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dodford

@dannymcmahon

1 year

!!!!!!!! thanks @YouTube !!!

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dodford

@dannymcmahon

1 year

I’m about to hit 1M views back to back with less than 60k subs. I’m so new to YouTube but I feel like I’ve been training for this role my whole life

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

So @KSI shared me on his story. Year = made. Keep grinding!

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1 year

I’m 99% certain @PrimeHydrate has caused a nationwide malfunction in all Sainsbury’s self checkout machines. Right now - the error code says “no more than 3 drinks per customer”, even if you’re not buying a beverage Prime isn’t even available in Sainsbury’s until tomorrow

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1 year

1.2M in 3 days. Maybe it’s worth being transparent here… I don’t know why! But thank you 💛

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

xQc has "stolen" 100,000s of views reacting to my videos. But each time, it spiked the video in the algo and it's useful to hear feedback from a totally separate audience. I always think it's cool when people react to my stuff

ostonox

@ostonox

1 year

I'm against streamers uploading "reacts" of others full videos to Youtube, but there's a separate argument that 'streamers watching videos helps the original creator' Hasan watched this video back in April, so I asked its creator to see his analytics and what's happened since:

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@dannymcmahon

2 months

theRadBrad should be in the conversation as one of the best YouTubers of all time. I said what I said

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@scubaryan_

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Kai Cenat shouts out YouTuber “TheRadBrad” as his childhood hero for always providing gaming content when he couldn’t afford to play certain games

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

I Made 30 Seconds of @MrBeast 's new video. A huge privilege to be involved in this amazing project! Massive thanks to @HHillierSmith for the opportunity 🫶

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

somebody duplicate his body 3 times and rotate him to spell “DUNE” viral hit. you’re welcome

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@SolaceCinema

1 year

First poster for ‘DUNE: PART TWO’ releases today. (art by @nunosarnadas )

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

I’m convinced 80% of good editing is just picking the right music

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

It took 10 years for the @Sidemen to go from zeroes to YouTube heroes. Their rise to stardom is an inspiration for all creators:

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

If you’ve even spent 30 minutes rotoscoping, you know how insane this is. No one does it like Jonkari P

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@JonkariP

1 year

Breaking Bad meets GTA IV

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

YouTube is knee-deep in “MrBeastification.” But a subtle shift in approach offers an exit strategy:

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Utter chaos in my local Saino’s as we speak. Karens losing their minds. The shop forbids you from purchasing more than any 3 items It has to be Sainsbury’s preparing for Prime’s arrival, before somehow glitching out the whole system

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dodford

@dannymcmahon

6 months

I started making documentaries 14 months ago. But it's been a 14 year journey of figuring out what I want to create. This is the full history of Dodford, and the many, many things I've tried in my time... 1/12

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@dannymcmahon

10 months

Netflix UK & Ireland

@NetflixUK

10 months

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of his solo career, this is the definitive 4-part documentary series on the most successful UK solo artist of all time. ROBBIE WILLIAMS, coming 8 November.

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1 year

1,000,000 x 3

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

People will steal your ideas. It's a rite of passage that all creatives have to accept. I take this as a compliment, FWIW. This was probably a great technical exercise for this guy. But editing is about visual storytelling. If you can't come up with ideas yourself, you won't

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

MAD Big love @betasquad5 & @ohnosharky 💕

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

Sean’s head literally NEVER MOVES I haven’t even moved him he just lines up perfectly between videos Further evidence he’s a robot they switch off between shoots

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

The US will always have more eyes, but is there really a more tight-knit community of creators than the UK? The @Sidemen today showing just how passionate the UK are for putting on a show 🇬🇧

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@dannymcmahon

11 months

Maturing as an editor is using less video tracks and more audio tracks

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Worth mentioning: - One of my least fav intros recently - Worried about the title - Very unsure of thumbnail Became the 1/10 of all 1/10s

Jaden LP

@theJadenLP

1 year

Dodford’s really popping off 👀

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

NARDWUAR: A Misunderstood Superstar. You know his name and his face, but do you know his story?

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

as crazy a story as this is, why does this feel like SATIRE editing is everything

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@DiscussingFilm

1 year

Jeremy Renner will give his first interview since the snowplow accident with Diane Sawyer titled ‘A STORY OF TERROR, SURVIVAL AND TRIUMPH’. The special will release on April 7 on Disney+

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1 year

@dominicknero i'm in this tweet and i don't like it

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

happy :)

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@dannymcmahon

11 months

Official trailer for JIM CARREY DOESN'T EXIST. Coming Friday 29th September.

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

24 hour update. Astonished, tbh 🥰 This is a case study for building anticipation. I decided to prolong the upload for a week to focus on marketing, and it truly paid off 🤯

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@dannymcmahon

10 months

Been a minute since we last hit a milli, and we did it while at @vidsummit . Such a welcoming and supportive environment, coming back recharged and ready to keep these rolling ⚡️

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@dannymcmahon

7 months

Introducing... Christopher Nolan's TURNING POINT. The most ambitious documentary yet. Friday 26th.

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

Sean Evans stamp of approval: ✅

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Never underestimate a little tweak to the title

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@dannymcmahon

4 months

Real talk about doing YouTube that you won't read on here much: great days are great, bad days are really bad. Some vulnerability - I've been scratching my head for a while about this whole thing, and why it seemed "easier" when I knew less. The more you know, the less you know,

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dodford

@dannymcmahon

2 years

Everyone makes videos nowadays. But so much of it is... boring. Let's end the plague of unengaging B-roll and voiceover. And inject some storytelling! Here are 5 simple ways to make your video more interesting: 🧵

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@dannymcmahon

11 months

This trailer is a great reference for editors:

Netflix UK & Ireland

@NetflixUK

11 months

This is BECKHAM – a four-part documentary series telling the unseen, unheard and unfiltered story of one of the most recognisable and scrutinised athletes of all time. Premiering on Netflix, 4 October.

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Sometimes… things just fall into place

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@dannymcmahon

11 months

For the first time on the channel, today's video has no voiceover. Originally pitched by @otisorarthur , our concept for Carrey's story needed full immersion - and we felt even a few lines of my voice was too much of a distraction. Instead, we've opted for 20+ minutes of

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@dannymcmahon

8 months

I can’t believe this hasn’t been done before now

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Title: ✅ Thumbnail: ✅ Research: ✅ Script: ✅ Shoot: ✅ Edit: ⏳

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dodford

@dannymcmahon

10 years

Some fanart! <3 @H2ODelirious @VanossGaming @LuiCalibre http://t.co/Qimw75alAD

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

“a youtube face next to a gold yacht. very clickable.” all i’m saying… replace jimmy’s face with any other face and see what happens

Jack Appleby

@jappleby

1 year

@MrBeast 0:00—The Thumbnail @MrBeast famously stated he spends up to $10,000 just on thumbnail design + testing. "The thumbnail makes the difference between 50 million views and 200 million." For the new video? He makes YouTube face next to a gold yacht. Very clickable. 1/

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@dannymcmahon

10 months

So many YouTube editors are sleeping on montages. There's too much "this happened, then this happened" and not enough "this is happening because this is happening because this is happening..." There's more tension in the immediate. If you've got three scenes one after the

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Seeing yet another mistake in FINAL_FINAL_FINAL_V4.mp4

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

tell me you don’t know how filmmaking works without telling me you don’t know filmmaking works

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Obsessed with my new branding. A thread of the people who helped make it happen:

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

THE REDEMPTION OF ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. Out in 24 hours. What part are you looking forward to?

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@dannymcmahon

10 months

20%…⏳ Big love 💛

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

The YouTube to A24 pipeline has only just begun. RackaRacka proving their worth here — are you next?

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@dannymcmahon

6 months

How I composite TV closeups in my videos: 1. Small Camera Lens Blur (Under 3 radius) 2. Grid, CC Lens, CC Vignette 3. Lumetri Color (lots of contrast) 4. Chromatic Aberration (I use QCA v 3.0) 5. On an adjustment layer, Camera Lens Blur on the edges 6. REFLECTION. The juice is

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dodford

@dannymcmahon

2 years

I often get asked, "How do I find work as an editor?" It's a struggle ALL freelance editors have faced. But there's actually a way of never feeling that way again. Here's how to keep those work offers rolling in:

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@dannymcmahon

9 months

Can’t believe my next video is the last of the year. In 10 months I’ve gone from hobbyist to business owner… time has flown Underdog mentality for life tho baby. Got a lot more to prove next year

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@dannymcmahon

6 months

I’ll never quit editing. There’s no form of creative problem solving like it Saying this after banging my head against my desk all day. An addicting pain

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Official poster for THE REDEMPTION OF ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. Documentary goes live in 48 hours 🕓

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@dannymcmahon

11 months

@ohnosharky video was so impressive man. justice needed for you tho, a cruel exit

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@dannymcmahon

11 months

ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy what an HONOUR @TheEditingPod

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@dannymcmahon

7 months

I've made 18 thumbnails for the Christopher Nolan video. Before the reveal on Friday, here are some scrapped ones that didn't make the cut...

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

YouTubers only want one thing and it’s disgusting… (I am YouTubers)

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

RIP [industry]. AI can [do 1 specific thing, shittily] in seconds. …. can we stop with these tweets, please? It’s fine to be excited about AI. But these tweets are pointless fear mongering.

Paul Couvert

@itsPaulAi

1 year

RIP graphic designers? AI can create a logo in seconds. Here is how to create any logo for free using AI:

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Pssst…. you don’t have to blindly obey the YouTube “gurus”. My next video’s hook is almost 2 minutes long. Probably a retention nightmare. But it’s exactly the video I’d want to watch! Create for yourself 🤷‍♂️

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@dannymcmahon

7 months

@NotNotAbu2 I assume you missed a 0 on that pay?

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

We're hiring a shorts editor. Idc about your graphics or captions - can you tell a story? How do you music to create emotion? Per project basis - 1 or 2 a month. If you're interested, reply to this or drop me a DM!

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

I want to hire a shorts editor but I don’t want to hire a “shorts editor”

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@dannymcmahon

11 months

Jim Carrey Doesn't Exist is now available to watch. Exclusively on the Dodford channel.

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1 year

My favourite thumbnail on the channel, by far

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@dannymcmahon

9 months

Joaquin Phoenix is.... F***ing With You. The official documentary coming 17th November.

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@dannymcmahon

9 months

I've now made 10 documentaries so it's cool to see my /10 list represent it purely. So many lessons learned. So much to reminisce on! So much to look forward to. Thanks for making my dream a reality 🫶

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Always fun editing these intros for TEP👇🏼

TheEditingPodcast

@TheEditingPod

1 year

We sat side by side with @ColinandSamir and their editor @chris_schwaar for a full breakdown of their MrBeast documentary. "Colin and Samir edited a slow MrBeast video. And it worked." is available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify and wherever you get podcasts. 🎙

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@dannymcmahon

8 months

2023. The best year of my life (again!) Comfort zones were crossed, relationships were formed, and goals were obliterated this year. A special thank you to these people below 👇

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

2022. The best year of my life. A thread of its defining moments ✨

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1 year

The Adam Sandler Paradox Friday 19th May

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

23 today. Here’s to a full life of creating 🍻

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7 months

Trailers should reveal tone, not plot Margot’s right on the money with this

Culture Crave 🍿

@CultureCrave

7 months

Margot Robbie on movie trailers “There’s got to be an element of mystery. I hate trailers that have the whole movie condensed to two minutes. Everyone’s like, ‘It tested really high.’ Of course it did; you gave someone the whole movie" (via @Variety )

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I think I’ve peaked 😫 14 days until upload! This is my favourite video I’ve ever made.

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2 years

THE MANY FACES of @donaldglover A "modern renaissance man", Donald not only does it all, but has mastered every craft along the way. But Glover's secret isn't pretty - it's sacrifice. WATCH NOW

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

My niece is about to learn a very valuable life lesson.

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

I will hit a million subscribers in 2023.

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@dannymcmahon

6 months

Storytelling is really just in and out points. Knowing the start, knowing the ending, then working out how everything between bridges the two True in macro and in micro. Every scene is just a bridge between 2 distinct points of change in a larger transition

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On one hand, I’m a little stung that the Nolan doc hasn’t performed like I hoped. But then the idea that there’s a core Dodford audience of nearly FIFTY THOUSAND people who jumped on board over the weekend? That fucking rocks Perspective is everything, love you all

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

+12k subs in 7 days is kinda nuts. YouTube is crazy That’s over 1/4 of my total subs in 1 week 🤯 Keep grinding.

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@dannymcmahon

9 months

only subscriber goal is to stay above jimmy in thousands to his millions

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1 year

We’re getting close ⏳

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

My next video is about 15 mins but I’ve only recorded 90 seconds of voice over. No facecam either Slowly proving to myself I can tell long stories entirely through montage. Maybe some of my best editing coming soon 👀

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Show these tweets to someone in 2015. It would just be incomprehensible AI’s acceleration has been mind-boggling. I thought I’d be in my 50’s before we saw shit like this

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Music is not an afterthought. If you want to tell impactful stories, soundtrack must be a DECISION. But how do you get it right? Here's a few ways: 1) Contrapuntal sound By juxtaposing visuals and sound, you heighten the emotion of each. Take the final scene of Dr Strangelove:

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

Incredible 💛 Thank you!! The ball is well and truly rolling. Let’s get that plaque 😤

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@dannymcmahon

5 months

little drunk rn but it’s my birthday so F it biggest of love to everyone who showed support on last week’s video. views have been down for a while but i’ve also never been more DETERMINED to prove myself. i’m going to take over the internet within the next 3 videos. i live for

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Today is the six month anniversary of The Many Faces of Donald Glover. Arguably the video that started it all! Who's been around since then?

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

Keanu Reeves has been in the spotlight for over 30 years. But how much do you know about him... really? His mystery has allured the press for decades. But Keanu has kept quiet. This story doesn't promise to unveil Keanu's secrets, but it will shine a light on his unique

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@dannymcmahon

10 months

surreal to talk about editing with YouTube’s best editors in front of an audience who love editing! @vidsummit photos: @dvdaltizer

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2 years

2022. The best year of my life. A thread of its defining moments ✨

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1 year

The Downey doc has the highest AVD on the channel so far. Ending at 40% is pretty neat It's also an 8/10. YouTube is ruthless and moments like this simultaneously crush me and fire me up

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

80% of a good edit happens before you ever start the project file

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

lost a few followers for saying i liked barbie so i’m going to double down in an attempt to filter out more losers if barbie “goes against everything you stand for,” you were unloved as a child

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@dannymcmahon

1 year

make it four

Cam Thomas Burner

@camthomasMVP

2 years

Who has a better 3 album run?

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just a bit of a shame that this is the advice out there for new creators. let’s be honest here - jimmy didn’t get 47m views because of this thumbnail. he got it because of the billions beforehand

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@dannymcmahon

2 years

Day #517 of still hating TikTok’s UI. Majority of these elements are pointless / could be less prominent. No excuse for hiding 2/3 of a creator’s frame.