A list of the different video specifications, and age rating guidelines necessary to get your video game trailers approved by the major consoles and ratings.
Read More
Trailers are notorious for containing spoilers, but there are ways to use spoilery shots without alerting the audience. How can this be done, and what does it look like when it's done wrong?
Read More
The Inception Braaaaaaam sound is one of the most influential bits of sound design/music in modern trailers.
What that made it so popular?
Read More
The trailer for Magnolia is both unconventional and conventional.
It's also one of the few that was made by the director of the film!
Read More
Sometimes when there's a built-in audience for an already popular property, great trailers are made, and sometimes it's clear that the trailer producers knew that how the trailer is edited isn't as important as just showing what the audience wants to see.
Read More
How the heck do you get a job as an editor in the trailer industry? It's not that different from any sort of creative job you might want; you just have to know where to look, and what to expect.
Read More
The Trailer Trove is a look at my favorite trailers, and why I love them so much. This is my look at the trailer for the 1998 film "The Thin Red Line" which I describe as a sumptuous feast of a trailer!
Read More
Before I start editing, I add colored markers to the music cues I might be using. This system makes it very easy for me to know the exact structure of the music cues so that I can find the section I need quickly and efficiently.
Read More
Some of my favorite trailers are for love stories I either didn't like in the final film, or didn't find as affecting as I did in the trailer. What is it about the storytelling of a trailer that works differently from the final film that causes this to happen?
Read More
"Mise en place" is a French culinary term referring to the set up required before cooking.
This post gets into the nitty gritty of how I organize my project folder structure, and templates for my editing projects.
Read More
The Trailer Trove is a look at my favorite trailers, and why I love them so much. This is my look at the trailer for the 2001 film "The Caveman's Valentine" by Dave Rosenthal of Giaronomo Productions.
Read More
Deconstructing the elements of a trailer is one of the best ways to learn how to make better trailers.
These are the key things that I focus on when I'm watching trailers analytically.
Read More
Most trailers follow an act-structure exemplified by the amazing trailer for The Matrix. If you want to learn the basics of story trailer editing, this is a good place to start!
Read More
