I agree-it shouldn’t show you the plot-just the setup leaving you wanting more. BUT it should show you the essence of the STORY-aka the emotional core of what the movie is about and is trying to get across. That aspect would definitely need to be partly demonstrated through setting the right tone of the trailer

When modern movies suck so badly that they show best bits in the trailer, only to get people in the theater seats long enough to break even.... its different than the old days. When the movie actually was good and trailer could only get you interested in it. I miss the old days.

@@kategaging3363 Just think of how George Lucas got the attention of studios with a 2 minute trailer edit of old films

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@@Jaa_morant lol not interested in any positions. Editing literacy is a communication skill that we all need to develop.

Thank you.

The second Rogue One trailer is one of my favorites as well!

Awesome! That makes me feel 👍🏼

Glad it was helpful!

of course. you can check him out here: www.youtube.com/@redappleedits I also put it in the video description

@@ThisGuyEdits thanks so much! So kind of yours to answer. I am a big fun of your channel ❤ I really love the way you explain and make things easy to understand even for me that I am Italian and I don't practice English that often. As soon as I have a bit of free time I will purchase one of your courses. I love editing, I am a self-taught and all to learn. ☺

Pick a movie, rip it so you have the footage to cut with, then find free sfx to add. Look for things like hits, stingers, whooshes, suckbacks, etc. Then cut a trailer.

@@michael3448 the footage taken from movies already have music and sfx, so that's the trickiest part, so you have to find a way to remove all of that and then give it your best shot. I still have no clue how to do that tho, if you do so, I'd be glad if you let me know how to.

@@hsensn4677 Just bring the footage into an editing software and mute the audio on the clip. Then add your own sfx and music.

@@michael3448 And the dialogue?

@@adrianpale2342 In most cases, the dialogue is going to be mixed in with the SFX and Music, so it would be hard to get clean audio. However, I believe some DVD ripping softwares will rip the 5.1 audio, so you would have isolated dialogue.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

@@JLJ2 Actually, I'm REALLY wanting to know how all the big Influencers get movie clios inside their vids AND get away with it.

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@@BoReynolds I was just having this conversation with someone the other day. I see it often and wonder the same thing. I figured maybe there’s something I don’t know as far as legal usage and how it falls under the “Fair Use” doctrine.

Click from where? And how?

I believe he's cutting on premiere while working for GrandSon

It's a gray area. Technically it DOES infringe on copyright laws of the original IP, however, fan edits that are NOT MONETIZED on your channel are normally seen as promotional material in favor of that IP so they turn a blind eye in most cases. There are SOME companies that will get VERY protective of their IP in any form and have been known to send takedown notices and C&D letters as soon as they see their footage being used, one that comes to mine immediately is Nintendo (for both games and movies). If you monetize that fan edit on KZfaq, you open a whole new can of worms.

@@ScottyHunter thats interesting, thanks!

Don't know of a tutorial, but if you know how to roto, then all you're doing is rotoscoping the area that you want to appear over the letterbox and place that layer on top of the letterbox.

@@michael3448 hey thank you so much for replying - I actually figured it out on a split screen project I'm on and like you said, just masked out the subject and placed over a vertical graphic line - it took a while but well worth the time and effort! Thanks again 👍

@@paulie2140 no worries! Glad you figured it out!

If you got the answer, I'd be grateful if you share the info.

....endless possibilities in After Effects compared to Davinci? What are you talking about?

Davinci has Fusion. It's a much more powerful compositing software compared to After Effects.

You're underestimating and misunderstanding editing. Half the story is told through editing. Technically, there wouldn't even be any story without proper an edit.

You have no idea what you're talking about honestly. If it's so easy, everyone would do it, but instead there are a few hundred trailer editors making lots of money to cut studio films trailers. You make it sound like there is no thought put into what shots do use, in what order, and how long to make them.

They literally do release trailers every day lmao

@@EditorMusket ok, I wonder how people got that job then? Like trailer editor are just regular editors I guess. They don’t teach you how to be specifically an editor in movie university

@@Jaa_morant Yes, trailer editing brings great money if you are working at a real trailer house working on studio films. They aren't just cutting theatrical trailers, they are also cutting 15, 30, and 60 second TV spots. The demand is high if you are talented. They get that job by starting off at the bottom at a trailer house, usually in the machine room, or as an assistant editor. From there you spend your free time cutting your own spots for practice, and then when the producers think you're ready they will let you cut actual spots. Then once you're talented enough that they want you spending your time cutting, instead of assisting, they'll make you an editor and then you cut spots and trailers full time. It's a grueling process, but it pays a lot of money.

@@michael3448 I bet it’s really hard from a cognitive point of view right? Sometimes u just can’t come up with the right sequence and stuck for days.

@@Jaa_morant I think the hard part is figuring out what story you want to tell within the trailer. The idea isn't necessarily to give a synopsis of the film, the idea is to find an interesting story to help sell potential viewers on the film. Coming up with the actual cut isn't as hard, as there is sort of a formula that can be followed. The biggest part is the sound design, which consists of the dialogue, the voice over (if any) and the music and sfx.