What is The Art of Trailer Editing?
An online video training course that will teach you how to edit trailers & promos in all genres – comedy, action, suspense & drama.
Learn trailer-specific editing techniques used only in this unique style of cutting. These are very different from those used in other forms of editing.
40+ 1080p HD tutorials, plus raw HD practice footage with full audio splits and a 950+ piece library of premium trailer sound design & music.
…designed for anyone who needs to:
Promote a film
Drive sales and traffic
Market online content
Announce a product or event
Impress a distributor, studio or client
MODULE 1 | WELCOME
Lesson 1: Welcome to The Art of Trailer Editing
An overview of the course and a bit of information about what you’re going to learn (Length 02:58)
Lesson 2: How this Course is Organized
A review of the course structure with the various types of lessons, live editing practice and more (Length 02:00)
MODULE 2 | INTRODUCTION TO TRAILER EDITING
Lesson 3: Main Types of Trailers & Promos
Comparing the different kinds of trailers, teasers and promos and understanding the function of each (Length 02:29)
Lesson 4: Four Challenges of Trailer Editing
Discover why the craft of trailer editing is so different from feature editing (Length 07:22)
Lesson 5: Key Trailer Editing Tools & Vocab
Learn all the different techniques and terminology frequently used in the trailer world (Length 04:14)
Lesson 6: Amateur vs Professional Trailers
Compare two trailers from the same film and review which works better and why (Length 05:15)
MODULE 3 | PLANNING A TRAILER
Lesson 7: Research & Organization Workflows
The important steps you need to follow before you begin editing any trailer (Length 09:05)
Lesson 8: Positioning the Movie
Determine your marketing, targeting and cutting style and how it affects your final trailer (Length 04:09)
Lesson 9: Telling the Story Quickly and Simply
How to get people to watch your movie with a succinct and interesting trailer story (Length 06:21)
Lesson 10: Arranging the Trailer Structure
A step-by-step walk-through of the planning and paper-cutting stage of a trailer (Length 08:28)
MODULE 4 | ESSENTIAL TRAILER EDITING TECHNIQUES
Lesson 11: Choosing the Music
Use a smart music auditioning strategy to choose the perfect cue for your cut (Length 06:08)
Lesson 12: How to Use Sound Design
Learn professional trailer sound design techniques to enhance the moments in your trailer (Length 08:59)
Lesson 13: Laying the Foundation with Audio
How and why to begin your trailer by actually cutting the audio bed first (Length 18:02)
Lesson 14: Creating the Big Trailer Moments
How to carve out and accent your trailer’s most important parts with advanced editing techniques (Length 08:59)
Lesson 15: Storytelling with Style
Learn flashy editing techniques for creating a trailer that will hold your viewer’s interest (Length 05:11)
Lesson 16: Cutting Professional Montages
How to cut an emotionally-moving, exciting and understandable montage (Length 11:09)
Lesson 17: Working with Graphics & Voiceover
Best practices for creating and using high-quality graphics & narration (Length 05:47)
Lesson 18: The Importance of Un-Resolution
Explore this fundamental strategy of trailer editing to keep your audience wanting more (Length 01:56)
MODULE 5 | DRAMA TRAILER TECHNIQUES
Lesson 19: Storytelling & Character Development
How to tell a story about people and places your audience will fall in love with (Length 07:55)
Lesson 20: Creating Emotion in a Cut
Dramatic editing techniques to stir emotions in your audience and help a trailer resonate (Length 11:40)
MODULE 6 | COMEDY TRAILER TECHNIQUES
Lesson 21: Essential Comedy Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for helping jokes and moments feel funny (even if they’re not) (Length 04:05)
Lesson 22: Crafting a Story with Jokes
How to build a comedy trailer by smoothly stringing together the best jokes in the film (Length 06:24)
Lesson 23: Style Tips for Comedy Editors
Specific comedy editing tips to add energy, style and visual interest to a trailer (Length 09:12)
Lesson 24: The Power of the Music Stop
How to use the most important comedy editing technique that exists (Length 08:14)
MODULE 7 | ACTION TRAILER TECHNIQUES
Lesson 25: Beat-Driven & Rhythmic Accents
The complete guide to creating exciting, perfectly-timed action accents in your cut (Length 13:08)
Lesson 26: Building Intensity with Hit Grids
Learn how to use sound design to easily build up the intensity of your music cue (Length 15:10)
Lesson 27: Creative Sound Design Techniques
Create a highly memorable trailer by combining creative pieces of sound design (Length 05:40)
MODULE 8 | SUSPENSE & HORROR TRAILER TECHNIQUES
Lesson 28: Essential Suspense & Horror Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for building suspense and scaring your audience (Length 10:38)
Lesson 29: The Sound of Silence
How to effectively harness the power of silence in your next suspense trailer (Length 07:25)
Lesson 30: Creating Organic Sound Motifs
Use organic sounds from your film to create a custom, rhythmic sound motif (Length 13:44)
MODULE 9 | THE EDITING WORKSHOP
Lesson 31: Edit Workshop: The Project Overview
Take a closer look at the trailer we’ll be editing in this course (Length 02:37)
Lesson 32: Edit Workshop: Setting Up the Project
A quick guide to setting up your project and importing your files (Length 05:42)
Lesson 33: Edit Workshop: Organizing the Project
Preparing to edit with proper trailer organization (Length 02:45)
Lesson 34: Edit Workshop: Creating the Paper Cut
Planning your story, positioning and structure (Length 04:15)
Lesson 35: Edit Workshop: Building the Structure
Begin editing your trailer with a proper audio foundation (Length 09:27)
Lesson 36: Edit Workshop: Filling in the Picture
Adding picture and building montages in your cut (Length 08:26)
Lesson 37: Edit Workshop: Sound Design
Make your trailer come alive by adding layers of sound design (Length 06:59)
Lesson 38: Edit Workshop: Bringing It All Together
Analyze and troubleshoot problems with your trailer (Length 02:24)
Lesson 39: Edit Workshop: Final Mixing & Tweaks
Fine-tune your audio mix and polish your cut to perfection (Length 04:49)
MODULE 10 | WRAP UP
Lesson 40: Reviewing Key Lessons Learned
A quick review of key lessons learned in the course (Length 01:39)
Lesson 41: Your Next Learning Steps
Suggestions for taking your trailer editing skills even further (Length 01:40)
