Professional movie trailer editors use accents to make their edits punchy and entertaining. This video walks you through what accents are, and how to use them in your own trailers!

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Video Chapters

00:00 - Trailer accents introduction
00:36 - Why having no accents isn't as effective
01:18 - What accents do
01:37 - What are accents made of?
02:11 - Types of accents
02:28 - The Departed as an example
03:35 - Accents are punctuation
04:23 - Cutting in accents
04:59 - The flow of a good trailer
05:29 - Concluding thoughts
06:18 - Thanks!

Movie trailers (in order of appearance)

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Trailer 2 -    • Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - Officia...  
Get Out - Trailer 1 -    • Get Out - In Theaters This February -...  
Atomic Blonde - Trailer 2 -    • Atomic Blonde -  Official Trailer #2 ...  
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Trailer -    • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Official T...  
Fast & Furious 6 - Trailer -    • Fast & Furious 6 Official Trailer #1 ...  
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Trailer 3 -    • Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008) Off...  
Fast Five - Trailer -    • Fast Five - Theatrical Trailer  
Hot Fuzz - Trailer -    • Hot Fuzz Official Trailer #1 - (2007) HD  
Shutter Island - Trailer 1 -    • "Shutter Island" - Official Trailer [HD]  
The Departed - Trailer -    • The Departed (2005) Official Trailer ...  
Spider-Man: Homecoming - Trailer 2 -    • Spider-Man: Homecoming - Official Tra...  
District 9 - Trailer 2 -    • District 9  Trailer #2  
Wonder Woman - Official Trailer -    • WONDER WOMAN - Official Trailer [HD]  
Joy - Trailer -    • JOY | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Ce...  
Black Panther - Teaser Trailer -    • Black Panther Teaser Trailer [HD]  
Psychonauts 2 - Story Trailer -    • Psychonauts 2 Story Trailer  
John Wick 2 - Trailer 2 -    • John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017 Movie) Off...  
Mission Impossible: Fallout - Trailer 1 -    • Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) ...  
The Dark Knight - Trailer 3 -    • The Dark Knight - Official Trailer 3 ...  
The Matrix Revolutions - Trailer -    • The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Officia...  
Thor Ragnarok - Trailer 2 -    • "Thor: Ragnarok" Official Trailer  

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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.

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