The Try Guys Editor Mastered This Editing Trick, And You Can Too

Thanks for having me!! I love doing behind the scenes 🥰

I gotta say that I’m really happy to see the variety of people getting invited to the editing podcast ❤

Great to see YB featured! When I worked on the Try Guys videos at BuzzFeed they were pretty big on making sure that the talking head shots were always pushing the action/narrative forward instead of commenting on the past (aka post thoughts). They wanted to keep you in the moment and not narrate so heavily that it feels like a fleeting moment to the viewer. So it makes sense that they got rid of the post thoughts entirely. Although their shows still follow the traditional outline and tropes we used at buzzfeed (cold open, hard cutting music on funny moments, relying on showing opposite things on screen for comedy "hey don't do this thing" then showing them do that thing haha) the Try Guys do have backgrounds in filmmaking/ acting respectively. So specifically Eugene and Zach used to leave heavy notes on how to make small changes to a video to make it feel more like a tv show and veer away from the usual BuzzFeed content as much as possible. They used to also take the edit and experiment with tweaks themselves to see what was and wasn't working. So that is a big reason why their edits now feel more TV-ready because they've intentionally put a lot of work over the years into getting it to feel that way. And it's now the norm. They genuinely care about that. It's been great to watch their videos and see how they've evolved the style over the years to take on a life of its own but still being grounded in the frantic BF style that they started with.

I am BEYOND STOKED you interviewed YB :D ever since her first editing breakdown of a without a recipe, she's been a major inspiration to me as an editor. Her determination and organization is relentless :)

Best editing channel on the platform! You guys have helped me so much 🙏

LOVED this video. I haven’t watched a single Try Guys video but I gained soooo much insight from this interview! Some fave moments: 1. Talking about pre and post thoughts 2. YB’s organization and workflow (so crazy and admirable!) and how the organization helps with handing over the project to another editor 3. YB going over the editing, feedback, and reviewing process for a Try Guys video 4. The tips on music - only use for 30 seconds max and the hard cut during a joke Also thank you for the extra visuals in this episode! Helped visualize the lessons and concepts

This is quickly becoming one of my fav channels The hooks are so good

This girl is a woman after my own heart! <3 so inspiring to see another editor that is meticulous about keeping everything organized 😂

As a Try Guys fan I’ve got so much admiration for the work that YB does. Glad to see her on your podcast!!

15:15 Finally.....someone shares how they can wrap their mind around keeping so many pieces of the puzzle in order! tHank you x 1000!

Can i just say how much value i find in this channel.. Kudos go out to you and your team.. Thankyou

I work as the only video editor at a multimedia production company, also i'm working on my YouTube channel about video editing on the side and I can't thank you guys enough for this project. This channel really feels its made by editors for editors. Excellent guests, questions and stories make this one, hands down, one of my favorite YouTube channels of all time. Thank you so much, and keep the content going!!!

The way she laughed at CapCut was like a dagger through my heart 😂

This was amazing. My timelines always look like a tornado dumpster fire. Hearing about how she is so meticulously careful about keeping everything organized is awe-inspiring. Thank you so much!

Can we please see the full interview

YB has such an interesting take on this! I don't particularly care about editing and still listening to her talking about her art is fascinating. She has such an enthusiasm! Thank you guys for this interview.

when she said she watches in 2x speed I feel so validated I always do that yesssss

This felt like 5 minutes! Really enjoyed this 😊

Color Coding is VERY!!! important it saves me so much time and makes the timeline "searchable." I couldn't imagine changing music every 30sec it takes me 3hrs minimum to find "THE" song. I for some reason find it hard to reuse the same song because I fear it makes the viewer feel like they've seen the video before.

Wow she’s awesome love it