How To Edit Documentaries like James Jani

This podcast interviews YouTube documentary filmmaker James Jani about his creative process, focusing on his video about Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX collapse. The discussion covers Jani's nonlinear editing techniques, use of cinematic motifs (like puzzle pieces symbolizing the unraveling story), and the incorporation of music to guide the emotional journey. Jani details his collaborative workflow with a motion graphics team and explains how he uses a storyboard and music to shape the video's pacing and emotional impact. A key takeaway is Jani's emphasis on finding the human element in seemingly large-scale stories, illustrated by his inclusion of an interview with a victim of the FTX collapse.