Hatem / long-form video editor
Premiere Pro · motion graphics · sound design

Long-form edits that sound as good as they look.

Every clip here is cut straight out of a finished YouTube video I edited for a client. The animation, sound design and music are exactly as they went out, with nothing re-mixed for the portfolio. Turn your sound on.

3D flywheel. The framework of the whole video, built in real 3D: depth of field, a camera that travels, each plaque lit as it's named. Sound on

Business coaching, 13 min

A landscaping owner telling how he scaled to $2M. Story beats, numbers and one hero framework.

6:12 AM lock screen

Notifications drop in on each word he says until the phone is buried.

UI recreationSFX on each hit7.7s

Growth curve

The $2-3M curve draws on with the line, with milestones popping in.

Data animationSFX7.3s

Sell the mower

A metaphor made literal: the mower sells, and the business he built takes its place.

IllustrationSFX9.1s

Sales objections, 12 min

How to answer "you're too expensive." Abstract ideas turned into things you can see.

Who's doing the talking

Two live waveforms and a talk-time bar show the seller talking themselves out of the deal.

Motion graphicsSound design13.4s

The value dial

The needle swings off price and onto installation and process.

Motion graphicsSFX14.6s

Phase the project

A $32,000 quote breaks into a three-year plan, item by item.

ExplainerSFX18.0s

Budget vs quote

A $10,000 budget meets the real quote, then the smaller first step that closes it.

Motion graphicsSFX19.5s

Defend, then discount

The value stacks up around $50,000, then the discount knocks it down.

Kinetic numbersSFX12.1s

Chapter card

Section break with a riser that peaks on the cut.

TitlesRiser + impact4.1s

Founder story, 22 min

A long talk on building a business in your 20s. Comparisons and timelines, kept on the brand's own look.

Marriott vs Four Seasons

A comparison table that fills row by row as he names each difference.

ComparisonSFX16.8s

The agency timeline

Nine months of excuses on a timeline, ending on the $40,000 it cost.

TimelineSFX15.9s

The four systems

The video's roadmap stacks up right after the hook, with a riser into it.

RoadmapRiser4.6s

What I do on a long-form edit