The Spiritfarer launch trailer is one of the best indie game trailers ever made and an absolute favorite of mine to watch and rewatch!

Full trailer -    • Spiritfarer - Launch Trailer - Ninten...  

Time stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Spiritfarer
0:58 - The dramatic structure
4:30 - The music
7:39 - The editing
11:22 - What is good editing?
12:08 - The depiction of gameplay

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Hi, I'm Derek Lieu and I make indie 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: Among Us, Half-Life: Alyx, Psychonauts 2, The Long Dark, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Subnautica, Spelunky 2, Ooblets, BattleBlock Theater and a lot more.

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