Published On Jan 5, 2022
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.