Firewatch to Ooblets: How Game Trailers Are Made (PAX West 2017)

0:00 Introductions 0:36 Firewatch Trailer 1:45 Thimbleweed Park Ransome Trailer 3:10 Question: How have game trailers changed in the industry? 4:24 Capture Tools: Software 5:13 Capture Tools: Hardware 5:56 Editing Software (Paid) 6:40 Editing Software (Free) 7:05 Showing what’s unique about the game 7:55 Question: How to find the focus for a trailer 10:15 Pre-production: Paper Edits 11:59 Quadrilateral Cowboy Trailer 13:28 Question: How do you think of the concept for a trailer? 14:52 Pre-production: Music Preparation 16:15 Pre-production: Video Outline 16:38 The 3 Pillars of Game Capture 17:28 Game Capture: Composition & Rule of 3rds 18:06 Game Capture: Composition & Eyetrace 18:52 Game Capture: Readability 19:45 Game Capture: Performance 21:18 Game Capture: Uncharted 4 multiple takes 22:03 Jackie Chan inspirational words 22:21 Question: What is it like performing game capture? 23:18 Debug Tools: Saving Time 24:56 Debug Tools: Creative Options in Ooblets 26:34 Question: How do you decide when to release a first trailer? 29:59 Special build to capture for the Firewatch E3 trailer 33:46 Advice: How to practice capturing for 3rd person games 34:46 Editing: My 3 Focuses 35:22 The Line of Rising Action in film & trailers 36:12 Editing Tip: Slowly introduce new ideas & repeat for emphasis 37:30 Editing Tip: Cut to the beat & leave no gaps 38:11 Editing Tip: See/Say, aka if you mention something, SHOW IT! 38:45 Advice for game developers from developers 41:11 Advice for aspiring trailer editors 43:03 Advice for if you want to be a AAA game trailer editor 44:52 Advice for if you want to be an indie game trailer editor 46:20 Thanks for coming!