Apply picture-in-picture overlay

I need this clip in picture-in-picture so the host stays visible while we show the product demo. Place the full-screen host footage on the timeline, then overlay the product clip at 60% scale in the bottom-right corner, add a thin white border and 0.6 shadow for contrast, and crop the overlay so the product’s label is centered. Export a 9:16 MP4 sized for Instagram Reels and check audio sync before I send to marketing.

Before I hand this to the social editor, make the picture-in-picture instantly scannable: surface the product shot so it’s not hidden behind captions, enlarge it 10% from where it is now, add a 1.5-second pop-in animation, mute the overlay except for the product’s tap sound, and flag any frames where the host’s subtitle will overlap the overlay. Note anything that will break vertical framing on phones.

I just placed the product demo as a small overlay but the host’s closed captions fall across it and the client will notice. The stakeholders are the brand manager who wants product visibility and the platform lead who insists on readable subtitles. I don’t know whether to move captions, resize the overlay, or cut the overlay timing without delaying delivery. What’s the likely trade-off and the best immediate change so I can hit the deadline?

Across five recent edits I spend the last hour resizing picture-in-picture overlays because captions or thumbnails break at the end. I’ve lost credibility with the campaign producer and I’m burning evenings. What single habit or rule should I adopt so overlays are correct first time and I stop re-exporting for framing fixes?