How and Why Trailers Spoil Movies (And how to avoid spoilers when editing trailers)
321Why do movie trailers spoil the movie all the time? In this video I break down the reasons movie trailer editors include so many spoilers, why trailers feel spoilery, and how you as a trailer editor can avoid this perception even if you are technically using spoilers!
Read more about movie trailer spoilers on my blog here: https://www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2017/12/29/how-trailer-spoilers-work
Video Chapters
00:00 - Why trailers spoil movies
01:10 - Balancing spoilers with what people want
02:26 - What REALLY creates a feeling of being spoiled
02:46 - Questions a trailer SHOULD and SHOULDN'T answer
03:04 - Castaway
03:47 - Unbroken
04:40 - How editing affect audience expectation
05:00 - Redeye
05:56 - How to avoid spoilers (The Matrix)
06:57 - Avoiding the appearance of showing spoilers
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ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Derek Lieu and I'm a trailer editor who makes video game trailers! I got my start in the movie trailer industry at a house which produced 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 made trailers for games like: Firewatch, Dead Cells, Subnautica, Ooblets and BattleBlock Theater.
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.
I hope to shed light on this mostly unknown industry, and gather together a nice community of people who love to watch and make trailers!