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1. I was inspired to make a movie trailer from most of the youtube videos I watch. Since I didn't want to make one of the whole movie, I downloaded only a oart of it, the selection scene from the hunger games.

2. Next, you have to select the bits which you want to use. This involves a lot of time on choosing the correct clips and when to use.

3. The other big step is choosing which clip comes before the next and which one preceeds the other. This process involves a lot of trial and error, since most trailers are meant to intise the audience, that is what you have to do with small clips. Keep in mind that you have already seen the movie and you are preparing for a people who hav not seen it.

4. After that, I started with the firdt parts of suspense inserted basic title pages between different clips to create some sort of dark, intense atmosphere in the video.

5. Choosing a song is also key. The song will ultimaely determine the mood of the audience and if they continue to watch the trailer or not. I chose a great song by Florence and the Machine. It had a building tone to it. Next, you have to select parts of the song. This demands a lot of accuracy with the beat drops and sound frequencies. 

6. The other hard step is inserting the music at the correct places. And since I was taking a song meant for another movie, I had to figure out how to make different song parts flow. I took a part of the song with high frequency and made it merge with the parts I wanted to connect. This didn't sound overly great but it made a huge difference.

7. The final parts are making everything that you have done come together, awesomely. You might spend 5 hours doing this but the product is amazing. With the correct interludes, transition, climax and falling action, the trailer can get the audience to see the actual movie. Remember not to make the trailer too long or the audience will get bored.

8. Export your work to a master file and put a description, select where you want it to be saved and there you go. The file might take some time to save so be patient.

9. Other basic tricks with trailers is the manipulation of video. You can retime videos to go in slower so as to build up a rising action in the trailer. This of course has to go hand in hand with the music. But do not speed up or slow down the song. This gives the trailer an amature look.

Hungergames trailer

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