Behold! The trailer. A short, powerful and deceptively simple piece that requires a whole different set of editing skills.
For example:
- Do you know how to deconstruct a 4 minute music cue to make it fit within a 2 minute trailer? How about a 1 minute teaser? Or a 30 second spot?
- What’s the best way to simplify a complex story into a couple minutes, without confusing your viewer?
- How about when, where and HOW to use layers of sound design to enhance a thrill, punctuate a joke or build suspense in a very short period of time.
You might think, it’s only a minute or two in length, how hard could it possibly be?
Famous…last…words.