diff --git a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
index 75a252f..68f3641 100644
--- a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
@@ -226,23 +226,15 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
           </div>
         )}
         
-        {/* Cinematic title overlay */}
-        <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/95 via-black/60 to-transparent p-4 transition-all duration-500 group-hover:from-black/100 group-hover:via-black/80">
+        {/* Title overlay at bottom */}
+        <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/90 via-black/50 to-transparent p-3">
           <h3 
-            className="text-white text-sm md:text-lg font-bold tracking-wide leading-tight line-clamp-2 hover:text-yellow-400 transition-all duration-500 cursor-pointer transform group-hover:scale-105 drop-shadow-2xl"
-            style={{
-              fontFamily: 'system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", "Roboto", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif',
-              textShadow: '2px 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.9), 0 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)',
-              letterSpacing: '0.025em'
-            }}
+            className="text-white text-sm md:text-base font-semibold line-clamp-2 hover:text-bunny-blue transition-colors duration-300 cursor-pointer"
             onClick={() => onClick?.(video)}
             data-testid={`text-title-${video.id}`}
           >
             {video.title}
           </h3>
-          
-          {/* Subtle accent line */}
-          <div className="w-0 h-0.5 bg-gradient-to-r from-yellow-400 to-orange-500 transition-all duration-700 group-hover:w-full mt-2 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100"></div>
         </div>
         
       </div>
diff --git a/client/src/index.css b/client/src/index.css
index b6b484e..cd021d7 100644
--- a/client/src/index.css
+++ b/client/src/index.css
@@ -387,21 +387,11 @@ input[data-testid*="search"]::placeholder {
   opacity: 0;
 }
 
-/* Maximum possible z-index for video card hover with cinematic effects */
+/* Maximum possible z-index for video card hover */
 .video-card:hover {
   z-index: 2147483647 !important;
 }
 
-/* Cinematic text animations */
-@keyframes titleGlow {
-  0%, 100% { text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.9), 0 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); }
-  50% { text-shadow: 2px 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.9), 0 0 25px rgba(255,215,0,0.3), 0 0 35px rgba(255,165,0,0.2); }
-}
-
-.video-card:hover h3 {
-  animation: titleGlow 2s ease-in-out infinite;
-}
-
 /* Hide picture-in-picture button on all video elements */
 video::-webkit-media-controls-picture-in-picture-button {
   display: none !important;