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Cut this short-form hook for a men's-premium brand. Led with a contrarian frame instead of the product, then jump-cut on the third beat to hold attention past the 3-second drop-off. The opener that argues with the category usually beats the one that flatters it.
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How do you find the time to share your design process when you’re constantly jumping from client to client? ⏳
Every time I finish a cool project, I want to record a quick breakdown. But between client deliveries and daily deadlines, sitting down to cut video and manually edit subtitles feels impossible. I’d rather spend that time on actual pixels.
Today I tested Captions to see if AI could remove that friction and speed up my creator workflow. It literally took seconds to format.
What do you think of the final result of this video? Does video editing hold you back from sharing your work too? Let me know in the comments! 👇
(Mind the quality, this is a quick screen record of my first trial run, but the efficiency speaks for itself!) 💎
Well done man
After a solid week of working on it, I have finally caught up on my 2024-2026 Portfolio Posting, showcasing my favorite projects I worked on over that period. If you're into filmmaking, video editing, and video production in general head on over to my profile and show some love by liking the projects I posted.
And if you're a potential client, feel free to message me with any inquiries you may have in regards to production.
Theme: Reimagine CapCut
I Reimagine CapCut as a premium barbershop brand in the 2000's, born from a single truth hidden inside CapCut's name: the most powerful creative act isn't editing footage, "it's editing yourself".
In this world, the barbershop chair is the timeline, the mirror is the preview screen, and walking out the door is pressing export. Every service is named in the language of editing. The First Cut, The Edit, Final Export, because every visit is a new draft of who you are. The barber, like the tool, disappears. What remains is only you.
The visual identity is built directly from CapCut's DNA. The iconic X mark is transformed into an open pair of scissors, two crossing blades, finger rings at the handles, with CapCut's signature Bright Blue #00CAE0 burning at the pivot point and tracing the cutting edges.
THE CUT is built for creators who understand that how you look on screen starts with how you look in the mirror. Your face is the footage. Your style is the content. And every great piece of content starts with one clean cut.
"We don't cut hair. We edit you."
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