Ryan Connolly's action breakdown brings professional stunt performers, wire work and a fully rigged phone to a distillery.
On YouTube, Film Riot has 2,260,000 subscribers and 246,715,236 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 118,145 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "How We Shot a Horror Short Using Smart Lights & In-Camera TricksHow", with 53,665 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,272 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 29 of 104 in category "Art, crafts, magic and photography".
YouTube: The numbers today
no significant change in the last month
▲ 478,392 in the last 30 days
a new short video usually gets 13,778 views
YouTube: What happened lately
Ryan Connolly pairs Last Light with a breakdown of DIY lighting, creature hands and a demanding VFX shot.
Nothing new went up, and a month-old dive into how old movies faked the impossible has passed 245,000 views.
The video drawing the most views now
How We Shot a Fight Scene on an iPhone
- Video published
- November 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 30,868
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,864
- Views on its first day
- 14,263
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Art, crafts, magic and photography | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,272 of 5,393 | 29 of 104 |
| By views gained this week | 4,495 of 5,274 | 79 of 103 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,436 of 5,043 | 79 of 95 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Art, crafts, magic and photography
Views gained this week in the category Art, crafts, magic and photography
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 2,260,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 2,260,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 246,247,105 views → November 11, 2026: 246,715,236 views · average: 16,142 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 25.2 in the category: 17.4
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.3 in the category: 0.3
- short vs long
- 3 short (up to 3 minutes), 12 long
average views per short video: 13,734
average views per long video: 89,514
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Film Riot - Learn FX Secrets From Exorcist and "From Hell" | November 5, 2009 | 7:28 | 25,317,442 |
$10 DIY Camera Slider! | February 2, 2012 | 9:40 | 3,852,875 |
Ghost House (A Horror Movie in Real Life) | October 19, 2016 | 6:20 | 3,190,192 |
Quicksilver Super Speed Effect! | July 3, 2014 | 11:34 | 3,027,932 |
BALLiSTIC - (a Sci-Fi | Action short film) | June 27, 2018 | 17:35 | 2,944,453 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
1 Minute Nikon Z6III Review | April 28, 2025 | 1:14 | 33,485 |
Final Cut Pro for the iPad | May 24, 2023 | 1:00 | 32,677 |
Original Star Wars VFX with Miniatures | April 21, 2025 | 1:38 | 25,771 |
Homemade Arm Cannon from Guardians of the Galaxy GOES WRONG! | June 2, 2023 | 0:57 | 16,837 |
Amazing Effects in Classic Films - Safety Last (1923) | March 19, 2025 | 0:55 | 16,243 |
Stories
Ryan Connolly's action breakdown brings professional stunt performers, wire work and a fully rigged phone to a distillery.
Ryan Connolly pairs Last Light with a breakdown of DIY lighting, creature hands and a demanding VFX shot.
Nothing new went up, and a month-old dive into how old movies faked the impossible has passed 245,000 views.
























