Obsessed with Ayush Vishwakarma

I fixed 100 videos in 24 hours. That’s the name of Ayush Vishwakarma’s latest YouTube upload.

“When I was four or five, I was completely immersed in the story. I wasn’t thinking about editing at all. But around eleven or twelve years old, I started asking different questions.

“How did they make this? How does this scene work? Why are there so many cuts here?

“I’d pause DVDs and study individual shots. I was just constantly thinking about what I was seeing. I started watching editing breakdowns, filmmaking videos, and screenwriting content. That’s when I began understanding how scenes are built and how editors actually think.

“One thing I realized was that if you want to understand editing properly, you also have to understand directing and screenwriting. I became fascinated by the process.”

Safe to say he’s obsessed. Here are some other things Ayush is obsessed with right now.

What song are you obsessed with?

“Freedom” by Pharrell Williams.

I’ve been hearing it everywhere on Instagram lately, and I can’t stop listening to it.

What’s a film you’re obsessed with?

Can it be a series? I’d say A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

I really loved it.

What’s a food you’re obsessed with?

Samosas.

What’s something in your creative process that you obsess over that other people might overlook?

Planning edits on paper. I’ll review my timeline and then recreate it on paper. I’ll sketch a rough version of the edit and move things around with sticky notes and notebook pages.

I can’t physically touch an edit inside the computer. All I have is a mouse. Working on paper makes the edit feel real. I can move ideas around, rearrange sections, and experiment in a much more tactile way.

I still do that all the time.

What’s something you obsessively tell yourself over and over again?

I need to be the coolest person I know.

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Watch Ayush’s video – I Recreated Seven Decades of Editing in One Video

You can find Ayush on:

• Instagram: @aayusucks
• YouTube: @aayusucks
• Twitter: @aayusucks