- new solid layer, comp size to serve as background
- add text with text tool and center
- make three copies of the text (control D)
- select bottom text layer and add fast blur effect/preset by dragging onto text layer
- adjust blurriness to 2.0
- drag fast blur onto second text layer (blurriness to 4.0)
- drag radial fast blur onto second text layer (amount to 70, zoom mode to brightest)
- cut top text layer to begin at 4 seconds
- expand second text layer and make sure you’re at 0 seconds
- click stopwatch for center and amount to add keyframes to timeline
- click crosshair button on radial fast blur effects panel and click to left of text
- move timeline to one second and move light to center, change amount to 75
- press enter to create new keyframes
- move timeline and move light to right, change amount to 70
- move timeline and move light to center, change amount to 95
- move timeline to 4 seconds and change amount to 0
- change keyframe at 3 seconds and 4 seconds to easy ease in
- create new solid layer and put between second and third text layer
- click adjustment layer icon to enable for new layer
- effects>color correction>color balance
- adjust to add color
- cut first few layers (alt right bracket cuts to timeline indicator)