Juan Y.
Video Editor & Videographer | Documentary, Masterclass, Short-Form
Long-form editor & filmmaker based in Italy: documentaries, docu-series, masterclasses. Lead editor on Legacy Makers by Inside Success TV, on Prime Video & Apple TV, featuring Serena Williams, Allen Iverson & Daymond John. I also film across Italy & Europe. WHAT I DO Long-form editing (remote) • Documentaries & docu-series: raw interviews into finished episodes, from selects, chapter structure, VO script to edit, color grade, trailer • Close to 100 interview-driven episodes delivered in one year • Guests I've edited include Serena Williams, Allen Iverson, Daymond John, Mario Lopez, Dolph Lundgren, Marcus Lemonis, Lolo Jones, former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper • Masterclasses & online courses: a full 38-lesson content-creation course for Victor Abarca (1M+ YouTube subscribers), plus masterclass series for coaches, marketers, educators • Long-form YouTube episodes with a cinematic finish • Cinematic color grading in DaVinci Resolve Studio, finished to streaming delivery specs Cinematic filming in Italy & Europe • Brand films, events, product launches, interviews, documentary shoots • Clients include Salone del Mobile (Milan), KEY – The Energy Transition Expo (Rimini, two editions), Indie Campers (three shoots), real-estate films in Lucerne, Switzerland • Event films delivered within 24 hours when the schedule demands it Short-form content • Reels, TikToks, YouTube Shorts, social ads, trailers, teasers, cut from your long-form footage or shot fresh • Weekly short-form series for the Lobsterboys founders' personal brands; viral TikTok edits with millions of views • Same cinematic look as the long-form work SELECTED CREDITS • Legacy Makers, Inside Success TV (Prime Video, Apple TV, Google TV): lead editor & colorist • Victor Abarca (1M+ subscribers): content-creation course & YouTube episodes • Velocity Media (184K subscribers): editing documentary-style talking-head series shot on Blackmagic cameras • Talk Louder, Holocaust survivor documentary: colorist & videographer; winner, Student World Impact Film Festival • TyC Sports, Argentina's leading sports network: ingest & QC for national broadcast • Peugeot 208 ad, Roger Federer short ad, Despegue Marketing Digital, Indie Campers, Salone del Mobile HOW I WORK A journalism background means I edit story-first: I find the arc in hours of interview, then shape it with a cinematic pace & look. On Legacy Makers we use AI as support in production (transcripts, first selects, structure drafts) to deliver faster; story, pacing, color stay in human hands. Tools: DaVinci Resolve Studio, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Avid Media Composer Languages: Spanish (native), English, Italian (fluent). EU citizen, ready to travel across Europe. Send me the date, city, deliverables or a link to your footage, and I'll reply with a plan & a quote.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $33k
Billed in all: $139,505$140k
$8.2k in the last 6 months
Across 61 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
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