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Daniel Lee works as a content creator on YouTube as part of the YouTube Partner Program, directing, writing, and editing high quality video essays for the platform.

He utilizes Premiere Pro for cutting, After Effects for motion graphic and 3-D camera work, and Photoshop to create enticing, clickable thumbnails for his audience of 6,700+ subscribers. As of 2026, he has garnered 1,900,000+ views cumulatively on the channel.

The dropkick that changed history

This is one of Daniel Lee’s best performing videos with over 770,000+ views as of 2026, highlighting his knowledge in how to craft eye-catching thumbnails to attract an audience and strong video editing to keep an audience.

On YouTube, thumbnails are the name of the game, and this remains as one of his best. The title of video highlights the importance of a dropkick move in a fighting game; however, the thumbnail contradicts this very point by stating that the very move is actually “worthless.” This juxtaposition between title and thumbnail builds an immense sense of curiosity, leading to it’s high view count.

Then, through video editing and sound design done in Premiere and After Effects, Daniel Lee is able to craft an enthralling visual experience that bolsters the narrative of the video, leading to a high retention rate and more exposure.

Jojo’s part 4: The art of adaptation

One of Daniel Lee’s oldest and highest viewed videos. It sits at 360,000+ views as of 2026 and highlights Daniel’s ability to work within a niche on YouTube.

This video is the start of him working in the “anime/adjacent video games” niche that the channel focuses on. Finding a niche and audience that will be interested in your content is the most important step, and Daniel Lee made sure to make his content stand out by focusing on high quality visuals done in Premiere and After Effects.

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