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Introducing The Art Of Trailer Editing
A step-by-step training course from Real Hollywood Pros
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What is The Art of Trailer Editing?
An online video training course that will teach you how to edit trailers & promos in all genres – comedy, action, suspense & drama.
Learn trailer-specific editing techniques used only in this unique style of cutting. These are very different from those used in other forms of editing.
40+ 1080p HD tutorials, plus raw HD practice footage with full audio splits and a 950+ piece library of premium trailer sound design & music.
…designed for anyone who needs to:
Promote a film
Drive sales and traffic
Market online content
Announce a product or event
Impress a distributor, studio or client
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40+ Trailer Tutorials in 1080p HD Video
Over 5 hours of lessons teaching you how to cut a professional trailer
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Hands-On Practice Footage with D/M/E Audio Splits
Get hands-on practice by cutting your own trailer along with us
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Training From Real Hollywood Trailer Editors
Learn the techniques real Hollywood editors are using on the job every day
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Professional Trailer Graphics & Script Pack
Custom trailer scripts and graphics to enhance your cut
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950+ Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Premium trailer music and sound design to create the perfect audio bed
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30-Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
If you’re not completely satisfied with your training we’ll refund your purchase
Step-by-step training
Lessons are designed to teach you real trailer editing skills you can use.
MODULE 1 | WELCOME
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Lesson 1: Welcome to The Art of Trailer Editing
An overview of the course and a bit of information about what you’re going to learn
Length 02:58
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Lesson 2: How this Course is Organized
A review of the course structure with the various types of lessons, live editing practice and more
Length 02:00
MODULE 2 | INTRODUCTION TO TRAILER EDITING
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Lesson 3: Main Types of Trailers & Promos
Comparing the different kinds of trailers, teasers and promos and understanding the function of each
Length 02:29
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Lesson 4: Four Challenges of Trailer Editing
Discover why the craft of trailer editing is so different from feature editing
Length 07:22
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Lesson 5: Key Trailer Editing Tools & Vocab
Learn all the different techniques and terminology frequently used in the trailer world
Length 04:14
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Lesson 6: Amateur vs Professional Trailers
Compare two trailers from the same film and review which works better and why
Length 05:15
MODULE 3 | PLANNING A TRAILER
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Lesson 7: Research & Organization Workflows
The important steps you need to follow before you begin editing any trailer
Length 09:05
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Lesson 8: Positioning the Movie
Determine your marketing, targeting and cutting style and how it affects your final trailer
Length 04:09
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Lesson 9: Telling the Story Quickly and Simply
How to get people to watch your movie with a succinct and interesting trailer story
Length 06:21
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Lesson 10: Arranging the Trailer Structure
A step-by-step walk-through of the planning and paper-cutting stage of a trailer
Length 08:28
MODULE 4 | ESSENTIAL TRAILER EDITING TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 11: Choosing the Music
Use a smart music auditioning strategy to choose the perfect cue for your cut
Length 06:08
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Lesson 12: How to Use Sound Design
Learn professional trailer sound design techniques to enhance the moments in your trailer
Length 08:59
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Lesson 13: Laying the Foundation with Audio
How and why to begin your trailer by actually cutting the audio bed first
Length 18:02
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Lesson 14: Creating the Big Trailer Moments
How to carve out and accent your trailer’s most important parts with advanced editing techniques
Length 08:59
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Lesson 15: Storytelling with Style
Learn flashy editing techniques for creating a trailer that will hold your viewer’s interest
Length 05:11
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Lesson 16: Cutting Professional Montages
How to cut an emotionally-moving, exciting and understandable montage
Length 11:09
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Lesson 17: Working with Graphics & Voiceover
Best practices for creating and using high-quality graphics & narration
Length 05:47
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Lesson 18: The Importance of Un-Resolution
Explore this fundamental strategy of trailer editing to keep your audience wanting more
Length 01:56
MODULE 5 | DRAMA TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 19: Storytelling & Character Development
How to tell a story about people and places your audience will fall in love with
Length 07:55
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Lesson 20: Creating Emotion in a Cut
Dramatic editing techniques to stir emotions in your audience and help a trailer resonate
Length 11:40
MODULE 6 | COMEDY TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 21: Essential Comedy Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for helping jokes and moments feel funny (even if they’re not)
Length 04:05
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Lesson 22: Crafting a Story with Jokes
How to build a comedy trailer by smoothly stringing together the best jokes in the film
Length 06:24
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Lesson 23: Style Tips for Comedy Editors
Specific comedy editing tips to add energy, style and visual interest to a trailer
Length 09:12
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Lesson 24: The Power of the Music Stop
How to use the most important comedy editing technique that exists
Length 08:14
MODULE 7 | ACTION TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 25: Beat-Driven & Rhythmic Accents
The complete guide to creating exciting, perfectly-timed action accents in your cut
Length 13:08
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Lesson 26: Building Intensity with Hit Grids
Learn how to use sound design to easily build up the intensity of your music cue
Length 15:10
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Lesson 27: Creative Sound Design Techniques
Create a highly memorable trailer by combining creative pieces of sound design
Length 05:40
MODULE 8 | SUSPENSE & HORROR TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 28: Essential Suspense & Horror Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for building suspense and scaring your audience
Length 10:38
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Lesson 29: The Sound of Silence
How to effectively harness the power of silence in your next suspense trailer
Length 07:25
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Lesson 30: Creating Organic Sound Motifs
Use organic sounds from your film to create a custom, rhythmic sound motif
Length 13:44
MODULE 9 | THE EDITING WORKSHOP
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Lesson 31: Edit Workshop: The Project Overview
Take a closer look at the trailer we’ll be editing in this course
Length 02:37
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Lesson 32: Edit Workshop: Setting Up the Project
A quick guide to setting up your project and importing your files
Length 05:42
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Lesson 33: Edit Workshop: Organizing the Project
Preparing to edit with proper trailer organization
Length 02:45
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Lesson 34: Edit Workshop: Creating the Paper Cut
Planning your story, positioning and structure
Length 04:15
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Lesson 35: Edit Workshop: Building the Structure
Begin editing your trailer with a proper audio foundation
Length 09:27
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Lesson 36: Edit Workshop: Filling in the Picture
Adding picture and building montages in your cut
Length 08:26
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Lesson 37: Edit Workshop: Sound Design
Make your trailer come alive by adding layers of sound design
Length 06:59
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Lesson 38: Edit Workshop: Bringing It All Together
Analyze and troubleshoot problems with your trailer
Length 02:24
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Lesson 39: Edit Workshop: Final Mixing & Tweaks
Fine-tune your audio mix and polish your cut to perfection
Length 04:49
MODULE 10 | WRAP UP
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Lesson 40: Reviewing Key Lessons Learned
A quick review of key lessons learned in the course
Length 01:39
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Lesson 41: Your Next Learning Steps
Suggestions for taking your trailer editing skills even further
Length 01:40
The Trailer Editing Workshop
Follow along and cut your own trailer with us
1080p HD Source Footage
Download a professionally-shot short film with full D/M/E audio splits
The best way to learn editing is by actually doing it. This footage was specifically chosen to present you with common trailer editing challenges you’re likely encounter on your own projects. Use all the new trailer skills and techniques you’ve learned to gain a high level of mastery in this editorial art form.
Premium Trailer Music & Sound Library
Work with professional quality audio to create the perfect audio mix
A 950+ piece library of premium trailer music and sound design. Sound design and music play a HUGE role in the trailer editing process. We’ve worked closely with our partners at Alibi Music to hand-select the perfect library of cues you’ll need to craft an amazing audio bed.
Trailer Graphics & Script Pack
Use professional trailer scripts and custom graphics to enhance your cut
Graphic cards can be very useful in supporting the story of a trailer and adding a bit of style. Use the included 14 scripts and graphics, or choose to create your own.
Use any editing software to follow along
Real Hollywood Instructors
Get a unique opportunity to learn exactly how a professional trailer editor works
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125+ Years of Combined Experience
Get access to cutting-edge training from some of the best trailer editors working in the entertainment industry right now.
We’ve taken 125+ years of combined trailer editing experience and compiled the best secrets, editing strategies, techniques, workflows and shortcuts.
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Award-Winning Trailer Editors
These are award-winning trailer editors who have honed their skills and risen to the top of their field.
Awards include:
3 Grand Key Art Awards
31 Gold/Silver/Bronze Key Art Awards
15 Golden Trailer Awards
Our contributing editors have cut trailers for:
THESE MAJOR STUDIOS
& THESE MAJOR FILMS
How does The Art of Trailer Editing compare to other training options?
We’ve already seen how The Art of Trailer Editing has helped many other editors improve their skills. What would it cost for you to learn these techniques someplace else?
We like to be candid with all your choices, so you’re fully informed.
OPTION 1: FILM SCHOOL
You could try learning how to edit a trailer by enrolling in a full-time film school and hope that the curriculum includes plenty of trailer editing training…but most don’t.
FACT: only about 8% of film school classes teach any form of editing
Plus, film school is pretty darn expensive.
Look at these film school tuition stats…
Total tuition & fees for a film degree
To be clear, this is NOT meant to bash film school.
Film schools are great at what they do. They’re meant to give you broad exposure to all aspects of cinematography and they accomplish that very successfully.
But what if you want to specifically improve your editing?
At a film school, you’re usually out of luck.
Most film schools are not designed to train editors.
You might be lucky to get 2 or 3 classes dedicated to editing, along with a bit of outside lab time cutting together a final project.
But their focus is not on really teaching the craft of editing. It can’t be – there just isn’t enough time!
OPTION 2: TRADE SCHOOL
You could take individual editing classes at a trade school.
But these are still pretty pricey.
Additionally, they’ll typically only cover the fundamentals and often the instructors don’t have a great deal of real-world industry experience.
Individual class prices at popular trade schools
So far, none of these are great options.
OPTION 3: ONLINE TRAINING WITH FILM EDITING PRO
If you choose to enroll in a course with Film Editing Pro, you can feel confident that the training is specifically designed to do three things:
Give you hands-on, real-world editing skills you can actually use
Share knowledge from full-time professional editors
Not empty your wallet
Step-by-step instruction, expert tutors, affordable pricing.
*with optional 12-month payment plan
What People Are Saying
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“There are so many different editorial jobs that involve these skills. Even if you’re not looking for the world of trailers I think this is a really good course to have.”
-Bernie T.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
“The Art of Trailer Editing has totally changed how I cut.”
December 30 at 11:25am
“I run a fairly large YouTube channel and often have to create teaser pieces for our new videos. The Art of Trailer Editing has totally changed how I cut. After going through your training, we’ve been able to increase views on new content by about 78%. Thanks guys.”
– Heather A.
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“You were actually seeing real-life examples and how they’ve been used in trailers. That was really helpful for my personal understanding. “
-Jordan G.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
“This course is amazing!”
March 19 at 3:52pm
“This course is amazing! I spent close to $85,000 on film school and the editing training didn’t even come close to this .”
– Sean B.
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“One of my favorite things about the course is that it goes into different genres… At the end of this course, I started looking at trailers differently. “
-Nathan H.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
100% Money-Back Guarantee
Try “The Art of Trailer Editing” for a full 30-days, 100% risk-free
Try the entire The Art of Trailer Editing course. If you don’t LOVE it, we insist that you get 100% of your money back.
We’ll even eat the credit-card processing fees.
Let us tell you exactly why we offer this unbeatable guarantee.
We invested over two years into developing this course, interviewing industry professionals, creating an all-new curriculum, testing it, hiring top-notch designers, and putting together the best lessons anywhere. And then we tested the whole course from beginning to end with an entire class of students. From experienced editors to total beginners.
We know this material works. We only care about developing super high-quality material full of proven techniques, workflows, strategies and more that you can’t find anywhere else.
That’s why we guarantee The Art of Trailer Editing.
It’s simple: Take the course and see for yourself. If it doesn’t work, we want you to email us, prove you did the work, and we’ll refund you 100%.
By the way, we do ask you to show us you’ve done the exercises because we know how powerful they can be when applied. We have no intention of keeping your money if you’re dissatisfied, but we insist that you commit to taking action if you want the results from this course. We’ve spent thousands of hours developing the material in here, and we’d like to share it with you if you’re ready to start improving your film, advancing your career and editing like a pro.
Read our full refund policy here
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The Art of Trailer Editing
STANDARD
12 monthly payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
1 Graphic Style & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $67 – Pay in Full today
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BEST VALUE
The Art of Trailer Editing
PRO
12 monthly payments of $97
(That’s $3.23 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-Piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $167 – Pay in Full today
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The Art of Trailer Editing
ULTIMATE
12 monthly payments of $250
(That’s $8.33 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $503 – Pay in Full today
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Which Art of Trailer Editing option is right for you?
OPTION 1:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING STANDARD
With The Art of Trailer Editing STANDARD, you get the complete Art of Trailer Editing course — including all 41 HD video tutorials. Follow along with us the Editing Workshop and use your new skills to practice cutting your own professional trailer.
Join Today & Get
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
12 Monthly Payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
Get Instant Access
Save $67 — Pay in Full
If you have any questions or concerns about the course, email us. We’re happy to help.
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OPTION 2:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING PRO
Choose the Art of Trailer Editing PRO if you’re looking to get the most bang for your buck. This is our most popular version of the course — and it’s filled with a ton of extra stuff.
You’ll be getting exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with our team of professional trailer editors, a 1200-piece PRO Trailer Sound Design Pack, 4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons and the PRO graphic and script pack, with 3 graphic styles and 14 pre-written trailer scripts.
Join Today & Get
Everything in the STANDARD version…
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
Plus…
The 1200-Piece PRO Trailer Sound Design Pack
Access a massive collection of additional sound design from the Alibi Music Library to give you the power to fully express your sonic creativity.
4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons
Deconstruct trailers from every genre for a deeper understanding of exactly what goes into a successful cut. If you liked Video #3, you’ll love these.
3 Graphic Looks and 14 Pre-Written Scripts
Choose from additional graphic styles to gain more control over the style and feel of your trailer (93 total files).
And 6 Behind-the-Scenes Trailer Editor Interviews
Advice, tips and stories from the best trailer editors in the world
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Video Interview #1: Eric
Meet Eric — A 13-year veteran of the of the trailer industry. Learn how he starts a trailer, his thoughts on various editing challenges, tips for project organization and more. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #2: Ken
Meet Ken — An 8-year trailer veteran. Get his advice on how choose the right trailer cutting style along with some of the biggest editing insights he’s had throughout his career. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #3: Sean
Meet Sean — A young editor who managed to win the trailer industry’s most prestigious award during his first year on the job. Learn how he approaches a trailer and what has helped him to succeed. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #4: Jerry
Meet Jerry — A senior comedy trailer editor for 13+ years. Learn some of his best advice, caveats and favorite tools for cutting a comedy trailer. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #5: Aura
Meet Aura — An award-winning drama trailer editor. Get her advice on how to simplify a story, build emotion into the climax and seamlessly connect all your dramatic moments together. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #6: Ron
Meet Ron — A senior trailer editor with 15+ years of experience. Get his advice for beginning trailer editors and learn how he cuts attention-grabbing opens that will hook your audience. PREVIEW
12 Monthly Payments of $97
(That’s $3.23 per day)
Get Instant Access
Save $167 — Pay in Full
If you have any questions or concerns about the course, email us. We’re happy to help.
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OPTION 3:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING ULTIMATE
Choose The Art of Trailer Editing ULTIMATE if you’re looking for the most comprehensive trailer editing experience. This package is our highest level of training, but it’s not for everyone.
The ULTIMATE package includes the “Professional Trailer Edit Review”. You’ll be submitting your trailer cut for a serious critique from our editing team with specific, written notes on how to improve your cut. Just keep in mind, we’re going to be brutally honest.
If you’re cutting a trailer or teaser for a film and it absolutely needs to be polished to perfection through direct professional guidance, you might consider this package.
Join Today & Get
Everything in the STANDARD & PRO versions…
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
Behind-the-Scenes PRO Editor Interviews
The 1200-Piece PRO Sound Design Pack
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons
14 Additional Graphic Looks and Scripts
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
Plus…
A Personal Trailer Edit Review
We’re happy to help all our students improve their cuts and master The Art of Trailer Editing.
However, the Personal Trailer Edit Review takes this personal mentoring to a whole new level.
Highly-Detailed Feedback
Our professional editors will closely examine your work and send back a detailed, written analysis.
You’ll learn exactly what you’re doing well, which areas could use work and specific instructions on how to improve.
Detailed, written feedback to dramatically improve your trailer
You Choose the Trailer We Review
There are two ways to use your Personal Edit Review. Whichever you choose, we’ll make sure your final cut is completely fine-tuned and polished to perfection.
OPTION 1: Use your Personal Edit Review for the trailer you cut in this course. We’ll give you the feedback and guidance to get it just right.
OPTION 2: Or save your review and cash it in later on a trailer for your own film or project (there’s no expiration date).
It’s 100% up to you.
12 Monthly Payments of $250
(That’s $8.33 per day)
Get Instant Access
Save $503 — Pay in Full
If you have any questions or concerns about the course, email us. We’re happy to help.
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Here’s just a sample of what you’ll learn in “The Art of Trailer Editing”…
6 comedy editing tips to make sure your trailer gets laughs
How to analyze your trailer for critical weak points
A step-by-step method for quickly rough-cutting a trailer
The 3 main types of trailers and promos
2 quick fixes that will improve your trailer graphics
How to craft a flowing comedy trailer using the best jokes in your film
Discover how to properly use hits and whooshes to highlight key moments
Advanced techniques for manipulating your film’s audio for use in a trailer
4 crucial story moments every trailer should have
The best techniques for polishing your cut to look 100% professional
How to paper cut a trailer script
How to use silence to carve out a scary moment
The big differences between amateur and professional trailers
How to correctly plan and prepare for the trailer editing process to ensure success
Essential strategies for organizing your shots and character lines
How to correctly position your trailer in the marketplace to avoid targeting the wrong audience
How to craft beat-driven moments in an action trailer
How to build emotion in a drama trailer
The importance of using “un-resolution” whenever possible
Key trailer editing tools and vocab
The #1 technique for keeping your viewer engaged for 2:30
3 strategies for combining shots into effective trailer moments
The secrets to maximizing the humor of a joke in a comedy trailer
How to layer sound design to build suspense before a scare
Which story elements to include and which to leave out
Hollywood tricks for creating tension in your next horror trailer
4 big challenges of cutting a great trailer
The best tools for polishing your trailer and exciting your audience
Professional sound design techniques to build intensity throughout your cut
A detailed guide on how to create rhythmic sound motifs using organic film audio
How to edit music cues to fit your trailer’s timing and accents
Help Every Step of the Way
Fast & friendly support for your creative and technical questions
You’re never alone with The Art of Trailer Editing. As you go through the course and learn new skills, it’s natural to have questions.
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Email our Editor Support Team and one of our pros will offer you some advice to keep you moving forward.
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The Art of Trailer Editing
STANDARD
12 monthly payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
1 Graphic Style & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $67 – Pay in Full today
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BEST VALUE
The Art of Trailer Editing
PRO
12 monthly payments of $97
(That’s $3.23 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-Piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $167 – Pay in Full today
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The Art of Trailer Editing
ULTIMATE
12 monthly payments of $250
(That’s $8.33 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
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Introducing The Art Of Trailer Editing
A step-by-step training course from Real Hollywood Pros
Learn more
What is The Art of Trailer Editing?
An online video training course that will teach you how to edit trailers & promos in all genres – comedy, action, suspense & drama.
Learn trailer-specific editing techniques used only in this unique style of cutting. These are very different from those used in other forms of editing.
40+ 1080p HD tutorials, plus raw HD practice footage with full audio splits and a 950+ piece library of premium trailer sound design & music.
…designed for anyone who needs to:
Promote a film
Drive sales and traffic
Market online content
Announce a product or event
Impress a distributor, studio or client
Check out these exciting features…
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40+ Trailer Tutorials in 1080p HD Video
Over 5 hours of lessons teaching you how to cut a professional trailer
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Hands-On Practice Footage with D/M/E Audio Splits
Get hands-on practice by cutting your own trailer along with us
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Training From Real Hollywood Trailer Editors
Learn the techniques real Hollywood editors are using on the job every day
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Professional Trailer Graphics & Script Pack
Custom trailer scripts and graphics to enhance your cut
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950+ Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Premium trailer music and sound design to create the perfect audio bed
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30-Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
If you’re not completely satisfied with your training we’ll refund your purchase
Step-by-step training
Lessons are designed to teach you real trailer editing skills you can use.
MODULE 1 | WELCOME
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Lesson 1: Welcome to The Art of Trailer Editing
An overview of the course and a bit of information about what you’re going to learn
Length 02:58
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Lesson 2: How this Course is Organized
A review of the course structure with the various types of lessons, live editing practice and more
Length 02:00
MODULE 2 | INTRODUCTION TO TRAILER EDITING
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Lesson 3: Main Types of Trailers & Promos
Comparing the different kinds of trailers, teasers and promos and understanding the function of each
Length 02:29
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Lesson 4: Four Challenges of Trailer Editing
Discover why the craft of trailer editing is so different from feature editing
Length 07:22
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Lesson 5: Key Trailer Editing Tools & Vocab
Learn all the different techniques and terminology frequently used in the trailer world
Length 04:14
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Lesson 6: Amateur vs Professional Trailers
Compare two trailers from the same film and review which works better and why
Length 05:15
MODULE 3 | PLANNING A TRAILER
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Lesson 7: Research & Organization Workflows
The important steps you need to follow before you begin editing any trailer
Length 09:05
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Lesson 8: Positioning the Movie
Determine your marketing, targeting and cutting style and how it affects your final trailer
Length 04:09
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Lesson 9: Telling the Story Quickly and Simply
How to get people to watch your movie with a succinct and interesting trailer story
Length 06:21
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Lesson 10: Arranging the Trailer Structure
A step-by-step walk-through of the planning and paper-cutting stage of a trailer
Length 08:28
MODULE 4 | ESSENTIAL TRAILER EDITING TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 11: Choosing the Music
Use a smart music auditioning strategy to choose the perfect cue for your cut
Length 06:08
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Lesson 12: How to Use Sound Design
Learn professional trailer sound design techniques to enhance the moments in your trailer
Length 08:59
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Lesson 13: Laying the Foundation with Audio
How and why to begin your trailer by actually cutting the audio bed first
Length 18:02
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Lesson 14: Creating the Big Trailer Moments
How to carve out and accent your trailer’s most important parts with advanced editing techniques
Length 08:59
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Lesson 15: Storytelling with Style
Learn flashy editing techniques for creating a trailer that will hold your viewer’s interest
Length 05:11
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Lesson 16: Cutting Professional Montages
How to cut an emotionally-moving, exciting and understandable montage
Length 11:09
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Lesson 17: Working with Graphics & Voiceover
Best practices for creating and using high-quality graphics & narration
Length 05:47
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Lesson 18: The Importance of Un-Resolution
Explore this fundamental strategy of trailer editing to keep your audience wanting more
Length 01:56
MODULE 5 | DRAMA TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 19: Storytelling & Character Development
How to tell a story about people and places your audience will fall in love with
Length 07:55
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Lesson 20: Creating Emotion in a Cut
Dramatic editing techniques to stir emotions in your audience and help a trailer resonate
Length 11:40
MODULE 6 | COMEDY TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 21: Essential Comedy Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for helping jokes and moments feel funny (even if they’re not)
Length 04:05
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Lesson 22: Crafting a Story with Jokes
How to build a comedy trailer by smoothly stringing together the best jokes in the film
Length 06:24
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Lesson 23: Style Tips for Comedy Editors
Specific comedy editing tips to add energy, style and visual interest to a trailer
Length 09:12
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Lesson 24: The Power of the Music Stop
How to use the most important comedy editing technique that exists
Length 08:14
MODULE 7 | ACTION TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 25: Beat-Driven & Rhythmic Accents
The complete guide to creating exciting, perfectly-timed action accents in your cut
Length 13:08
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Lesson 26: Building Intensity with Hit Grids
Learn how to use sound design to easily build up the intensity of your music cue
Length 15:10
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Lesson 27: Creative Sound Design Techniques
Create a highly memorable trailer by combining creative pieces of sound design
Length 05:40
MODULE 8 | SUSPENSE & HORROR TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 28: Essential Suspense & Horror Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for building suspense and scaring your audience
Length 10:38
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Lesson 29: The Sound of Silence
How to effectively harness the power of silence in your next suspense trailer
Length 07:25
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Lesson 30: Creating Organic Sound Motifs
Use organic sounds from your film to create a custom, rhythmic sound motif
Length 13:44
MODULE 9 | THE EDITING WORKSHOP
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Lesson 31: Edit Workshop: The Project Overview
Take a closer look at the trailer we’ll be editing in this course
Length 02:37
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Lesson 32: Edit Workshop: Setting Up the Project
A quick guide to setting up your project and importing your files
Length 05:42
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Lesson 33: Edit Workshop: Organizing the Project
Preparing to edit with proper trailer organization
Length 02:45
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Lesson 34: Edit Workshop: Creating the Paper Cut
Planning your story, positioning and structure
Length 04:15
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Lesson 35: Edit Workshop: Building the Structure
Begin editing your trailer with a proper audio foundation
Length 09:27
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Lesson 36: Edit Workshop: Filling in the Picture
Adding picture and building montages in your cut
Length 08:26
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Lesson 37: Edit Workshop: Sound Design
Make your trailer come alive by adding layers of sound design
Length 06:59
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Lesson 38: Edit Workshop: Bringing It All Together
Analyze and troubleshoot problems with your trailer
Length 02:24
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Lesson 39: Edit Workshop: Final Mixing & Tweaks
Fine-tune your audio mix and polish your cut to perfection
Length 04:49
MODULE 10 | WRAP UP
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Lesson 40: Reviewing Key Lessons Learned
A quick review of key lessons learned in the course
Length 01:39
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Lesson 41: Your Next Learning Steps
Suggestions for taking your trailer editing skills even further
Length 01:40
The Trailer Editing Workshop
Follow along and cut your own trailer with us
1080p HD Source Footage
Download a professionally-shot short film with full D/M/E audio splits
The best way to learn editing is by actually doing it. This footage was specifically chosen to present you with common trailer editing challenges you’re likely encounter on your own projects. Use all the new trailer skills and techniques you’ve learned to gain a high level of mastery in this editorial art form.
Premium Trailer Music & Sound Library
Work with professional quality audio to create the perfect audio mix
A 950+ piece library of premium trailer music and sound design. Sound design and music play a HUGE role in the trailer editing process. We’ve worked closely with our partners at Alibi Music to hand-select the perfect library of cues you’ll need to craft an amazing audio bed.
Trailer Graphics & Script Pack
Use professional trailer scripts and custom graphics to enhance your cut
Graphic cards can be very useful in supporting the story of a trailer and adding a bit of style. Use the included 14 scripts and graphics, or choose to create your own.
Use any editing software to follow along
Real Hollywood Instructors
Get a unique opportunity to learn exactly how a professional trailer editor works
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125+ Years of Combined Experience
Get access to cutting-edge training from some of the best trailer editors working in the entertainment industry right now.
We’ve taken 125+ years of combined trailer editing experience and compiled the best secrets, editing strategies, techniques, workflows and shortcuts.
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Award-Winning Trailer Editors
These are award-winning trailer editors who have honed their skills and risen to the top of their field.
Awards include:
3 Grand Key Art Awards
31 Gold/Silver/Bronze Key Art Awards
15 Golden Trailer Awards
Our contributing editors have cut trailers for:
THESE MAJOR STUDIOS
& THESE MAJOR FILMS
How does The Art of Trailer Editing compare to other training options?
We’ve already seen how The Art of Trailer Editing has helped many other editors improve their skills. What would it cost for you to learn these techniques someplace else?
We like to be candid with all your choices, so you’re fully informed.
OPTION 1: FILM SCHOOL
You could try learning how to edit a trailer by enrolling in a full-time film school and hope that the curriculum includes plenty of trailer editing training…but most don’t.
FACT: only about 8% of film school classes teach any form of editing
Plus, film school is pretty darn expensive.
Look at these film school tuition stats…
Total tuition & fees for a film degree
To be clear, this is NOT meant to bash film school.
Film schools are great at what they do. They’re meant to give you broad exposure to all aspects of cinematography and they accomplish that very successfully.
But what if you want to specifically improve your editing?
At a film school, you’re usually out of luck.
Most film schools are not designed to train editors.
You might be lucky to get 2 or 3 classes dedicated to editing, along with a bit of outside lab time cutting together a final project.
But their focus is not on really teaching the craft of editing. It can’t be – there just isn’t enough time!
OPTION 2: TRADE SCHOOL
You could take individual editing classes at a trade school.
But these are still pretty pricey.
Additionally, they’ll typically only cover the fundamentals and often the instructors don’t have a great deal of real-world industry experience.
Individual class prices at popular trade schools
So far, none of these are great options.
OPTION 3: ONLINE TRAINING WITH FILM EDITING PRO
If you choose to enroll in a course with Film Editing Pro, you can feel confident that the training is specifically designed to do three things:
Give you hands-on, real-world editing skills you can actually use
Share knowledge from full-time professional editors
Not empty your wallet
Step-by-step instruction, expert tutors, affordable pricing.
*with optional 12-month payment plan
What People Are Saying
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“There are so many different editorial jobs that involve these skills. Even if you’re not looking for the world of trailers I think this is a really good course to have.”
-Bernie T.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
“The Art of Trailer Editing has totally changed how I cut.”
December 30 at 11:25am
“I run a fairly large YouTube channel and often have to create teaser pieces for our new videos. The Art of Trailer Editing has totally changed how I cut. After going through your training, we’ve been able to increase views on new content by about 78%. Thanks guys.”
– Heather A.
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“You were actually seeing real-life examples and how they’ve been used in trailers. That was really helpful for my personal understanding. “
-Jordan G.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
“This course is amazing!”
March 19 at 3:52pm
“This course is amazing! I spent close to $85,000 on film school and the editing training didn’t even come close to this .”
– Sean B.
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“One of my favorite things about the course is that it goes into different genres… At the end of this course, I started looking at trailers differently. “
-Nathan H.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
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We invested over two years into developing this course, interviewing industry professionals, creating an all-new curriculum, testing it, hiring top-notch designers, and putting together the best lessons anywhere. And then we tested the whole course from beginning to end with an entire class of students. From experienced editors to total beginners.
We know this material works. We only care about developing super high-quality material full of proven techniques, workflows, strategies and more that you can’t find anywhere else.
That’s why we guarantee The Art of Trailer Editing.
It’s simple: Take the course and see for yourself. If it doesn’t work, we want you to email us, prove you did the work, and we’ll refund you 100%.
By the way, we do ask you to show us you’ve done the exercises because we know how powerful they can be when applied. We have no intention of keeping your money if you’re dissatisfied, but we insist that you commit to taking action if you want the results from this course. We’ve spent thousands of hours developing the material in here, and we’d like to share it with you if you’re ready to start improving your film, advancing your career and editing like a pro.
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STANDARD
12 monthly payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
1 Graphic Style & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
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PRO
12 monthly payments of $97
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The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-Piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
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The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
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OPTION 1:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING STANDARD
With The Art of Trailer Editing STANDARD, you get the complete Art of Trailer Editing course — including all 41 HD video tutorials. Follow along with us the Editing Workshop and use your new skills to practice cutting your own professional trailer.
Join Today & Get
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
12 Monthly Payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
Get Instant Access
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If you have any questions or concerns about the course, email us. We’re happy to help.
OPTION 2:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING PRO
Choose the Art of Trailer Editing PRO if you’re looking to get the most bang for your buck. This is our most popular version of the course — and it’s filled with a ton of extra stuff.
You’ll be getting exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with our team of professional trailer editors, a 1200-piece PRO Trailer Sound Design Pack, 4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons and the PRO graphic and script pack, with 3 graphic styles and 14 pre-written trailer scripts.
Join Today & Get
Everything in the STANDARD version…
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
Plus…
The 1200-Piece PRO Trailer Sound Design Pack
Access a massive collection of additional sound design from the Alibi Music Library to give you the power to fully express your sonic creativity.
4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons
Deconstruct trailers from every genre for a deeper understanding of exactly what goes into a successful cut. If you liked Video #3, you’ll love these.
3 Graphic Looks and 14 Pre-Written Scripts
Choose from additional graphic styles to gain more control over the style and feel of your trailer (93 total files).
And 6 Behind-the-Scenes Trailer Editor Interviews
Advice, tips and stories from the best trailer editors in the world
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Video Interview #1: Eric
Meet Eric — A 13-year veteran of the of the trailer industry. Learn how he starts a trailer, his thoughts on various editing challenges, tips for project organization and more. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #2: Ken
Meet Ken — An 8-year trailer veteran. Get his advice on how choose the right trailer cutting style along with some of the biggest editing insights he’s had throughout his career. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #3: Sean
Meet Sean — A young editor who managed to win the trailer industry’s most prestigious award during his first year on the job. Learn how he approaches a trailer and what has helped him to succeed. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #4: Jerry
Meet Jerry — A senior comedy trailer editor for 13+ years. Learn some of his best advice, caveats and favorite tools for cutting a comedy trailer. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #5: Aura
Meet Aura — An award-winning drama trailer editor. Get her advice on how to simplify a story, build emotion into the climax and seamlessly connect all your dramatic moments together. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #6: Ron
Meet Ron — A senior trailer editor with 15+ years of experience. Get his advice for beginning trailer editors and learn how he cuts attention-grabbing opens that will hook your audience. PREVIEW
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THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING ULTIMATE
Choose The Art of Trailer Editing ULTIMATE if you’re looking for the most comprehensive trailer editing experience. This package is our highest level of training, but it’s not for everyone.
The ULTIMATE package includes the “Professional Trailer Edit Review”. You’ll be submitting your trailer cut for a serious critique from our editing team with specific, written notes on how to improve your cut. Just keep in mind, we’re going to be brutally honest.
If you’re cutting a trailer or teaser for a film and it absolutely needs to be polished to perfection through direct professional guidance, you might consider this package.
Join Today & Get
Everything in the STANDARD & PRO versions…
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
Behind-the-Scenes PRO Editor Interviews
The 1200-Piece PRO Sound Design Pack
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons
14 Additional Graphic Looks and Scripts
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
Plus…
A Personal Trailer Edit Review
We’re happy to help all our students improve their cuts and master The Art of Trailer Editing.
However, the Personal Trailer Edit Review takes this personal mentoring to a whole new level.
Highly-Detailed Feedback
Our professional editors will closely examine your work and send back a detailed, written analysis.
You’ll learn exactly what you’re doing well, which areas could use work and specific instructions on how to improve.
Detailed, written feedback to dramatically improve your trailer
You Choose the Trailer We Review
There are two ways to use your Personal Edit Review. Whichever you choose, we’ll make sure your final cut is completely fine-tuned and polished to perfection.
OPTION 1: Use your Personal Edit Review for the trailer you cut in this course. We’ll give you the feedback and guidance to get it just right.
OPTION 2: Or save your review and cash it in later on a trailer for your own film or project (there’s no expiration date).
It’s 100% up to you.
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(That’s $8.33 per day)
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Here’s just a sample of what you’ll learn in “The Art of Trailer Editing”…
6 comedy editing tips to make sure your trailer gets laughs
How to analyze your trailer for critical weak points
A step-by-step method for quickly rough-cutting a trailer
The 3 main types of trailers and promos
2 quick fixes that will improve your trailer graphics
How to craft a flowing comedy trailer using the best jokes in your film
Discover how to properly use hits and whooshes to highlight key moments
Advanced techniques for manipulating your film’s audio for use in a trailer
4 crucial story moments every trailer should have
The best techniques for polishing your cut to look 100% professional
How to paper cut a trailer script
How to use silence to carve out a scary moment
The big differences between amateur and professional trailers
How to correctly plan and prepare for the trailer editing process to ensure success
Essential strategies for organizing your shots and character lines
How to correctly position your trailer in the marketplace to avoid targeting the wrong audience
How to craft beat-driven moments in an action trailer
How to build emotion in a drama trailer
The importance of using “un-resolution” whenever possible
Key trailer editing tools and vocab
The #1 technique for keeping your viewer engaged for 2:30
3 strategies for combining shots into effective trailer moments
The secrets to maximizing the humor of a joke in a comedy trailer
How to layer sound design to build suspense before a scare
Which story elements to include and which to leave out
Hollywood tricks for creating tension in your next horror trailer
4 big challenges of cutting a great trailer
The best tools for polishing your trailer and exciting your audience
Professional sound design techniques to build intensity throughout your cut
A detailed guide on how to create rhythmic sound motifs using organic film audio
How to edit music cues to fit your trailer’s timing and accents
Help Every Step of the Way
Fast & friendly support for your creative and technical questions
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The Art of Trailer Editing
STANDARD
12 monthly payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
1 Graphic Style & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $67 – Pay in Full today
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BEST VALUE
The Art of Trailer Editing
PRO
12 monthly payments of $97
(That’s $3.23 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-Piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $167 – Pay in Full today
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The Art of Trailer Editing
ULTIMATE
12 monthly payments of $250
(That’s $8.33 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
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Introducing The Art Of Trailer Editing
A step-by-step training course from Real Hollywood Pros
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What is The Art of Trailer Editing?
An online video training course that will teach you how to edit trailers & promos in all genres – comedy, action, suspense & drama.
Learn trailer-specific editing techniques used only in this unique style of cutting. These are very different from those used in other forms of editing.
40+ 1080p HD tutorials, plus raw HD practice footage with full audio splits and a 950+ piece library of premium trailer sound design & music.
…designed for anyone who needs to:
Promote a film
Drive sales and traffic
Market online content
Announce a product or event
Impress a distributor, studio or client
Check out these exciting features…
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40+ Trailer Tutorials in 1080p HD Video
Over 5 hours of lessons teaching you how to cut a professional trailer
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Hands-On Practice Footage with D/M/E Audio Splits
Get hands-on practice by cutting your own trailer along with us
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Training From Real Hollywood Trailer Editors
Learn the techniques real Hollywood editors are using on the job every day
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Professional Trailer Graphics & Script Pack
Custom trailer scripts and graphics to enhance your cut
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950+ Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Premium trailer music and sound design to create the perfect audio bed
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30-Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
If you’re not completely satisfied with your training we’ll refund your purchase
Step-by-step training
Lessons are designed to teach you real trailer editing skills you can use.
MODULE 1 | WELCOME
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Lesson 1: Welcome to The Art of Trailer Editing
An overview of the course and a bit of information about what you’re going to learn
Length 02:58
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Lesson 2: How this Course is Organized
A review of the course structure with the various types of lessons, live editing practice and more
Length 02:00
MODULE 2 | INTRODUCTION TO TRAILER EDITING
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Lesson 3: Main Types of Trailers & Promos
Comparing the different kinds of trailers, teasers and promos and understanding the function of each
Length 02:29
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Lesson 4: Four Challenges of Trailer Editing
Discover why the craft of trailer editing is so different from feature editing
Length 07:22
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Lesson 5: Key Trailer Editing Tools & Vocab
Learn all the different techniques and terminology frequently used in the trailer world
Length 04:14
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Lesson 6: Amateur vs Professional Trailers
Compare two trailers from the same film and review which works better and why
Length 05:15
MODULE 3 | PLANNING A TRAILER
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Lesson 7: Research & Organization Workflows
The important steps you need to follow before you begin editing any trailer
Length 09:05
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Lesson 8: Positioning the Movie
Determine your marketing, targeting and cutting style and how it affects your final trailer
Length 04:09
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Lesson 9: Telling the Story Quickly and Simply
How to get people to watch your movie with a succinct and interesting trailer story
Length 06:21
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Lesson 10: Arranging the Trailer Structure
A step-by-step walk-through of the planning and paper-cutting stage of a trailer
Length 08:28
MODULE 4 | ESSENTIAL TRAILER EDITING TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 11: Choosing the Music
Use a smart music auditioning strategy to choose the perfect cue for your cut
Length 06:08
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Lesson 12: How to Use Sound Design
Learn professional trailer sound design techniques to enhance the moments in your trailer
Length 08:59
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Lesson 13: Laying the Foundation with Audio
How and why to begin your trailer by actually cutting the audio bed first
Length 18:02
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Lesson 14: Creating the Big Trailer Moments
How to carve out and accent your trailer’s most important parts with advanced editing techniques
Length 08:59
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Lesson 15: Storytelling with Style
Learn flashy editing techniques for creating a trailer that will hold your viewer’s interest
Length 05:11
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Lesson 16: Cutting Professional Montages
How to cut an emotionally-moving, exciting and understandable montage
Length 11:09
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Lesson 17: Working with Graphics & Voiceover
Best practices for creating and using high-quality graphics & narration
Length 05:47
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Lesson 18: The Importance of Un-Resolution
Explore this fundamental strategy of trailer editing to keep your audience wanting more
Length 01:56
MODULE 5 | DRAMA TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 19: Storytelling & Character Development
How to tell a story about people and places your audience will fall in love with
Length 07:55
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Lesson 20: Creating Emotion in a Cut
Dramatic editing techniques to stir emotions in your audience and help a trailer resonate
Length 11:40
MODULE 6 | COMEDY TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 21: Essential Comedy Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for helping jokes and moments feel funny (even if they’re not)
Length 04:05
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Lesson 22: Crafting a Story with Jokes
How to build a comedy trailer by smoothly stringing together the best jokes in the film
Length 06:24
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Lesson 23: Style Tips for Comedy Editors
Specific comedy editing tips to add energy, style and visual interest to a trailer
Length 09:12
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Lesson 24: The Power of the Music Stop
How to use the most important comedy editing technique that exists
Length 08:14
MODULE 7 | ACTION TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 25: Beat-Driven & Rhythmic Accents
The complete guide to creating exciting, perfectly-timed action accents in your cut
Length 13:08
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Lesson 26: Building Intensity with Hit Grids
Learn how to use sound design to easily build up the intensity of your music cue
Length 15:10
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Lesson 27: Creative Sound Design Techniques
Create a highly memorable trailer by combining creative pieces of sound design
Length 05:40
MODULE 8 | SUSPENSE & HORROR TRAILER TECHNIQUES
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Lesson 28: Essential Suspense & Horror Tools
Powerful audio and visual tools for building suspense and scaring your audience
Length 10:38
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Lesson 29: The Sound of Silence
How to effectively harness the power of silence in your next suspense trailer
Length 07:25
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Lesson 30: Creating Organic Sound Motifs
Use organic sounds from your film to create a custom, rhythmic sound motif
Length 13:44
MODULE 9 | THE EDITING WORKSHOP
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Lesson 31: Edit Workshop: The Project Overview
Take a closer look at the trailer we’ll be editing in this course
Length 02:37
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Lesson 32: Edit Workshop: Setting Up the Project
A quick guide to setting up your project and importing your files
Length 05:42
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Lesson 33: Edit Workshop: Organizing the Project
Preparing to edit with proper trailer organization
Length 02:45
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Lesson 34: Edit Workshop: Creating the Paper Cut
Planning your story, positioning and structure
Length 04:15
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Lesson 35: Edit Workshop: Building the Structure
Begin editing your trailer with a proper audio foundation
Length 09:27
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Lesson 36: Edit Workshop: Filling in the Picture
Adding picture and building montages in your cut
Length 08:26
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Lesson 37: Edit Workshop: Sound Design
Make your trailer come alive by adding layers of sound design
Length 06:59
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Lesson 38: Edit Workshop: Bringing It All Together
Analyze and troubleshoot problems with your trailer
Length 02:24
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Lesson 39: Edit Workshop: Final Mixing & Tweaks
Fine-tune your audio mix and polish your cut to perfection
Length 04:49
MODULE 10 | WRAP UP
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Lesson 40: Reviewing Key Lessons Learned
A quick review of key lessons learned in the course
Length 01:39
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Lesson 41: Your Next Learning Steps
Suggestions for taking your trailer editing skills even further
Length 01:40
The Trailer Editing Workshop
Follow along and cut your own trailer with us
1080p HD Source Footage
Download a professionally-shot short film with full D/M/E audio splits
The best way to learn editing is by actually doing it. This footage was specifically chosen to present you with common trailer editing challenges you’re likely encounter on your own projects. Use all the new trailer skills and techniques you’ve learned to gain a high level of mastery in this editorial art form.
Premium Trailer Music & Sound Library
Work with professional quality audio to create the perfect audio mix
A 950+ piece library of premium trailer music and sound design. Sound design and music play a HUGE role in the trailer editing process. We’ve worked closely with our partners at Alibi Music to hand-select the perfect library of cues you’ll need to craft an amazing audio bed.
Trailer Graphics & Script Pack
Use professional trailer scripts and custom graphics to enhance your cut
Graphic cards can be very useful in supporting the story of a trailer and adding a bit of style. Use the included 14 scripts and graphics, or choose to create your own.
Use any editing software to follow along
Real Hollywood Instructors
Get a unique opportunity to learn exactly how a professional trailer editor works
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125+ Years of Combined Experience
Get access to cutting-edge training from some of the best trailer editors working in the entertainment industry right now.
We’ve taken 125+ years of combined trailer editing experience and compiled the best secrets, editing strategies, techniques, workflows and shortcuts.
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Award-Winning Trailer Editors
These are award-winning trailer editors who have honed their skills and risen to the top of their field.
Awards include:
3 Grand Key Art Awards
31 Gold/Silver/Bronze Key Art Awards
15 Golden Trailer Awards
Our contributing editors have cut trailers for:
THESE MAJOR STUDIOS
& THESE MAJOR FILMS
How does The Art of Trailer Editing compare to other training options?
We’ve already seen how The Art of Trailer Editing has helped many other editors improve their skills. What would it cost for you to learn these techniques someplace else?
We like to be candid with all your choices, so you’re fully informed.
OPTION 1: FILM SCHOOL
You could try learning how to edit a trailer by enrolling in a full-time film school and hope that the curriculum includes plenty of trailer editing training…but most don’t.
FACT: only about 8% of film school classes teach any form of editing
Plus, film school is pretty darn expensive.
Look at these film school tuition stats…
Total tuition & fees for a film degree
To be clear, this is NOT meant to bash film school.
Film schools are great at what they do. They’re meant to give you broad exposure to all aspects of cinematography and they accomplish that very successfully.
But what if you want to specifically improve your editing?
At a film school, you’re usually out of luck.
Most film schools are not designed to train editors.
You might be lucky to get 2 or 3 classes dedicated to editing, along with a bit of outside lab time cutting together a final project.
But their focus is not on really teaching the craft of editing. It can’t be – there just isn’t enough time!
OPTION 2: TRADE SCHOOL
You could take individual editing classes at a trade school.
But these are still pretty pricey.
Additionally, they’ll typically only cover the fundamentals and often the instructors don’t have a great deal of real-world industry experience.
Individual class prices at popular trade schools
So far, none of these are great options.
OPTION 3: ONLINE TRAINING WITH FILM EDITING PRO
If you choose to enroll in a course with Film Editing Pro, you can feel confident that the training is specifically designed to do three things:
Give you hands-on, real-world editing skills you can actually use
Share knowledge from full-time professional editors
Not empty your wallet
Step-by-step instruction, expert tutors, affordable pricing.
*with optional 12-month payment plan
What People Are Saying
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“There are so many different editorial jobs that involve these skills. Even if you’re not looking for the world of trailers I think this is a really good course to have.”
-Bernie T.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
“The Art of Trailer Editing has totally changed how I cut.”
December 30 at 11:25am
“I run a fairly large YouTube channel and often have to create teaser pieces for our new videos. The Art of Trailer Editing has totally changed how I cut. After going through your training, we’ve been able to increase views on new content by about 78%. Thanks guys.”
– Heather A.
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“You were actually seeing real-life examples and how they’ve been used in trailers. That was really helpful for my personal understanding. “
-Jordan G.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
“This course is amazing!”
March 19 at 3:52pm
“This course is amazing! I spent close to $85,000 on film school and the editing training didn’t even come close to this .”
– Sean B.
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“One of my favorite things about the course is that it goes into different genres… At the end of this course, I started looking at trailers differently. “
-Nathan H.
FILM EDITING PRO GRADUATE
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We’ll even eat the credit-card processing fees.
Let us tell you exactly why we offer this unbeatable guarantee.
We invested over two years into developing this course, interviewing industry professionals, creating an all-new curriculum, testing it, hiring top-notch designers, and putting together the best lessons anywhere. And then we tested the whole course from beginning to end with an entire class of students. From experienced editors to total beginners.
We know this material works. We only care about developing super high-quality material full of proven techniques, workflows, strategies and more that you can’t find anywhere else.
That’s why we guarantee The Art of Trailer Editing.
It’s simple: Take the course and see for yourself. If it doesn’t work, we want you to email us, prove you did the work, and we’ll refund you 100%.
By the way, we do ask you to show us you’ve done the exercises because we know how powerful they can be when applied. We have no intention of keeping your money if you’re dissatisfied, but we insist that you commit to taking action if you want the results from this course. We’ve spent thousands of hours developing the material in here, and we’d like to share it with you if you’re ready to start improving your film, advancing your career and editing like a pro.
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STANDARD
12 monthly payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
1 Graphic Style & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
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PRO
12 monthly payments of $97
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The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-Piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
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ULTIMATE
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The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
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Which Art of Trailer Editing option is right for you?
OPTION 1:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING STANDARD
With The Art of Trailer Editing STANDARD, you get the complete Art of Trailer Editing course — including all 41 HD video tutorials. Follow along with us the Editing Workshop and use your new skills to practice cutting your own professional trailer.
Join Today & Get
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
12 Monthly Payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
Get Instant Access
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If you have any questions or concerns about the course, email us. We’re happy to help.
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OPTION 2:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING PRO
Choose the Art of Trailer Editing PRO if you’re looking to get the most bang for your buck. This is our most popular version of the course — and it’s filled with a ton of extra stuff.
You’ll be getting exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with our team of professional trailer editors, a 1200-piece PRO Trailer Sound Design Pack, 4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons and the PRO graphic and script pack, with 3 graphic styles and 14 pre-written trailer scripts.
Join Today & Get
Everything in the STANDARD version…
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
Plus…
The 1200-Piece PRO Trailer Sound Design Pack
Access a massive collection of additional sound design from the Alibi Music Library to give you the power to fully express your sonic creativity.
4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons
Deconstruct trailers from every genre for a deeper understanding of exactly what goes into a successful cut. If you liked Video #3, you’ll love these.
3 Graphic Looks and 14 Pre-Written Scripts
Choose from additional graphic styles to gain more control over the style and feel of your trailer (93 total files).
And 6 Behind-the-Scenes Trailer Editor Interviews
Advice, tips and stories from the best trailer editors in the world
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Video Interview #1: Eric
Meet Eric — A 13-year veteran of the of the trailer industry. Learn how he starts a trailer, his thoughts on various editing challenges, tips for project organization and more. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #2: Ken
Meet Ken — An 8-year trailer veteran. Get his advice on how choose the right trailer cutting style along with some of the biggest editing insights he’s had throughout his career. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #3: Sean
Meet Sean — A young editor who managed to win the trailer industry’s most prestigious award during his first year on the job. Learn how he approaches a trailer and what has helped him to succeed. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #4: Jerry
Meet Jerry — A senior comedy trailer editor for 13+ years. Learn some of his best advice, caveats and favorite tools for cutting a comedy trailer. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #5: Aura
Meet Aura — An award-winning drama trailer editor. Get her advice on how to simplify a story, build emotion into the climax and seamlessly connect all your dramatic moments together. PREVIEW
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Video Interview #6: Ron
Meet Ron — A senior trailer editor with 15+ years of experience. Get his advice for beginning trailer editors and learn how he cuts attention-grabbing opens that will hook your audience. PREVIEW
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OPTION 3:
THE ART OF TRAILER EDITING ULTIMATE
Choose The Art of Trailer Editing ULTIMATE if you’re looking for the most comprehensive trailer editing experience. This package is our highest level of training, but it’s not for everyone.
The ULTIMATE package includes the “Professional Trailer Edit Review”. You’ll be submitting your trailer cut for a serious critique from our editing team with specific, written notes on how to improve your cut. Just keep in mind, we’re going to be brutally honest.
If you’re cutting a trailer or teaser for a film and it absolutely needs to be polished to perfection through direct professional guidance, you might consider this package.
Join Today & Get
Everything in the STANDARD & PRO versions…
The Full 41-video Art of Trailer Editing course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage with Audio Splits
Behind-the-Scenes PRO Editor Interviews
The 1200-Piece PRO Sound Design Pack
950-piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
Trailer Graphics and Script Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Video Lessons
14 Additional Graphic Looks and Scripts
30-Day 100% Money-back Guarantee
Plus…
A Personal Trailer Edit Review
We’re happy to help all our students improve their cuts and master The Art of Trailer Editing.
However, the Personal Trailer Edit Review takes this personal mentoring to a whole new level.
Highly-Detailed Feedback
Our professional editors will closely examine your work and send back a detailed, written analysis.
You’ll learn exactly what you’re doing well, which areas could use work and specific instructions on how to improve.
Detailed, written feedback to dramatically improve your trailer
You Choose the Trailer We Review
There are two ways to use your Personal Edit Review. Whichever you choose, we’ll make sure your final cut is completely fine-tuned and polished to perfection.
OPTION 1: Use your Personal Edit Review for the trailer you cut in this course. We’ll give you the feedback and guidance to get it just right.
OPTION 2: Or save your review and cash it in later on a trailer for your own film or project (there’s no expiration date).
It’s 100% up to you.
12 Monthly Payments of $250
(That’s $8.33 per day)
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Here’s just a sample of what you’ll learn in “The Art of Trailer Editing”…
6 comedy editing tips to make sure your trailer gets laughs
How to analyze your trailer for critical weak points
A step-by-step method for quickly rough-cutting a trailer
The 3 main types of trailers and promos
2 quick fixes that will improve your trailer graphics
How to craft a flowing comedy trailer using the best jokes in your film
Discover how to properly use hits and whooshes to highlight key moments
Advanced techniques for manipulating your film’s audio for use in a trailer
4 crucial story moments every trailer should have
The best techniques for polishing your cut to look 100% professional
How to paper cut a trailer script
How to use silence to carve out a scary moment
The big differences between amateur and professional trailers
How to correctly plan and prepare for the trailer editing process to ensure success
Essential strategies for organizing your shots and character lines
How to correctly position your trailer in the marketplace to avoid targeting the wrong audience
How to craft beat-driven moments in an action trailer
How to build emotion in a drama trailer
The importance of using “un-resolution” whenever possible
Key trailer editing tools and vocab
The #1 technique for keeping your viewer engaged for 2:30
3 strategies for combining shots into effective trailer moments
The secrets to maximizing the humor of a joke in a comedy trailer
How to layer sound design to build suspense before a scare
Which story elements to include and which to leave out
Hollywood tricks for creating tension in your next horror trailer
4 big challenges of cutting a great trailer
The best tools for polishing your trailer and exciting your audience
Professional sound design techniques to build intensity throughout your cut
A detailed guide on how to create rhythmic sound motifs using organic film audio
How to edit music cues to fit your trailer’s timing and accents
Help Every Step of the Way
Fast & friendly support for your creative and technical questions
You’re never alone with The Art of Trailer Editing. As you go through the course and learn new skills, it’s natural to have questions.
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The Art of Trailer Editing
STANDARD
12 monthly payments of $47
(That’s $1.57 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
1 Graphic Style & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $67 – Pay in Full today
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BEST VALUE
The Art of Trailer Editing
PRO
12 monthly payments of $97
(That’s $3.23 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-Piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
Get Instant Access
Save $167 – Pay in Full today
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The Art of Trailer Editing
ULTIMATE
12 monthly payments of $250
(That’s $8.33 per day)
The Full Art of Trailer Editing Course
The Guided Trailer Editing Workshop
1080p HD Source Footage
950-Piece Trailer Music & Sound Library
3 Graphic Styles & 14 Scripts
1200-piece Trailer Sound Design Pack
4 Trailer Deconstruction Lessons
100+ Min of Editor Interview Videos
Professional Review of Your Trailer
