How to Make an Indie Game Trailer
1.1M views · May 17, 2019 · Gaming
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@PrepLmmiun · 6 years ago
"a trailer is not a random montage of gameplay clips"<br><br>Mobile game ads: 😐😶
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@pedromarberger4709 · 7 years ago (edited)
Mark Brown: A game trailer should make your game’s content clear to the viewer<br><br>Kojima: So, right now you can see that Norman Reedus is pregnant
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@dorobokino · 7 years ago
How to Make an Indie Game Trailer: get your game featured on Game Maker's Toolkit
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@jordan_private · 7 years ago
For your next game jam, have a separate jam for trailer making and then review the best trailers.
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@oriefalconer4956 · 7 years ago
Composer on Way of the Passive Fist here, it was fantastic working on that trailer with Derek Lieu to build music that would accentuate each section of action and communicate the game's high concept in an exciting way. Really happy to see it featured here!!
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@grantcooper5799 · 7 years ago
Employer: what education do you have for this game design position?<br>Me: I've watched every Gamemaker's Toolkit video twice<br>Employer: You're hired
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@kathyhalton8352 · 7 years ago
I myself am a big fan of constipated gorilla studios
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@DarylTalksGames · 7 years ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CSYA9R70R8&t=448">7:28</a>, I don't think it can be overstated how important this is for not just indie game trailers, but for any trailer. Don't show your full hand for the sake of selling a ton of copies, the "mystery" of what else the game has to offer needs to <b>stay</b> a mystery so that the game can actually deliver that discovery later.
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@Table53 · 7 years ago
So many indie developers seem to forget that without properly marketing their new game and making it seem different and worth playing, then it doesn't really matter how good the game is because we're never going to find out about it! I spend a fair amount of time deliberately trying to find smaller indie titles that might have been missed and even then I still struggle sometimes. This is a great topic to make a video about, Mark. Good job!
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@rage_2000 · 7 years ago
<b>Trailer:</b> Hey you, looking at the screen. Lemme ask you a question<br><b>Me:</b> what?<br><b>Trailer:</b> Do you like awesome things that are awesome?<br><b>Me:</b> what if I said no<br><b>Trailer:</b> Then you gotta play this game, dude<br><b>Me:</b> <i>accurate</i>
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@jmalmsten · 7 years ago
"Or... Make a 15 min arthouse movie."<br>- Hideo Kojima.
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@Anomen77 · 7 years ago
Thank you! I can now make a great trailer unjust one simple step:<br>1) Pay Derek Lieu to do it for me.
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