Why A24’s Movie Trailers Are the Best | Video Essay

How do you edit movie trailers like A24? This video essay explores what makes them so unique, and shares some tips for how to make your trailers more like A24. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - A24’s reputation 01:36 - The four categories of movie trailers 01:56 - Who makes movie trailers 02:39 - Timeline trailers 04:52 - Setup trailers 08:46 - Character trailers 10:13 - Mood & Tone trailers 12:27 - Why A24’s brand stands out 16:05 - How to edit an A24 style movie trailer 17:25 - A24 dialogue editing vs the mainstream 19:17 - The Florida Project 21:14 - How A24 trailers use title cards 22:07 - Movie trailer segues 23:36 - Bodies Bodies Bodies 25:51 - Summary of A24 trailer editing tips 27:56 - Uncut Gems 28:45 - Mainstream trailer are good, actually 30:06 - Final thoughts & conclusions A24 Trailer House Playlists AV Squad - Giaronomo Productions - Grand Son Creative - Mark Woollen & Associates - Motive Creative - A24 Trailers A Ghost Story Trailer A Prayer Before Dawn Trailer 2 After Yang Trailer Bodies Bodies Bodies Trailer 1 C’mon C’mon Trailer 2 Climax Trailer 1 Eighth Grade Trailer Equals Trailer 2 Everything Everywhere All at Once Trailer Ex Machina Trailer 1 Ex Machina Trailer 1 “Implications” Ex Machina Trailer 2 First Cow Trailer First Reformed Trailer Free Fire Red Band Trailer Good Time Trailer Green Room Trailer 2 Hereditary Trailer Hereditary Trailer 2 High Life Trailer In Fabric Trailer It Comes at Night Trailer 2 Lady Bird Trailer Laggies Trailer Lamb Trailer 1 Marcel the Shell With Shoes On Trailer Men Trailer MIDSOMMAR Teaser MIDSOMMAR Trailer Minari Trailer Moonlight Trailer On the Rocks Trailer Revenge of the Green Dragons Trailer 1 Room Trailer 2 Saint Maud Trailer SKIN Trailer Swiss Army Man Trailer The Captive Trailer The Disaster Artist Trailer 1 The End of the Tour Trailer 1 The Farewell Trailer The Florida Project Trailer The Green Knight Trailer 1 The Humans Trailer The Last Black Man in San Francisco Trailer The Lighthouse Trailer 1 The Lighthouse Trailer 2 The Sea of Trees Trailer 1 The Spectacular Now Trailer The Tragedy of Macbeth Trailer 1 The Witch Trailer 2 Uncut Gems Trailer Under the Silver Lake Trailer Under the Skin Trailer Waves Trailer X Trailer 1 Trailers Arlington Road Trailer Arrival Trailer 2 Black Panther Trailer 1 Black Panther Trailer 2 Black Panther Wakanda Forever Teaser Castaway Trailer Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Trailer 2 F9 Trailer 2 Frequency Trailer Kedi Trailer Knives Out Trailer Mission Impossible: Fallout Trailer 1 Mission Impossible: Fallout Trailer 2 No Country For Old Men Trailer 1 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer 2 Terminator Genisys Trailer 2 The Cat Rescuers Trailer The Invisible Man Trailer 1 The Invisible Man Trailer 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Trailer 1 The Matrix Revolution Trailer 1 The Misfits Trailer 1 Thor Love and Thunder Trailer 2 Top Gun Maverick Trailer 2 Ultraviolet Trailer Unbroken Trailer 1 Uncharted Trailer 2 What Lies Beneath Trailer Additional editing by Shaun James — FOLLOW ME! Weekly trailer making tips - Patreon: Instagram Trailer Tips: Website: Twitter: Podcast: — ABOUT ME Hi, I’m Derek Lieu and I make indie 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: Among Us, 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.