Top Game Trailer Mistakes and How to Fix Them

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Making a game trailer is a unique skill that even seasoned video editors can have trouble with due to the very specific needs of their audience. In this #GDoCExpo 2021 talk Derek Lieu highlights the most common pitfalls of inexperienced game trailer makers, and how to fix them to make the trailer show the game off in its best light.
Derek Lieu is a professional game trailer editor who has worked on games such as Half-Life: Alyx, Spelunky 2, Noita, Subnautica, Dead Cells, Firewatch, Katana ZERO and much more. He loves making game trailers and teaching people how to make their own!
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25 июн 2024

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@cicada_games Год назад

Derek talks about how important sound effects are in the trailer, and getting a sense of the feel of the game, which is a great point to make. I honestly think a lot of game devs don't even realize how important sound design is for game feel IN THE GAME, let alone in the trailer!

@AlexStrook 2 года назад

Such a great talk, super useful info by Derek as usual!

@GDoCExpo 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@brandnamepending4817 2 года назад

As someone who's starting to make game trailers thank you very much for the advice

@DerekLieu 2 года назад

You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching!

@brandnamepending4817 2 года назад

@@DerekLieu actually, would it be possible to show you the trailer I did for a game demo recently and get some feedback on it for future projects I do?

@kordianronnberg9090 6 месяцев назад

This lesson is worth thousands of dollars, and I'm shocked it has so few likes! I have been editing films and composing music for many years, but my background is contemporary art, where time has different rules. In short: it flows very, very, very slowly and no one cares about the recipient, because there is an assumption that the recipient should care about art ;). You raised technical issues beautifully and clearly. Even your explanation of the music, despite its accessibility, brought something fresh to my life: looking at the audio track for obvious changes in dynamics! The last points with the highest level of difficulty should never be left out by any creator, regardless of experience. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and I wish you health, happiness, and wealth!

@alexphillips5748 Год назад

Really interesting talk. Thank you! As a casual video game consumer, 95% of trailers I watch are from the Steam page, where audio is muted by default for me. It's often a mix of 2-3 videos and 8-10 screen shots. I have no idea how much I represent a typical consumer but I think it's also worth considering how does the trailer play without audio?

@mandisaw Год назад

This is also the norm on social media. Even RU-vid usually mutes by default if you come in via external link, or embedded frame.

@DarkChibiShadowYT 2 года назад

looking forward to digging into this!

@WhiteNorthStar1 Год назад

So useful! I really like how you open with the essentials... art and music... then get more granular and challenging )

@bencourtemanche 2 года назад

Amazing talk

@Amikochanorg 2 года назад

Awesome video! So helpfully! Thank you =)

@DerekLieu 2 года назад

Glad to hear it was helpful!

@cicada_games Год назад

Excellent talk!

@mandisaw Год назад

Most of these come naturally if you think about it from the viewer's POV. People want to know, "Is this for me?", so each game aspect you show is sort of answering that yes/no question iteratively. If it's "no", they want to know ASAP, and if they get to the end, it should be because your game is a "yes" on all fronts 👍 That said, "Too Confidant" "Too Insecure" - man, I *felt* that. Realized I was "burying the lead" on my USPs. Subtle, but maybe the most critical advice.