Post Production Research - Editing in Film Trailers

Before I begin to start editing my film trailer, I decided to research key editing techniques that are typically found in film trailers.

Transitions 
Fade to black/white - This transition is used in most film trailers to change from one scene to another.
Jump Cuts - This makes a trailer appear more dramatic and fast paced. This creates tension within the audience.

Montage Editing 
This shows the audience different scenes from the film the trailer is promoting. this provides the audience with information about the basic plot, as well as introduces them to the main characters in the film.

Special Effects
CGI
Black and White
X-ray

Pace 
The trailers pace is dependent on the genre of film; horror thriller trailers are typically fast paced to build tension and suspense.

Conventional editing in horror thriller trailers
Fast pace editing - this builds tension and causes audiences to become nervous/anxious to what is going to happen next.
Change of volume control from low to high - this scares the audience