The tools I use Editing & motion

After Effects

My primary editing and motion graphics environment, where I build most of my videos.

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Short & long form video editing.

Shorts, Reels and TikToks built around storytelling, pacing and viewer engagement.

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Client work

Selected client work. Cut from the footage creators and brands sent me.

Wyatt Eiden (@wyattei)

Two commissioned street interview edits, shaped around Wyatt's reference style.

Frame from the reference video Wyatt Eiden sent, not my edit — Reference from Wyatt

Frame from the first Wyatt Eiden Short I edited — My edit · 01

The first edit

A Halloween street interview, cut to match the text, effects and rhythm of Wyatt's reference.

From two hours of footage, I kept the strongest costume reveals. Each cut starts on the reveal and ends when the answer lands, with tighter crops and consistent captions keeping the pace moving.

Frame from the second commissioned Wyatt Eiden edit — My edit · 02

A second commission

Another delivered edit for Wyatt's channel.

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Frame from the Temptations We Face store episode, edited for Showtime John

24K combined views

Combined Instagram + TikTok views

Showtime John (@tempweface)

Short-form editing for a YouTube drama and entertainment series: an engaging standalone clip extracted from the original episode footage.

Series context

Frame from the SilvaParas collection promo

3K views

SilvaParas (@silvaparas)

Collection promotion edited from the brand's own behind-the-scenes iPhone footage.

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How I work

The footage leads. The editing supports it.

01Understand the goal and referencesWhat the video should give its audience: humor, information, motivation, promotion or emotional connection. Then how the references achieve it through pacing, effects, framing, sound and structure.
02Select the footageThe strongest moments for the intended viewer experience, not everything available.
03Build backward from the payoffThe strongest moment first, then a hook that makes viewers want to reach it and progression that keeps them watching.
04Construct the editPacing, framing, captions, sound design, effects and motion graphics, where they serve the video.
05Review and deliverI review the edit, share it, work in the agreed feedback and run a final quality check before delivery.

My own content

Where I built my skills. Personal edits and music promotions, published on my own accounts.

45M+

Views across my accounts

10+

Edits past one million

@max.dt88 on all platforms

3M views

Where Do I Start?

A paid music promotion for the artist TR, published on my own account. My edits for his tracks Connected and L4P reached 5M and 4M views across all platforms.

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Frame from my music promo edit for Ice Tea by Russ Millions

1.8M views

Ice Tea, Russ Millions

A music promotion for the song Ice Tea by Russ Millions, edited for an agency.

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Frame from Lionsgate's official Hunger Games edit, the reference, not my work — Reference

Frame from my independent recreation of the Lionsgate edit with Snowfall footage — My recreation

Lionsgate reference, recreated

I rebuilt Lionsgate's Katniss Everdeen edit with Snowfall footage on my own, not as a commission. Recreating professional references taught me the editing mechanics and visual execution behind them.

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Contact

Start with a free trial edit.

Good editing partnerships start with clear expectations. A free 30 to 60 second trial gives you a chance to see my editing, turnaround and approach to feedback. It also helps me understand your footage, creative direction and workflow, so we can decide whether working together makes sense.

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Or email me at maxime.t.doucet@gmail.com