I make the first 10 seconds impossible to scroll past.
Most creators lose half their audience before the hook even lands. I edit so that doesn't happen to you — every second engineered to earn the next one.
▶ Watch: Why your edits aren't converting (60 sec)
6+
Years editing
20M+
Views on videos I've cut
1M+
Largest channel edited
You film something good. The edit is slow, the hook drags, the pacing sags — and the algorithm buries it. It's not your content. It's what happens after you stop filming. That's the part I fix.
Every cut has one job: earn the next second of attention. Miss that, and you lose the viewer — no matter how pretty the edit.
I don't lean on background music to fake energy. I build real retention with pacing, tension, and sound design — the way channels that actually grow do it.
A good edit disappears. What's left is a story your audience can't stop watching — and watch-time that compounds into growth.
01Long-form
Long-form documentary edit
600K+ views, retention held to the end.
02Long-form
Talking-head series
turned flat delivery into a channel that converts viewers into buyers.
03Long-form
Long-form edit
Documentary-style breakdown — kinetic type, sound design, zero dead air.
04Long-form
Long-form edit
Talking-head build — b-roll layer and a full pacing pass.
05Long-form
Long-form edit
From-scratch edit — structure, motion graphics, final mix.
iamLucid
1.01M subscribers · documentary & investigation
Views · 2 videos I cut
797K+
Avg. view duration
6:42 – 9:43
Still watching at 0:30
69 – 77%
The videos behind these numbers are in the work section above.
I'm not an agency and I don't chase volume. I go deep with a few creators who treat editing as part of their growth, not a finishing step.
If you've got a channel or a launch that actually needs to perform — not just exist — that's the work I want on my desk.
Long-form YouTube — documentary, investigation, and video-essay formats — plus strategic shorts and motion graphics. I pass on gambling, casino, and adult-adjacent content; anything else, let's talk.
Tell me about it — I usually reply within a day. No pitch, no pressure. If we're a fit, you'll know fast.
Prefer email? vfx.vault.business@gmail.com