The polite bossy note at the end of a video: ‘Subscribe—go on, you know you want to.’

The video’s table of contents, so viewers can skip right to the good part.

A tiny slice of chaos, creativity, or cat videos.

When the camera invades personal space like an overenthusiastic aunt at a wedding.

The subtitles that tell you both what was said and that [dramatic music is playing].

When a show says ‘Forget the credits, let’s grab you first.’

Fixing that accidental Smurf skin tone from the shoot.

Giving your video Instagram filters, but with more tears and deadlines.

The scale that decides if your shot looks cozy golden hour or hospital fluorescent.

The diet plan your video never asked for.

When your shot was perfect, except for everything around it.

When two storylines walk into a bar—at the same time.

Video’s way of saying “you hang up first.”

The video editing equivalent of “scene change, who dis?”

The random shot that barges in mid-scene just to prove a point.