Zach King

Biography

King started by posting Final Cut Pro tutorials after film school, then exploded on Vine in 2013 with 'magic' edits that made him appear to walk through walls. He carried that visual-effects craft to TikTok and YouTube, where his videos rank among the most-watched on the platforms.

American filmmaker whose six-second illusions on Vine grew into a global short-form studio business.

Known for

'Magic Vine' illusion videos built on seamless edits.

Notable works & defining projects

• Magic Vine series
• Final Cut King tutorials
• Stranded (short-form series)

Notable achievements

• One of Vine's defining creators, with millions of followers before the app closed
• His 2019 video of himself apparently flying on a broomstick became one of TikTok's most-viewed videos
• Founded a Los Angeles studio producing branded illusion content for major companies

Timeline

1. 2008Launched Final Cut King, a video-editing tutorial site
2. 2013Broke out on Vine with daily magic-edit videos
3. 2019Broomstick illusion video went mega-viral on TikTok

Did you know?

• He is colourblind to red-green in one eye, which he has discussed in interviews
• He began making home movies at age seven with his family's video camera