Why Backstory and Lore Make Bad Game Trailers
Derek Lieu
May 27, 2024 14:00
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Backstory and lore make for terrible story trailers for video games because they're talking about things that happened before the game, and they don't help the player understand the game itself.
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Original blog post: https://www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2022/4/4/backstory-doesnt-belong-in-a-game-trailer
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Hi, I'm Derek Lieu and I make indie game trailers! I got my start in the movie trailer industry as an assistant editor at a house which produced trailers for: The Matrix Trilogy, Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean and many more.
Over many years I worked as an editor and started making fan trailers for games, until eventually I got jobs at game trailer houses in Los Angeles where I worked on games like Mortal Kombat X, Shadow of Mordor and lots of LEGO games. Independently I've helped make trailers for games like: Among Us, Half-Life: Alyx, Psychonauts 2, The Long Dark, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Subnautica, Spelunky 2, Ooblets, BattleBlock Theater and a lot more.
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