How To Make a Documentary Trailer- A Breakdown of My Editing Process - Alex Zarfati
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Do you know how to make a documentary trailer? In this video, I'll take you through my entire video editing process of creating a documentary film trailer. So let's explore this entire video to know about it and please Subscribe to this channel. Stay tuned 🙏 / alexzarfati2022
If you're wondering how to make a documentary trailer or any other kind of movie trailer, this video is perfect for you. A good movie trailer is always appreciated. They aid in spreading the word about your endeavor. As standalone, brief bursts of cinematic excitement, they amuse audiences. Even if you haven't even finished filming the entire movie, a well-done trailer can help you secure funding.
But it takes a lot of work to make a terrific trailer that engages the audience and describes your concept. The same storytelling elements and strategies that draw viewers into movies and television shows must also succeed in trailers, perhaps even more so because every single second of a trailer is closely scrutinized.
Trailers provide moviegoers with a sample of what is to come, giving viewers a basic understanding of the story's plot and genre. Film trailers are crucial because they inform viewers of the storyline and entice them to watch the movie. The genre of the movie and its themes can be revealed in the trailer. The best trailers introduce you to the main characters, establish the main conflict of the movie, and leave you hanging with a significant plot twist.
Editing is a method that combines pictures with other materials with the goal of developing a narrative that captivates the audience through a cinematic form. Filmmakers use editing as a tool to not only tell a story but also to generate a visually appealing film that makes the audience experience the narrative deeply.
Even though a documentary trailer is only a minute or two long, you still have to approach its production strategically. I go over how I plan and organize my premiere profiles, the thought process of video editing, and why film trailers are important. Get ready to turn your next documentary trailer into a straight banger!
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00:00- Intro
00:22- Why a film trailer is important
01:08- Before I start editing
02:07- Editing with music
03:49- Check your list
04:05- Workflow/Organization
04:20- Getting into the edit
22:00- Watching your edit and making notes
23:10- Adding B-roll
36:13- The Final Trailer
0438 The footage gets double graded!!!!!!! :(
How to make a Documentary trailer- A Breakdown of my editing process
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i'm currently working on a film and found this very helpful, i went to film school, and all the stuff i learned back then, is obsolete now
love this content bro! this helped me a great deal in editing a trailer for a doco I have just finished because editing a trailer in and of itself is a different art to editing a full length feature. thanks for the tips bro!
That’s awesome Shaun and yeah I totally know what you mean. Editing a trailer is a completely different skill. I’m glad this helped brother. Good luck with your projects and your filmmaking journey🙏🏻
This is probably the best content I've seen online about cutting a trailer (and I produce trailers for a living). Really nice job man!
Thank you brother 🙏🏻
This breakdown is perfection. You do such a great job explaining everything. So good. Thank you so much. Please make more videos. Can't wait🥰
Thank you Alex! I'm an editor and doing mostly vlogs but I realize that your sound design techniques specifically the one about trailer which explains about all the types of sfx and how to use them can pretty much apply to any project. I love sound design and I have really learned so much from you! Happy New Year
This is amazing! I love seeing your passion for documentaries come out in the video! This deserves more views
Very informative tutorials. How about adding a little conflict to the trailer and where that would come in for a simple documentary style cooking show?
This is Amazing Alex!!! I love the content and the editing and cutting process of the final trailer. Superb editing style!!! Your tutorials will help me to become the best editor for my creative projects!!! I appreciate it very much!!! Great work thanks for sharing!!! ❤❤❤❤
So glad you found it helpful 🙏🏻
I love this bro ❤❤❤❤ so educative….
Awesome Alex and thanks for unselfishly sharing this.
man this is mind blowing video... so underrated channel love more break down like this
Wow, thanks. It is more than helpful as I start to assemble my trailer. Cheers
DOPE!!!!❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Alex, this tutorial rocks! You instruction style is captivating. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am working on a military history documentary and I need to create a trailer. Thanks, Brother!!!
That’s awesome man it feels good knowing people benefit from this kind of content. There’s a lot more documentary filmmaking content on the channel so I definitely suggest checking some of that stuff out.
@@Alexzarfatifilms - Alex, when you get a moment, check out my trailer. Thanks for the inspiration. Let me know what you think. ua-cam.com/video/2_Fw4PiLRvw/v-deo.htmlsi=_f6UaxxghQm6rIb1
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Cheers man, applying this to my next client. I make a lot of my ads "trailer style"
That’s great man glad the video helped!
37 min 💪🏼😉 great work as always my friend 😀 I am still working on my action trailer 😂
Thank you man
Can’t wait to see your trailer
@@Alexzarfatifilms maybe next year 😂 I work 10-12 hours every day 🙈 filming is only fun for me 🎥 passion
@@Alexzarfatifilms me too 😂
Good one
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Alex, great video! Any recommended software for a newbie on a budget?
Hey Adjei, I love premiere pro and you can get it I believe for like $25 a month from Adobe cloud. Or you can do a one time fee with Davince resolve and it is quickly becoming one of the industry standards. If I were you I would get the trial version of both and try them out.
@@Alexzarfatifilms Much appreciated! I'm excited to get started.
@@Alexzarfatifilms I did it. It's rough, but I made the trailer! I went with Da Vinci. Thanks again for the video and advice
@@kingadjei-frimpong3310 That's awesome man! share the link here and send me a DM on Instagram I'll repost!
I am from India, whatever tutorial you make, please shake it up and speak slowly because English is less understandable.