Short-form video
Carousel Studios & Lab
Shorts on what happened, up to four a day.
33.2k Public views across the window’s 50 videos Carousel window Sep 18 – Oct 1, 2026 · as of Oct 2, 2026 · YouTube Data API
Read the case for Carousel Studios & LabDigital marketing studio
Proven on our own channels first.
Grand Blade Media builds video and the production systems behind it, for brands that want a content engine, not a campaign. The production methods we sell already run on channels we operate. The numbers are on this page, dated and sourced.
Latest figures · 3 owned channels · not client work
50
Public videos published
676
Median views per video
1,492
Best single video“King Tut's Tomb Might Have a Secret Door”
3.6
Public videos per day
These are channels and systems we own and run. They are not client results and are not a forecast of yours.
Selected work
Four cases. All of them ours.
There are no client logos here, because there are no client projects to show. Every case is a channel or a system we run ourselves, so you can open it and check the numbers.
Livestream
The 24/7 livestream
Has streamed in horizontal and vertical formats.
24/7 since August 2026 On the Justin Gim Ho Cheung channel · as of Oct 2, 2026 · our own operating notes
Read the case for the 24/7 livestreamLong-form film
The Night Edition
A one-hour film and music piece.
1 hour, 12 scenes Runtime and scene count of one film Public since Sep 26, 2026 · as of Oct 2, 2026 · our own operating notes
Read the case for The Night EditionProduction systems
The tools behind the channels
Video production runs on one desktop machine.
40+ In-house tools and apps built. The ones behind the channels make and post the videos. As of Oct 2, 2026 · Justin’s own project index
Read the case for the tools behind the channelsMethod
Listen. Make. Ship. Measure.
Four moves, in this order, each with its proof from a channel we run.
- Listen
We read your channel and its numbers first, and write down what to fix. That is the Teardown.
Evidence: the Lab is the same read, done on our own three channels, as of Oct 2, 2026.
- Make
We build the smallest version a person can judge. That is the Build.
Evidence: on Carousel a person set the format, the voice and the look. A hosted AI model drafts each script from dated, researched facts, and an automated check runs before the synthetic voice narrates it.
- Ship
We publish on a schedule, with a hold and a switch in reach. That is the Run.
Evidence: Carousel publishes up to four Shorts a day. The system sets YouTube’s AI label at upload, holds a Short for QA if repair fails, and re-reads a kill switch mid-run.
- Measure
We report the median, the window and the miss, and what changes next.
Evidence: Carousel’s median was 676 views, and 4 of 50 videos got under 100 views, Sep 18 – Oct 1, 2026, as of Oct 2, 2026, YouTube Data API.
The Lab
Numbers, unfiltered.
The median video on each channel, and how many videos stayed under 100 views. Each channel has its own window, so read each tile on its own.
Carousel Studios & Lab
676
Median views per video
Gim Ho Games
155
Median views per video
Justin Gim Ho Cheung
54
Median views per video
What these channels prove is that the production system can publish in public at up to four Shorts a day, and that it has stopped when its sign-ins expired. They do not prove audience growth for anyone else.
These are channels and systems we own and run. They are not client results and are not a forecast of yours.
Guides
How we do it, written down.
Written from running these channels. Each one says what it was tested on, and when.
Systems
Up to four Shorts a day, without a content farm
How a daily Shorts system works, where a person stays in charge, and the problems we have not solved yet. YouTube policy pages re-checked Oct 2, 2026.
Tested on: Carousel Studios & Lab, Aug to Oct 2026Livestreaming
Why a 24/7 YouTube stream may not become a VOD
What YouTube does with a stream that has no end, how a lost archive can still list as a public video, and a plan for cutting a 24/7 stream into segments.
Tested on: Our 24/7 livestream’s archives, Aug to Oct 2026 (cut schedule not yet run)Shorts
Where captions go on a Short: measure it
Why one-word centered captions differ from phrase captions, and how to measure placement by burning a frame in ffmpeg instead of trusting arithmetic.
Tested on: Carousel Studios & Lab caption style, measured with ffmpeg 7Channels
Go watch them.
All three are ours, and none is client work. Subscriber counts come from each channel’s public About page.
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Carousel Studios & Lab
Shorts on what happened, up to four a day, plus one long-form
176 subscribers, public About page, Oct 2, 2026
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Gim Ho Games
League of Legends: AI-narrated full-game casts, highlight Shorts and lore
351 subscribers, public About page, Oct 2, 2026
Watch on YouTube: Gim Ho Games (opens in a new tab) -
Justin Gim Ho Cheung
Build in public: a 24/7 livestream, AI and coding talk, personal vlogs
70 subscribers, public About page, Oct 2, 2026
Watch on YouTube: Justin Gim Ho Cheung (opens in a new tab)
Studio
One director, a lot of machinery.
I’m Justin Gim Ho Cheung, creative director of Grand Blade Media. I run three YouTube channels and have built 40+ tools and apps in-house, as of Oct 2, 2026, Justin’s own project index. The ones behind the channels make and post the videos. Video production runs on one desktop machine with a single 16 GB graphics card, and scripting uses a hosted AI model. A production system has run behind Carousel Studios & Lab since August 2026. I set the format, the voice, the look and the rules.
- 01
Numbers get dates.
A figure with no date is an opinion. I print the window, the as-of date and the source next to every number.
Receipt: every headline number on this page carries its window, its source and an as-of date, Oct 2, 2026.
- 02
Pipelines beat heroics.
Posting four times a day by hand is a heroic effort, and heroics do not last. So the machine does the daily volume and I keep the decisions.
Receipt: how the daily system works, and what it does not solve yet, is written up in Up to four Shorts a day, without a content farm, published Oct 2, 2026.
- 03
Keep a kill switch.
Volume without a brake is a liability. I build the stop before I build the volume.
Receipt: since August 2026 the Carousel system has run with a QA hold and a kill switch that is re-read mid-run.
Start with a channel teardown.
A teardown is a written audit and plan for one channel, with specific fixes. It costs $150, credited toward the work if you go on. Send me the link and what you want to change. It is an audit, not a forecast. I read and answer every message myself, within three business days.
Teardown, Build or Run: see how we work.
Request a teardown or write to hello@grandblademedia.com