen and each word lights up as it is spoken.
Only the highlight travels from word to word — unlike pop captions, no word appears or disappears. Mark the spoken word with a color change, a block behind it, a slight scale-up or a small bounce.
Time the highlights to the speech across [duration], and keep the caption in the lower part of the frame, clear of the subject.