I’ve been editing for four years, and the through-line across all of it has been the same three things: storytelling, pacing, and visual impact. Get those right and everything else falls into place.

I got into editing through anime. The cinematic composition, the way movement and music sync, the visual language that makes a single frame hit harder than a paragraph ever could. I started making AMVs and montages, trying to recreate that feeling, and that foundation quietly shaped everything I do professionally today.

I also sketch, and I think that matters more than people realise. Drawing trains your eye to notice what most people scroll past. Proportion, composition, negative space. I placed second at a national-level art and craft competition, which felt like confirmation that the visual side of my brain was worth investing in.

Music is a big part of how I work too. Hip-hop has always been my anchor, but lately I’ve been exploring more psychedelic sounds for creative headspace. Gaming rounds it out, keeping reflexes sharp and the mind loose.

High-pressure situations don’t rattle me. If anything, that’s when the work gets interesting.