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 -    • A24 AV Squad  
Giaronomo Productions -    • A24 Giaronomo  
Grand Son Creative -    • A24 Grand Son  
Mark Woollen & Associates -    • A24 Mark Woollen  
Motive Creative -    • A24 Motive  

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

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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.