The whole conversation, on your clock.
Write both sides of the thread, then dole it out message by message so it plays exactly with the performance.
Scripted, timed for delivery
Write the whole thread — sent and received — with typing indicators, read receipts, timestamps and voice notes, then reveal each message on cue so it lands with the actor's line.
Reveal on your mark
An operator paces the thread from a second device, or the actor advances it themselves. Take after take, the beat hits the same way.
No real messaging app
It's an original, fictional messaging UI — no real-brand chat interface, icons or logos to clear.
Group threads + attachments
Multiple participants, image and file chips, and reactions — the texture a real thread needs, all fictional.
Export for the insert
Hand editorial a transparent alpha clip or image sequence of the thread animating, ready to composite into a close-up.
Fake-texting questions, answered
How do you make fake texts for a movie?
Build the thread in the Glass Double Designer — every sent and received message, with timing — then play it on the phone in frame in On-Set mode. Each message reveals on cue, so it syncs with the actor's performance.
Can the messages appear one at a time on cue?
Yes. The thread is scripted but plays back on cue: an operator reveals the next message from a second device (or the actor advances it), with typing indicators and read receipts, timed to the dialogue.
Is a fake texting screen clearance-safe?
Yes — it's original, fictional messaging UI, not a real chat app, so there's no real-brand interface to clear. Names and numbers you add are your production's to clear.
Can editorial get a clean version for post?
Export the thread as a transparent alpha clip or a numbered image sequence and drop it straight into your NLE or After Effects for a composited screen insert.
Write your scene's thread free.
Open the Designer, script the messages, and cue them on set — or compare plans for cloud sync and exports.