Meet the Editor Living in Ryan Trahan's Van

Welcome back to The Editing Podcast! Business Inquiries: TheEditingPodcast@gmail.com 00:00 Intro 01:08 Why The Penny Series? 06:23 Less Editing = Better Retention 09:54 Challenges When Filming 11:38 Review Process & Trust & Standards 14:30 How Did Zach and Ryan Meet? 16:16 Ryan's Editing Style 19:28 If Ryan Was Hiring 21:57 Equality Collaboration 23:47 Does Voiceover Work? 25:41 Proactive Storytelling 27:15 The Harmon Circle 29:04 Bad Storytelling 35:51 Showing not Telling 37:39 Do Redemptive Work 41:45 How The Content Changed Ryan 46:01 How Faith Informs Ryan's Creativity 53:14 Removing Creative Limitations Hosts - Jordan Orme and Hayden Hillier-Smith Editing - Tyson Pellegrini -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11lEi1M4HMmaiPkJcXhQbx?si=4ad1fcdf1cf446fa Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEditingPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeditingpodcast/ Website: www.theeditingpodcast.com Hosts - Jordan Orme and Hayden Hillier-Smith Editing - Tyson Pellegrini If you had to travel across the US on one penny, and make a video everyday…what would you do? @ryan began his penny series in June 2022. The goal was simple--live on a penny for 30 days. The results were staggering: 200 million views in a month, and 14 million meals donated to charity. But perhaps the true secret to Ryan, is his comedy, and how it’s told through editing. Behind those hilarious cuts, is the man who edited the penny series in the back of a van: Zach Levet. Today on the podcast, Jordan and Hayden sit down with Ryan Trahan and his editor Zach Levet and discuss how these videos went from raw footage to a cult classic YouTube series.