A recent trend in trailer editing is sound effects being used as the “score” of the trailer or drawing even more attention than traditional trailer sound design. Why might an editor want to use this approach for their trailer?
Read MoreThe match cut is one of the most fundamental editing techniques. This is how trailer editors especially can use them to draw the audience into a story and hold onto their attention.
Read MoreHere’s my list of the best debug tools that helped me get great capture for the trailers I’ve worked on. These will save you a massive amount of time, and give you the creative freedom for great shots!
Read MoreThe trailer for the Coen Bros. film “The Man Who Wasn’t there does a great job of intriguing without saying much of anything about the film or the plot; here’s my review!
Read MoreStand up comedy and trailers have a lot in common, and understanding their structural similarities can help you better understand how to how to make better trailers.
Read MoreHere are some simple montage editing lessons that you can learn from the introduction to the Japanese reality TV show “Terrace House.”
Read MoreCutting a trailer for the first time is very intimidating, but production music made specifically for trailers is a fantastic way to learn the typical 3-act structure of a trailer.
Read MoreThe trailer for Coffee and Cigarettes manages to be entertaining and engaging without using the typical three-act structure of a movie trailer. How do you make a trailer for an anthology of short stories?
Read MoreUnless you have outside restrictions, the length of a trailer shouldn't be the first question in mind, because good editing can make two minutes fly by, and bad editing can make one minute feel like an eternity.
Read MoreTeaser trailers are often even better than the full trailers because they have to be so enticing that people maintain interest, yet don't know enough so that they can make a full decision on whether or not they want to see it. How do you strike this balance?
Read MoreA brief trend in trailer editing was music covers of classic themes using a simple and understated piano score. Why was this a thing, and what were the trailer producers thinking when they did it?
Read MoreThe trailer for the multiplayer mode of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a crowning example of the potential of in-game trailers. Here's what makes it so amazing.
Read MoreTransitions are the glue that make a great trailer; they're one of the hardest things to edit, but learning how to master the various techniques opens up a world of possibilities.
Read MoreHow to make your game trailer like a literal tutorial, and why you might want to do it.
Read MoreHow to think of a game trailer as a video tutorial, and spice it up with some in-world flavor.
Read MoreHow to think of a game trailers like a tutorial, and communicate via simple shot selection and editing.
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