Part 2 of my post on rewatching trailers after seeing the finished film. Here I analyze Black Panther’s full trailer, and how it so expertly makes us think we’re seeing a lot, but still showing very little.
Read MoreIt’s almost a ritual for me to rewatch a film’s trailers after I see the finished version. This is part 1 of what I look for in a trailer to do my best to reverse engineer the thought process of the trailer’s producers via the trailers for Black Panther.
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 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 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.
Read MoreThere are a number of things that I think about while editing a trailer that guide my decision making. Here's what they are, and how I arrived at them in my career as an editor.
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 MoreDeconstructing 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 MoreMost 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!
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