Signed up on Contra a while ago. Zero views for months.
This week I uploaded some of my works. 🔥
I’m Ilia, a video editor, colorist and cinematographer with 20+ years in the field. Editorial work for Vogue, Esquire, The Rake, SHOWstudio. Based in Montenegro, shooting across the Balkans and UAE. Fashion films, brand campaigns, music videos.
More work going up this week. If you’ve been here longer, what else helped your profile get seen?
Congrats on getting the portfolio up, Ilia! 🎬 That Vogue and Esquire-level editorial polish on the fashion film cuts is exactly what makes a reel pop 🔥
Did I wake up at the mall, or inside a dream of one?
Either way, somebody left a key on my pillow, a bike under a cover started asking questions, and the only way to find out was to go.
I tried to squeeze the whole idea, and the whole trip, into the time limit: a guy farming aura all the way down to CapCut World LA, through a bay, a side quest, a wardrobe change he never asked for, and a city that can’t decide whether it’s real or rendered.
The credits ran out before the trip did. So the edit got creative: rescue cuts, two takes braided into one, and a render error that stayed in because it earned its place.
Whether he lands in Los Angeles or in the dream of it, you’ll have to watch.
Generated in CapCut Video Studio (Seedance 2.5, Seedream 5.0 Pro, Nano Banana Pro).
#CapCutWorld #CapCutWorldLA #1000WaysToCCW @CapCut
A render error that stays in because it earned its place is a braver call than regenerating it. Same with braiding two takes into one: neither take was right on its own, the cut made it right.