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This week on the channel +239K views this week

Zane Hoyer's AI documentary starts with references, not magic

His tutorial builds motion graphics with code, then gives the same AI-history script a corkboard-style alternative.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Claude Edited This Netflix-Level Documentary (Copy Me)Claude Edited This Netflix-Level Documentary (Copy Me)

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  1. 0:15A sample AI-history documentary demonstrates the flowing animation style the tutorial sets out to build.
  2. 1:14Hoyer gathers visual references before prompting, including newspaper animations, maps and 3D documentary sequences.
  3. 2:46His prompt requires code-built graphics, factual research assets, slow camera movement and readable text.
  4. 3:54He demonstrates sound design using DaVinci Resolve and AI agents.
  5. 4:30An audio-generation feature converts the research script into a voiceover.
  6. 4:54A corkboard-style sequence presents an alternative visual treatment of the same historical script.

How much of an AI-made documentary comes down to the prompt? Zane Hoyer's answer leaves plenty of room for an editor's eye: gather good references first, then keep giving clear feedback when the result isn't right.

Hoyer posted nothing new this week, but "Claude Edited This Netflix-Level Documentary (Copy Me)" is keeping his editing experiments busy. Released just before the week began, it has passed 200,000 views and is drawing the most daily views among his active uploads. The Netflix comparison is Hoyer's description of the finish, not a Netflix production credit.

The tutorial opens with a flowing, AI-generated sequence tracing artificial intelligence from Alan Turing onward. Hoyer then works backward through the process: Pinterest references for newspaper animations and maps, instructions to build everything with code rather than a video generator, and rules favoring slow camera movement and readable text. The video is sponsored by Abacus.AI, whose tools he demonstrates. A second version gives the same history a corkboard treatment, making the visual choices especially easy to compare.

The channel added about 2,000 subscribers over the week, while daily views are running above their usual level. September's "DaVinci Resolve Full Course (3+ Hours)" remains another substantial source of viewing, with the earlier one-prompt client-edit experiment also contributing.

That nearly four-hour course offers the hands-on counterpart to Hoyer's AI experiments: Apple-style motion graphics, cinematic 3D animations and increasingly advanced Fusion workflows, all gathered into one long lesson.

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The facts
Channel
Zane Hoyer
Subscribers
133,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
239,089
Videos published this week
0

The numbers

Here is how Zane Hoyer's channel moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
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418,559
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subscribers
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▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days
total views
8,269,627
views per day
48,702
typical day: 33,689
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
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Zane Hoyer
133,000
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130,000
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122,000
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111,000
crochet and knitting tuto…
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As of November 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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