Zach King ( born Zach King , February 4, 1990 [2] , Portland , Oregon ) is an American video editor who became famous for his short videos on Vine [3] and YouTube .
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| Place of Birth | Portland (Oregon) , US |
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| Occupation | video editor |
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| Site | finalcutking.com |
Popularity was brought to him by six-second videos that violate all the known laws of physics, which he calls "digital sleight of hand" [4] [5] . In them, King "creates magic" through digital editing [6] .
Created a book about his teenage life, “Zach King: My Magical Life”
Content
Childhood and Youth
Zach King was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. [7] He is half Chinese on the paternal side, and a quarter Austrian and a quarter Nicaraguan on the maternal side.
Zack made his first film when he was 7 years old using a household camcorder [8] . At age 14, he acquired a set of video equipment, including a Mac computer, cameras, and a tripod, and began to shoot and edit video [9] . In December 2012, Zack graduated from the Faculty of Film and Media Arts [10]
Since 2014, married to Rachel Hill, they have two sons.
Career
In 2008, King opened his website FinalCutKing.com , where he published his lessons and tips on Final Cut Pro [11] , because he could not find suitable training materials on the Internet [12] . At the same time, he began using his channel on YouTube to publish training materials on visual effects obtained using software [13] . When his site became popular, he began selling training seminars, using money to pay for his studies [9] .
In 2010, he won first place in the Hewlett-Packard advertising competition and received the right to go along the red carpet of the London Film Festival [9] . He participated in 2012 in the viral video contest for the science fiction channel Syfy [14] . In 2013, he won the YouTube NextUp Creators contest [15] . Filmed with a Turkish Airlines flight attendant as a safety instruction
YouTube
In 2011, Zack uploaded to YouTube a video called Jedi Kittens ( from the English - “ Jedi Kittens ” ) [16] , created with a college friend. In the video, two cats fought with lightsabers [17] . The video scored more than a million views in three days [10] and then - over 14 million views [2] . The continuation of the video called Jedi Kittens Strike Back ( from the English - “ Jedi Kittens Strike Back ” ) [18] earned more than 17 million views [19] . The third part of the video - Jedi Kittens with Force ( from the English - “The Power of the Jedi Kittens” ) was posted in 2014 on King’s official YouTube channel FinalCutKing [20] .
In May 2013, he was named by YouTube one of America’s 25 most promising young movie makers. As part of the NextUp Creators contest held by YouTube, King won $ 35,000 and a four-day trip to New York on YouTube Creator Camp . His submission to the contest was called Contest Entry Gone Wrong [21] ( from the English - “Something went wrong with the submission to the contest” ). In the video, when he starts asking to be chosen as a winner, an air attack suddenly begins on him [15] .
Vine
King started an account on Vine in September 2013, following his friends. After creating an account there over the next thirty days, he decided to create one 6-second video daily. The first videos were successful, and he decided to continue their creation and publication [22] .
His first vine movie, I have a Pikachu kitty !!!! [23] ( from the English. - “My kitten is Pikachu !” ) Collected more than 11 million views and 450 thousand likes [6] .
Awards and honors
- 2009 - First place at the HP Advertising Competition as part of the London Film Festival [24]
- 2009 - Critic's Choice Award at Bridgestone Tires's Safety Scholars Teen Driver Video Contest. [9]
- 2010 - First place London Film Festival: Heartbrand Ad [25]
- 2010 - Bridgestone Safety Scholar Winner [26]
- 2012 - Vidcon Golden Poop Award [27]
- 2013 - YouTube's NextUp Creators Contest [15]
- 2016 - Biola University Young Alumnus Award [28]
Notes
- ↑ Internet Speculative Fiction Database - 1995.
- ↑ 1 2 Vincent, James . Zach King of Vine: 6-second tricks and illusions show the magic of 'digital sleight of hand' (January 15, 2014). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Vitto, Laura Vine Magician Needs Only 6 Seconds to Melt Your Brain . Mashable (January 14, 2014). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Zach King, El Mago de Vine, Explica Sus Trucos kVirales . CNN Español (January 23, 2014). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Zach King's Magic Vine Compilation: Surfer Stephen's Viral Video Of The Day . CBS Local. Date of treatment February 6, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Street magic. Like an ingenious magician from Instagram, he twists time and space . lenta.ru (May 8, 2016). Date of treatment May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Harbarger, Molly . West Linn man shows gingerbread men's appetite for destruction in slow motion Christmas video (December 24, 2013). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ La impresionante magia de los vídeos de Zach King . Teinteresa. Date of treatment January 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 McCracken, Brett . Student Filmmaker Wins YouTube Contest , Biola Magazine (Fall 2011). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Gonzales, Cassandra Zach King becomes YouTube sensation with "Jedi Kittens" video . The Biola University Chimes (October 12, 2011). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Zach King e creatorul de virale: ţţi arată cum să tai un măr cu o carte de joc sau să scoţi o pisică dintr-un ecran . adevarul. Date of treatment February 6, 2014.
- ↑ Vine Wizard: Watch This Amazing Mashup of Zach King's Craziest Vine Magic Tricks . Complex. Date of treatment February 6, 2014.
- ↑ Zach King Brings Visual Effects To Vine . Social Daily News. Date of treatment February 6, 2014.
- ↑ Final Cut King / Zach King . Date of treatment February 8, 2014. Archived February 22, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Chmielewski, Dawn C .. YouTube awards cash, schooling to budding videographers (May 1, 2011). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Jedi Kittens on YouTube
- ↑ YouTube Filmmakers stop in Oceanside (link not available) . The Coast News. Date of treatment February 8, 2014. Archived February 23, 2014.
- ↑ Jedi Kittens Strike Back on YouTube
- ↑ Mogg, Trevor Vine Star Dazzles Users With Awesome Six-Second Video Tricks . Digital Trends (January 20, 2014). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Jedi Kitten - The Force Awakens on YouTube
- ↑ Contest Entry Gone Wrong on YouTube
- ↑ Top Viner Zach King . Ellen TV. Date of treatment February 9, 2016. Archived February 22, 2014.
- ↑ Zach King. I have a Pikachu kitty !!!! . Vine (September 9, 2013). Date of treatment May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Film Students Win Ad Contest Featuring HP Products . Biola News. Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ London Film Festival 2010: Video Contest (link not available) . Mofilm. Date of treatment April 21, 2015. Archived February 9, 2014.
- ↑ Bridgestone Americas Launches Fifth Annual Safety Scholars Video Contest (Link unavailable) . Bridgestone (April 4, 2011). Date of treatment April 21, 2015. Archived February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Pincus-Roth, Zachary . 10 Bizarre Things We Saw at Vidcon, YouTube's Annual Convention , LA Weekly (July 3, 2012). Date of treatment April 21, 2015.
- ↑ 2016 Living the Legacy Chapel (link not available) . Biola University . Date of treatment February 28, 2016. Archived March 11, 2016.
Literature
- Street Magic. Like an ingenious magician from Instagram, he twists time and space . lenta.ru (May 8, 2016). Date of treatment May 9, 2016.
Links
- finalcutking.com - Zack King's official website
- FinalCutKing YouTube Profile
- Zach King on Vine