Vercel · Developer tools · Sep 2022
Saccade (F26) | World's Earliest Test for Alzheimer's Biomarkers
Saccade · Oct 2026 · 1:38 · AI-annotated · YC Fall 2026
The video is built as a single emotional arc: a stark text hook, a warm montage of family memories that curdles into the symptoms of decline, then a calm product pitch delivered by a young narrator at a table, and a closing logo card. Its style is defined by a warm, desaturated palette, vintage film and VHS textures for the past, clean live action for the present, and yellow italic captions that carry the voiceover throughout.
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Saccade (F26) | World's Earliest Test for Alzheimer's Biomarkers, scene by scene
· 35 scenes as text
01 · Hook · 0:00–0:05
On a black background, a white sentence fades in at the center. A second line fades in below it, with the words 15 years in red. Both lines hold, then fade out to black.
On-screen text: “For the first time, we can slow Alzheimer's...”, “but most people find out 15 years too late”
Camera: Static
02 · Problem · 0:05–0:07
A gray-haired woman sits on a beige sofa in a sunlit living room, smiling at an open photo album whose small screen shows a face. Framed photos crowd a cabinet behind her. “memories make us human” fades in with a soft glow low in the frame.
On-screen text: “memories make us human”
Camera: Static
03 · Problem · 0:07–0:08
Over-the-shoulder close-up of a person holding a tablet showing a photo of a sleeping baby. The person's hand rests on the screen, fingers aligned with the baby's hand in the image. White text is centered over the device. The locked-off frame holds with warm, soft light.
On-screen text: “memories make us human”
Camera: Static
04 · Problem · 0:08–0:09
A faded sepia photo of a baby sitting in a white tub, with a warm light leak along the left edge. The frame holds still as the yellow caption 'The day you' appears at the bottom center.
On-screen text: “The day you”, “memories make us human”
Camera: Static
05 · Problem · 0:09–0:10
A grainy sepia photo of a baby in a bathtub, framed like an old film print with sprocket holes at the left edge, pulls from soft blur into focus. A small yellow italic caption sits at the bottom, swapping from the first phrase to the second.
On-screen text: “The day you”, “became a parent.”
Camera: Static
06 · Problem · 0:10–0:12
Grainy VHS home video of a backyard patio: a woman in blue sits at a red table while a man bends to hold a toddler in purple trousers. Locked-off frame with a white tape border and a yellow caption at the bottom.
On-screen text: “became a parent.”, “The first time you held”
Camera: Static
07 · Problem · 0:12–0:13
A grainy, overexposed home-video shot of a curly-haired baby held against an adult's shoulder, framed against a house wall. A yellow caption at the bottom reads “The first time you held,” then swaps to “your grandchild.” The frame stays locked-off.
On-screen text: “The first time you held”, “your grandchild.”
Camera: Static
08 · Problem · 0:13–0:15
Grainy vintage home video shows a blonde baby held by different family members across several short clips, framed by a film strip border on the left edge. A yellow caption sits at the bottom.
On-screen text: “It's the little things we love.”
Camera: Static
09 · Problem · 0:15–0:15
A vintage family photo in a filmstrip frame: a woman in a blue top holds a smiling blond baby against a green hedge. Yellow italic captions swap at the bottom, the second scaling in, as the photo softens slightly.
On-screen text: “It's the little things we love.”, “Riding a bike with dad,”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
10 · Problem · 0:15–0:17
A faded home-video clip, framed in a rounded rectangle with film-edge light leaks, shows a toddler in blue pants pedaling a small blue bike with training wheels across a pale road. The image is soft and overexposed, drifting slightly as the child rides.
On-screen text: “Riding a bike with dad,”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
11 · Problem · 0:17–0:19
Faded home-video footage of a toddler in a white shirt and blue pants runs toward a locked-off camera across a paved yard, framed by a rounded film border with light leaks on the left. Yellow italic captions sit at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “telling mom about your day,”, “a story you've heard a”
Camera: Static
12 · Problem · 0:19–0:21
A grainy vintage clip shows an elderly person crouching beside a small child in blue overalls on a lawn, a bicycle behind them. The frame is locked off with warm light leaks on the left. A yellow serif caption builds phrase by phrase at the bottom.
On-screen text: “a story you've heard a”, “hundred times”, “and still want”, “to hear again.”
Camera: Static
13 · Problem · 0:21–0:23
A faded vintage photo of a bearded man holding a metal basket with a baby, facing a woman in a blue hat beside a yellow car. The frame stays locked with film grain and edge light leaks while the caption holds at the bottom.
On-screen text: “to hear again.”
Camera: Static
14 · Problem · 0:23–0:24
A hand reaches into a warm, dim close-up and lifts a small dark device with a red stripe off a perforated metal dish, leaving the empty dish on a worn wooden surface. The caption holds at the bottom.
On-screen text: “But then...”
Camera: Static
15 · Problem · 0:24–0:29
Close-up of an elderly woman with gray curly hair in a dim, warm-lit room. The shot begins out of focus and racks sharp onto her face as she lowers her gaze with a worried look. Two yellow italic captions appear at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “little things start to change.”, “Did I leave the stove on?”
Camera: Static
16 · Problem · 0:29–0:32
A 3D-rendered retro kitchen sits in dim light. A blue flame ring glows around the stove burners, then fades to reveal the still set. A yellow italic caption sits at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Did I leave the stove on?”
Camera: Static
17 · Problem · 0:32–0:35
Locked-off shot of a dim home entryway: front door behind a sheer curtain, brass candle stand, bowling pin and ball on the floor. A yellow italic caption reads “Did I lock the doors?”, then swaps to “Did I hear this question before?”
On-screen text: “Did I lock the doors?”, “Did I hear this question before?”
Camera: Static
18 · Problem · 0:35–0:38
Extreme close-up of a bearded man's nose, lips and chin in warm, low-key light against a black background. His mouth parts slightly as he speaks. Yellow italic subtitles read across the bottom of the frame in sequence.
On-screen text: “this question before?”, “-Hey, so did you end up”, “finishing that book?”
Camera: Static
19 · Problem · 0:38–0:48
A dim living room: an elderly woman and a man talk on a couch while a younger man in a blue sweater sits in the foreground. The camera eases left and racks focus onto him, the couple blurring behind. Yellow italic captions run along the bottom.
On-screen text: “finishing that book?”, “Alzheimer's begins years”, “before memory loss.”, “And by the time patients”, “notice their”, “first symptoms,”, “they've gone through”, “over a decade of”
Camera: Pull out
20 · Product intro · 0:48–0:49
A bright yellow flash fades into a locked-off medium shot of a man in a blue sweater seated at a wooden table in a home interior, gesturing with his hands as he speaks. A yellow italic caption appears along the bottom edge.
On-screen text: “At Saccade, we provide a”
Camera: Static
21 · Feature reveal · 0:49–0:50
A person in a white shirt passes white over-ear headphones to a young boy in a dim, plant-filled room. The close-up follows the hands as the boy takes them. A yellow italic caption at the bottom carries the voiceover.
On-screen text: “At Saccade, we provide a”, “safe, non-invasive test”
Camera: Pull out
22 · Feature reveal · 0:50–0:54
A gray-haired elderly person wears a white sensor headband while a hand adjusts it. The shot starts shaky and close, then settles into a locked-off side view by the window. Yellow captions swap in place at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “safe, non-invasive test”, “to detect your earliest”, “Alzheimer's biomarkers,”
Camera: Pull out
23 · Feature reveal · 0:54–0:58
A gray-haired woman in a home office wears a white VR headset, turning from profile toward the camera in a locked-off medium close-up. Yellow italic captions swap at the bottom center in step with the voiceover.
On-screen text: “Alzheimer's biomarkers,”, “identifying signs”, “years sooner”, “than ever before.”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Push in
24 · Feature reveal · 0:58–0:59
An older woman with white hair sits in a home office wearing a glossy black VR headset, gazing slightly upward as warm window light falls on her. The shot holds steady with a subtle drift. A yellow caption sits at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “than ever before.”
Camera: Static
25 · Other · 0:59–1:03
A man in a blue sweater sits at a table in a sunlit living room, talking to the camera and gesturing with open palms. The FDA seal pops in on the left, then large white “longevity practices” types in; yellow captions run along the bottom. Locked-off camera.
On-screen text: “New FDA-approved drugs”, “and longevity practices”, “longevity practices”, “now allow new”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Push in
26 · Other · 1:03–1:05
A young man in a blue sweater sits centered at a round wooden table, speaking to camera and gesturing with his hands. The living room behind him is softly blurred. Yellow caption text at the bottom changes from “intervention methods” to “that have proven to.”
On-screen text: “intervention methods”, “that have proven to”
Camera: Static
27 · Other · 1:05–1:07
A man in a blue sweater sits at a wooden table in a sunlit room, speaking to camera. Yellow italic subtitles read at the bottom. A glowing white arrow draws in from the left and extends across the frame behind him, ending in an arrowhead on the right.
On-screen text: “that have proven to”, “slowdown progression.”
Camera: Static
28 · Other · 1:07–1:14
A young man in a blue sweater sits in a locked-off medium shot in a dim room, eyes glistening, speaking off-axis. Yellow italic captions swap phrase by phrase at the bottom, then a large white word 'decades' scales across the frame over his head.
On-screen text: “Saccade allows you to”, “start these intervention”, “methods years”, “in advance and adds”, “decades to a patient's”, “decades”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Push in
29 · CTA · 1:14–1:15
A man in a blue sweater sits at a wooden table, gesturing with both hands as he speaks. He is framed by a teal-walled room with a bright doorway and window behind. A yellow caption is locked at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “And you can take this”
Camera: Static
30 · CTA · 1:15–1:17
A warm live-action shot of a seated man dissolves into the sáccade health website, whose hero video shows a person walking a garden path with a flower basket. The serif headline and yellow caption hold through the transition, then a cursor rests on the Take the test button.
On-screen text: “See what the eyes are saying.”, “test today.”, “And you can take this”
Techniques: Cursor demo
Camera: Static
31 · CTA · 1:17–1:21
A browser window shows a multi-step survey form over a greenhouse video of people with a dog. A cursor clicks Next as the form advances from name to email, the white serif headline stays fixed, and yellow caption phrases swap at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Simply go to our”, “schedule a screening”, “at a practice near you.”
Techniques: Cursor demo
Camera: Push in
32 · CTA · 1:21–1:25
A booking screen with a family photo and a button gives way to a young man in a blue sweater seated in a sunlit home, talking to camera. Yellow italic subtitles line the bottom as he speaks, the frame locked off.
On-screen text: “Because when it's”, “someone you love,”, “the future should”, “not be abstract.”
Camera: Static
33 · CTA · 1:25–1:33
A man in a blue sweater sits at a wooden table in a sunlit home, talking to camera and gesturing. Yellow captions roll in at the bottom. The shot defocuses, and a teal loading spinner spins over his blurred face.
On-screen text: “It's the next family”, “dinner,”, “another birthday,”, “and another night of”, “your favorite”, “bedtime story.”
Camera: Push in
34 · Outro · 1:33–1:37
A blurred shot of a person seated at a table holds still as the green Saccade logo and a serif tagline fade in at center. A pill button with the URL and a Y Combinator credit drop in below, then a white wash fades over the frame.
On-screen text: “World's Earliest Test for Alzheimer's Biomarkers”, “Take the test at”, “saccade.health”, “Backed by Y Combinator”
Camera: Static
35 · Outro · 1:37–1:38
A blurred person at a desk with a laptop fills the frame as a backdrop. The green saccade logo and wordmark sit centered above the tagline and a pill button with the URL, with a Y Combinator line below. The image darkens and fades to black.
On-screen text: “World's Earliest Test for Alzheimer's Biomarkers”, “Take the test at”, “saccade.health”, “Backed by Y Combinator”
Camera: Static







