Skip to the 5 minute mark to show how to make a good yt short. A big youtuber told me im putting my effort in the wrong category on yt shorts and that I need to focus more on the story of the short (specifically the hook - if it’s not a good hook then it’s not a good idea) then aesthetics and editing come after. Same way like having only good aim in a strategy shooter game can only get you so far. You have good aim but can you outsmart your opponent? https://youtu.be/a7Ni1cULwqE?si=vM2GRwhn1ILYCGdL

Some videos require little to no editing. There's always something for someone. Just got to find your audience

Good beginner level editing video with presets in description... Just skip forward to the good parts

He explains how and why in more detail