Ever struggle with 'editor's block' or just can't get rolling on a project? Been there too. Let's dig into some solutions. Increasing your productivity in the bay I can’t tell you how many times I feel like I’ve been working…
The music stop is, arguably, the most useful trick a trailer editor can ever learn. It’s exactly what it sounds like: the stopping of the music to underline, highlight or draw attention to a particular line of dialogue, the punchline…
Ponder this for a minute... "When I hire people, I look for those who are exceptionally passionate about films. It is crucial they have good taste, you can’t really teach that but you can teach everything else." - David Coultas /…
This may seem counter-intuitive but, the first step to creating a great trailer is divorcing yourself from the full length movie. This can be difficult to do, especially if you were involved in making the film. It’s easy to become…
Every editor knows that music and sound design are the lifeblood of any good trailer — but have you ever seen exactly how it's made? Today we're going behind-the-scenes with music composer and sound design artist, Steven Phillips. Steven is the founder…
Let’s be honest. No editor wants to get notes. However, receiving, interpreting and executing notes effectively is one skill that separates professional editors from the amateurs. Let's take a look at some tips for dealing with them. The Amateur Editor's…
The world of trailer and promo editing doesn’t get much time in the spotlight compared to its longer-form cousin, feature editing. In this short Edit Tip, we’ll be taking a look a few common structures you can use when cutting…
It’s a very simple idea that will govern almost every single aspect of your trailer: nothing should fully resolve. How many trailers have you seen where the main character jumps off of a building or a cliff and, while they’re…
Studies have shown the human mind can most easily recall the first and last items in a series quite well. Things in the middle tend to be forgotten. The brain stores the first item in a list in long-term memory.…
A trailer is basically two and a half minutes of information. How much information can a person be exposed to in that amount of time and still be expected to retain any of it? It’s a delicate balance. If you…