HillierSmith

Hayden Hillier-Smith or just simply HillierSmith or HillierSmithStudios, is a British YouTuber known for making videos related to online video editing. In addition to being a creator himself, he is also an editor for Logan Paul, having helped launched his channel in September 2016 and has remained lead editor to this day. In 2020, Hillier-Smith won the Streamy for Best Editing for his work on Logan Paul's channel. He joined YouTube on November 7, 2008. 
==Early Career==
Although many of his earlier videos are on private, Hillier-Smith vlogged all throughout college and throughout his time at Ravensbourne University, where he got a degree in Digital Video Production. In his third year of university, he met Googlers Pete Juszczynski and Jens Thenakara at YouTube Space London, and agreed to launch a channel with them called What's Good London. Some of the segments from What's Good London later became part of a reel that he sent to Logan Paul that secured his employment. While studying at university, Hayden was hired by a production company who were providing the BBC with the UK version of The Apprentice. He was the "social media expert" helping one of the teams develop their social media channel. The following year, Hayden was rehired by the same company, this time to work with one of the teams in the UK BBC final of The Apprentice.
==The Logan Paul Years - 2016-2020==
Hillier-Smith was one of Logan Paul's first hires, becoming lead editor when his YouTube channel had only one video on it. Prior to this, Paul was primarily known as a Viner. Hillier-Smith created and perfected Paul's meta editing style, and was heavily influenced by the editing of Edgar Wright, Casey Neistat, and Monty Python.
When Paul daily vlogged, Hillier-Smith used the time difference from LA to London to his advantage. Paul would deliver footage by midnight PST which was 8am GMT in London. By 9am GMT, the footage would be downloaded and Hayden would get to work. As Paul slept, Hillier-Smith would begin working on the first draft of the video. When Paul woke up, the video would be ready for final notes. [Source.]
==Relaunching HillierSmith - 2020-2022==
When the 2020 pandemic hit Los Angeles, Hillier-Smith decided to relaunch his personal YouTube channel to be an editor react channel. He was heavily influenced by Jordan Orme's "Music Video Editor Reacts" series, as well as Colin and Samir's journalistic breakdowns. Throughout the pandemic, his channel morphed into covering everything from MrBeast to The Mandalorian, however the common through-line of every video is how editing is integral to filmmaking.
With his personal channel serving as an FYC campaign, he submitted for his first Streamy in 2020 and won for Best Editing for his work on Logan Paul. In 2021, he again was nominated for Best Editing for his work on Paul's channel.
Hillier-Smith currently balances uploading on his personal channel with being a salaried editor for Logan Paul.
==Content==
Hillier-Smith breaks down the editing behind his favourite content, utilising a locked-off tripod midshot intercut with screen captures of his Final Cut timeline. He has several videos detailing the choices he made as an editor for Logan Paul and Sam and Colby, as well as breaking down his contemporaries such as Airrack, MrBeast, Safiya Nygaard, David Dobrik, and Casey Neistat. He has also covered editing in pop culture franchises such as Fast &Furious, The Batman, and The Mandalorian.
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2008