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They closely mirror Film Riot in filmmaking tutorials and editing guidance (high search overlap: filmmaking tutorials and film editing tutorials) and share a similar audience, evidenced by a 79% content match to Film Riot's style.
While their content centers on VFX breakdowns, they align with Film Riot on the audience seeking VFX insights (36% search overlap) and maintain a strong share of themed content (79% content match) for fans of visual effects.
They attract Film Riot's audience with filmmaking and editing tutorials (high search overlap) and on-set techniques (content emphasis), resulting in a strong 86% content similarity despite a broad creator style.
Similar to Film Riot in technical filmmaking topics like lighting and focal length, with 24% search overlap on those queries but a solid 79% content alignment to educational, technique-focused videos.
Shares core tutorial content for filmmaking and sound design, overlapping on search terms for tutorials and sound-focused guidance, yielding a 79% content match to Film Riot’s instructional approach.
Although primarily a studio VFX house, they appeal to the same VFX breakdown interest (21% search overlap) and deliver content with a high 80% content similarity to Film Riot’s technical VFX explainers.
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| #11 | 52% | The Film Look | 80% | 81.7K | 11% | 3 |
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| #27 | 50% | ProductionCrate | 78% | 302K | 9% | 1 |
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| #30 | 50% | Beyond Film School | 75% | 18.8K | 11% | 1 |
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Film Riot's biggest competitors on YouTube are StudioBinder (87% match, 2.2M subscribers) and Movie VFX (62% match, 195K subscribers). Alfie Vaughan is also a competitor (57% match, 68.5K subscribers). All three share a focus on filmmaking, VFX, and practical effects, appealing to creators interested in film production and effects.
Film Riot produces tutorials and discussions on filmmaking, VFX, makeup, and post-production, as suggested by titles like 'Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off? Part 11' and 'Does Focal Length Matter?'. They upload about 0.8 videos per week, with an average of ~44.3K views per video.
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