Here's how I start editing a trailer timeline in Premiere, by using text descriptors to map it out!

Blog post version:
https://www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2020/...

Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Why to start with an outline
00:40 - How to make an outline for a trailer
01:19 - How outlines help you edit
02:36 - Cold Open planning
03:28 - Introduction planning
04:07 - Escalation planning
04:48 - Climax planning
05:55 - Button planning
06:40 - Concluding thoughts
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Trailers
Noita 1.0 Launch Trailer -    • Noita 1.0 Launch Trailer  
Crystar Character Trailer -    • Crystar - Character Trailer | PS4  
Full Throttle Story Trailer -    • Full Throttle Remastered · Story Trailer  
Cosmic Trip Launch Trailer -    • Cosmic Trip (VR) - Launch Trailer  
Figment Launch Trailer -    • Figment - Launch Trailer  
Spelunky 2 Gameplay Trailer -    • Spelunky 2 - Gameplay Trailer  
Anarcute Launch Trailer -    • Anarcute - Launch Trailer  
Cybershadow Announce Trailer -    • Cyber Shadow - Announcement Trailer -...  
Firewatch June 2015 Trailer -    • Firewatch - Now Available  
Dead Cells Release Date Trailer -    • Dead Cells Release Date Announcement ...  
Subnautica Gameplay Trailer -    • Subnautica Gameplay Trailer  
Katana ZERO Therapy Session Trailer -    • Katana ZERO - Therapy Session Trailer  
Way of the Passive Fist Launch Trailer -    • Way of the Passive Fist - Launch Date...  
Subnautica Console Launch Trailer -    • Subnautica Console Launch Trailer  
Inception Trailer 3 -    • Inception - Trailer 3  
God of War Story Trailer -    • God of War - Story Trailer  
Psychonauts 2 Story Trailer -    • Psychonauts 2 Story Trailer  
Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer -    • Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer  
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Links
Super Mario Bros. 1-1 -    • Super Mario Bros (NES) Level 1-1  
Metroid Prime Walkthrough Part 1 -    • Metroid Prime - walkthrough part 1 ► ...  

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ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Derek Lieu and I make video game trailers! I got my start in the movie trailer industry as an assistant editor at a house which produced trailers for: The Matrix Trilogy, Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean and many more.

Over many years I worked as an editor and started making fan trailers for games, until eventually I got jobs at game trailer houses in Los Angeles where I worked on games like Mortal Kombat X, Shadow of Mordor and lots of LEGO games. Independently I've helped make trailers for games like: Half-Life: Alyx, Psychonauts 2, The Long Dark, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Subnautica, Spelunky 2, Ooblets, BattleBlock Theater and a lot more.

I'm using this channel to teach people about the art of making trailers via video essays, tutorials, reviews, and behind-the-scenes looks at my own work. I think about trailers a lot both for work and fun, so I have A LOT to say about them.