# This Guy Edits: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-26, This Guy Edits has 542,000 subscribers, 73,984,773 total views, and 336 videos. It ranks #140,805 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [This Guy Edits](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for This Guy Edits is “3 questions every editor should ask about every scene.”, a Short published Oct 22, 2026.
- These are This Guy Edits’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jul 16, 2026 and Oct 22, 2026 (18 long-form videos and 30 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 2,315. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Top Film & TV Editors Open Their Timelines—for Free #editing #filmmaking #behindthescenes” (121,305 views, Aug 4, 2026). Least viewed: “'Hail, Caesar!' (2016)” (80 views, Jul 16, 2026).
- Median length: 31:45 for 18 long-form videos; 1:11 for 30 Shorts.
- In this sample, This Guy Edits’s consecutive uploads were a median of 2 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 11 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 27, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [3 questions every editor should ask about every scene.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/sofWojx--fI/) | 2026-10-22 | Short | 3,583 | 1:17 | 1.63x |
| [The Right Way to Edit a Short Film](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/ZzOnMKGzWss/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 6,932 | 13:43 | - |
| [When NOT to cut - This award-winning short has only 3 cuts.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/lCRMTLwrF5Q/) | 2026-10-20 | Short | 2,407 | 1:19 | 1.12x |
| [The Money Shot - Editing to Make It Hit Harder](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/rL1jCvKoWok/) | 2026-10-18 | Short | 2,071 | 1:03 | 1.04x |
| [The Mamet Memo That Fixes Boring Scenes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/_ctaxZL1xEM/) | 2026-10-17 | Short | 4,513 | 1:47 | 2.08x |
| [When editing - stay in the action!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/_VtNS_3ynE8/) | 2026-10-16 | Short | 1,769 | 0:45 | - |
| [If I started my editing career all over again...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/I58c-C_UcqY/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 5,112 | 0:42 | 2.32x |
| [When you edit a scene, be sure to have the camera follow the action. Not the other way around.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/IOEeYasn3qY/) | 2026-10-14 | Short | 12,517 | 0:52 | 5.88x |
| [When Less Editing Is the Best Editing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/iMsScA6UPSE/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 10,011 | 12:07 | 1.02x |
| [Learn to edit films, scripted TV & docs: https://www.skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/doGNkHMKRJI/) | 2026-10-04 | Short | 3,667 | 1:18 | 1.69x |
| [Learn to edit films, scripted TV & docs: https://www.skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/_u_IzsMzQsY/) | 2026-10-02 | Short | 1,337 | 1:13 | - |
| [What Every First-Time Director Needs to Know About Editing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/ruDOxoTw9zE/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 9,858 | 12:39 | 1.48x |
| [Learn to edit films, scripted TV & docs: https://www.skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/dJMTnhf-jJ8/) | 2026-09-30 | Short | 1,980 | 1:00 | - |
| [Cut your first film: https://www.skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/tEWoia2ij_4/) | 2026-09-26 | Short | 1,997 | 0:43 | - |
| [I Recut an Experimental Film to See If It Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/pgN3acH0ftM/) | 2026-09-15 | Long-form | 12,155 | 34:28 | 3.09x |
| [Become a Go-To Editor: https://www.skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/L1m9u6AwChQ/) | 2026-09-08 | Short | 2,144 | 0:48 | - |
| [Good editors cut unnecessary dialog.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/5-M8S74Ts18/) | 2026-09-04 | Short | 2,610 | 1:25 | 1.17x |
| [Good Editors interrupt the scene.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/IYFkn7w61HI/) | 2026-09-02 | Short | 3,648 | 0:50 | 1.64x |
| [Storytelling Should Be Plausible Yet Surprising](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/X2vu4gAF4hM/) | 2026-08-31 | Short | 1,522 | 1:14 | - |
| [The Limitations of Your Footage Should Dictate the Style of Your Film](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/0r8jMS3zMbk/) | 2026-08-29 | Short | 2,372 | 1:01 | 1.02x |
| [EditJam: Closing Ceremony - Big Editing Challenge Awards (Aug. 27 - 10 am PT)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/gk-P_-5Tn0M/) | 2026-08-28 | Long-form | 7,407 | 2:39:45 | - |
| [Film Editor Reacts To Indie Horror Film](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/De0Gr45LVsM/) | 2026-08-27 | Long-form | 16,578 | 16:09 | 4.55x |
| [The secret to better pacing #filmmaking #editingtips #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/trhTYb_l4pY/) | 2026-08-27 | Short | 4,682 | 1:26 | 2.08x |
| [Hollywood Thought Workers Were Replaceable. Now Studios Are.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/xbsNL3y_jm4/) | 2026-08-20 | Short | 970 | 2:03 | - |
| [Hollywood Thought Workers Were Replaceable. Now Studios Are.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/8H2cdDlIOA0/) | 2026-08-20 | Short | 670 | 0:59 | - |
| [Hollywood Thought Workers Were Replaceable. Now Studios Are.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/2QWaKIEOlF0/) | 2026-08-20 | Short | 2,088 | 1:51 | 1.08x |
| [Opportunities For Film Editors Are Changing.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/ZdI3MD7s18Y/) | 2026-08-16 | Long-form | 3,762 | 1:18:41 | 1.58x |
| [When the Top Gun editor edits audio, he does this...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/KLN2JEEii88/) | 2026-08-14 | Short | 2,745 | 1:46 | 1.56x |
| [Pro Editor Fixes A High School Short Film](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/AbgrmvVPBUs/) | 2026-08-12 | Long-form | 20,067 | 16:59 | 18.62x |
| [Learn from Top Editors at EditJam 2026 – Free Access!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/cSfohzcr4kw/) | 2026-08-10 | Long-form | 1,249 | 1:22 | 2.03x |
| [Give you edited scenes different colors.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/rY7UmbCj-J4/) | 2026-08-10 | Short | 1,687 | 1:09 | - |
| [Top Gun: Maverick editor uses reels to edit. Here's why...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/tzzTaSkwHEQ/) | 2026-08-09 | Short | 2,952 | 1:41 | 1.99x |
| [The Editing Mistake That's Killing Your Story](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/5GoDheiw7G4/) | 2026-08-08 | Long-form | 4,113 | 52:28 | 15.23x |
| [Free Live Online Editing Summit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/44afULX8Jfw/) | 2026-08-07 | Short | 2,257 | 0:17 | 1.53x |
| [Top Film & TV Editors Open Their Timelines—for Free #editing #filmmaking #behindthescenes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/xn4lnRESH1Y/) | 2026-08-04 | Short | 121,305 | 1:24 | 84.33x |
| [The Bill That Could Save Hollywood](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/GlHCrjUXlAw/) | 2026-08-03 | Short | 1,159 | 0:58 | - |
| [The Real Reason Blockbuster Timelines Look So Clean](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/b2ShiUNwYUA/) | 2026-08-01 | Long-form | 13,702 | 28:50 | 69.91x |
| [It’s already happening](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/hxzMEIQIaC8/) | 2026-07-28 | Short | 905 | 1:30 | - |
| [What do the top 10% editors do?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/KwyrqcDephw/) | 2026-07-26 | Short | 1,078 | 1:16 | - |
| [YouTubers Are Becoming the New Showrunners](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/cF0dCy-M9fg/) | 2026-07-24 | Short | 1,791 | 1:02 | - |
| [The New Opportunity for Editing FeatureFilms, TV, & Docs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/qPBp4ubYZi0/) | 2026-07-19 | Long-form | 3,526 | 1:02:23 | 21.11x |
| [Secret Live Kickoff Event - Saturday 7/18 10 am PST](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/4lZCDvP8tNw/) | 2026-07-16 | Short | 842 | 0:48 | - |
| [Top 5 Challenges for Documentary Filmmakers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/5q-bWuo5h7I/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 175 | 56:51 | 1.81x |
| ['Hail, Caesar!' (2016)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/o0YFnr8bNUA/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 80 | 32:15 | - |
| ['Apocalypse Now' (1979)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/_HNNH4iSpU0/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 218 | 31:15 | 1.6x |
| ['Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2017)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/wH1acCufb8w/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 322 | 30:01 | 1.48x |
| ['Baby Driver' (2017)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/0Gt12dyhZlM/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 907 | 41:58 | 6.72x |
| ['Blade Runner 2049' (2017)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thisguyedits/videos/qQAxUMj4AG4/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 109 | 38:26 | - |

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