Episode 72: The One Where Phone Footage Turned Into 11.5K Views

Description:
Hamza went to Thaboda with nothing but his iphone 15 pro and dreams of a vlog. The recordings? Shaky, grainy, borderline tragic. But vision beats gear — and he wanted a story.

So we locked in. Two hours of dissecting Hamza’s brain, trimming the useless clips, figuring out where hooks lived and where attention would die. Out of chaos, a storyline emerged.

Then came the grind:

• Color Grading: Built consistency across mismatched, low-light phone shots.

• AI Upscaling: Tried to drag his 720p pixels into the land of 1080p. Spoiler: AI wasn’t AI-ing, so it was hours of trial and error.

• Storytelling: Rearranged the footage into a narrative that actually holds engagement, layering moments with pacing designed to keep viewers hooked.

Time Spent:

• 2 hours planning with Hamza.

• 8 hours editing, troubleshooting, and polishing.

The result? Vlog 1 — his raw vision transformed into something watchable, even cinematic at times. And the payoff? 11.5K views on an account that barely has 500 followers.

Sometimes gear fails, AI glitches, schedules collapse — but story wins.