Derek Lieu | How to Start Editing a Game Trailer | Video Game Trailer Academy @DerekLieu | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Here's how I start editing a trailer timeline in Premiere, by using text descriptors to map it out!
Blog post version:
derek-lieu.com/blog/2020/7/6/how-to-start-a-new-trailer-timeline
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 - youtube.com/watch?v=0cDkmQ0F0Jw
Crystar Character Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=OSJAY9cxIrY
Full Throttle Story Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=2t_aQ5cEZI0
Cosmic Trip Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=VxQXeGeI2uc
Figment Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=4yIIbH0SEmw
Spelunky 2 Gameplay Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=ZuBDPkOpiaY
Anarcute Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=CpJX4vZMjT0
Cybershadow Announce Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=sA_Sy-PkeMU
Firewatch June 2015 Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=cXWlgP5hZzc
Dead Cells Release Date Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=02G3GUt6Nzo
Subnautica Gameplay Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=BtP8r8nRfko
Katana ZERO Therapy Session Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=vOdcl39LRo0
Way of the Passive Fist Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=4MMdb_Zu2HA
Subnautica Console Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=GkEwheG7eI0
Inception Trailer 3 - youtube.com/watch?v=FiM51gvvW_s
God of War Story Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=JDZO6jJpd50
Psychonauts 2 Story Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=ghO7GcYfrjc
Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo
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Links
Super Mario Bros. 1-1 - youtube.com/watch?v=-avspZlbOWU
Metroid Prime Walkthrough Part 1 - youtube.com/watch?v=2DYeEu2HPdE
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FOLLOW ME!
Weekly trailer making tips - GameTrailerTips.com
Instagram Trailer Tips: instagram.com/derek_lieu
Patreon: patreon.com/dereklieu
Website: derek-lieu.com
Twitter: twitter.com/derek_lieu
Podcast: cutdowncast.com
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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.
Here's how I start editing a trailer timeline in Premiere, by using text descriptors to map it out!
Blog post version:
derek-lieu.com/blog/2020/7/6/how-to-start-a-new-trailer-timeline
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
—
Trailers
Noita 1.0 Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=0cDkmQ0F0Jw
Crystar Character Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=OSJAY9cxIrY
Full Throttle Story Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=2t_aQ5cEZI0
Cosmic Trip Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=VxQXeGeI2uc
Figment Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=4yIIbH0SEmw
Spelunky 2 Gameplay Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=ZuBDPkOpiaY
Anarcute Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=CpJX4vZMjT0
Cybershadow Announce Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=sA_Sy-PkeMU
Firewatch June 2015 Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=cXWlgP5hZzc
Dead Cells Release Date Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=02G3GUt6Nzo
Subnautica Gameplay Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=BtP8r8nRfko
Katana ZERO Therapy Session Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=vOdcl39LRo0
Way of the Passive Fist Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=4MMdb_Zu2HA
Subnautica Console Launch Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=GkEwheG7eI0
Inception Trailer 3 - youtube.com/watch?v=FiM51gvvW_s
God of War Story Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=JDZO6jJpd50
Psychonauts 2 Story Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=ghO7GcYfrjc
Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo
—
Links
Super Mario Bros. 1-1 - youtube.com/watch?v=-avspZlbOWU
Metroid Prime Walkthrough Part 1 - youtube.com/watch?v=2DYeEu2HPdE
—
FOLLOW ME!
Weekly trailer making tips - GameTrailerTips.com
Instagram Trailer Tips: instagram.com/derek_lieu
Patreon: patreon.com/dereklieu
Website: derek-lieu.com
Twitter: twitter.com/derek_lieu
Podcast: cutdowncast.com
—
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.
