ALL FILMS deserve quality marketing - not just Hollywood productions. We've seen our fair share of BAD MOVIE TRAILERS, and we're sure you have to. That's why we want to offer professional-level TEASER/TRAILER PRODUCTION to INDEPENDENT filmmakers, production companies, and content creators that rival those you see at the theatre at a fraction of the price.
We believe a good trailer entices the viewer, leaves them wanting more, and communicates the style, tone, and subject of the film WITHOUT giving away major plots or the THIRD ACT!
If you agree with us, then perhaps we should be in business! So whether you have a short film, feature film, web series, or other video project that you want to premiere, we want to help you market it like the big boys.
We don't just watch trailers, we dissect them. While Hollywood marketing agencies are worried about consumer dollars and eyeball tracking, we care about the filmmaker's intent, because we are filmmakers ourselves. As cinematographers, directors, actors, and editors, we are passionate about presenting work that showcases all of these facets while - again - NOT giving away anything that would ruin the integrity of the movie. We won't want to just make something that sells tickets, but we want trailers that our peers will look back on, at the end of the year, and say, "Boy...that was an awesome trailer."
Bottom line: We're thinking about what YOU want, not what a studio or distributor would want.
Because we're such fans of trailers, and movies in general, we KNOW what gets our juices flowing. Our goal is always to create a product that excites us first, and not something beholden to quadrents or demographics. If the trailer doesn't make US want to see the movie, then we're doing it wrong, and we don't like to be wrong.
Our trailers are handcrafted, sustainably sourced, and custom built-to-order for every customer. We are a NO TEMPLATE ESTABLISHMENT, meaning we make sure every teaser or trailer is made from scratch for a more savory experience. Our goal is delivering the highest quality theatrical experience, even on your phone, for people who really love movies. To achieve this, our approach is simplicity and balance; however, our secret sauce, we'll never tell...
Our Ingredients:
After finalizing your trailer, we will also edit an extra 15 or 30 second spot, based on your needs, utilizing the same elements for the main trailer.
Resembling the main trailer in everything from structure, sound, and major beats, but differing in focus of shots. Think "character" trailers or "hero and villain" versions. Only two allowed for a maximum of 3 trailers. If you want more versions after B & C, it will be another add-on.
If determined during the consultation that VO will be part of the project, we will work with you on the script, audition a VO Artist, and implement the VO into the final trailer.
Never underestimate the power of GIFS for your social media account. These can be taken directly from the trailer, or we can utilize the clips and footage provided to create some. These will include any subtitles or watermarks necessary to promote the film.
We will take the existing trailer, final & approved, and reframe it in a vertical format (for use on TikTok or similar social media site) making sure all action is centered as necessary. If there are multiple versions of the trailer, then it is an additional cost for each one.
For any revisions required after the final has already been delivered. Can also be used once project is complete if, for instance, you got accepted into multiple festivals and want to add laurels to your trailer.
While this varies from project-to-project, we anticipate we can finalize a trailer between 7-10 days; depending on revisions and notes from yourself. If wanting a quicker turnaround, then that will be an extra cost. Our time starts after we have received the deposit and all materials requested in Step 2.
That's OK. We will do basic color grading and sound design on your raw clips as needed, but we cannot do VFX if that is missing. These may be simple but will include consultation beforehand. Can include *work in progress* text as necessary.
If we have already done a version with unfinished effects or missing footage, a new trailer with finalized material will require a separate project request. We am sorry.
While we don't work from templates, we do utilize sites that offer low cost music and elements licensing (ie: fonts or graphics.) This could be from artlist.io, Musicbed, APM, or Envato.
We can do basic subtitles and text overlays with some animation. This may also include camera tracking or placing text into the scene as well. Any motion graphics that may require an animator, a VFX artist, or a graphic designer, we unfortunately cannot do at this time. Our focus is presenting all the information as needed for the audience, and may include some overlays or compositing.
Captions can be included and styled as per design specs. We can include these with a separate caption file, or we can burn them in as an option for videos that autoplay without sound, or for the smaller social media spots. These will be no extra cost, but are limited to basic captions, and implementing bolder, or animated subtitles, may be an extra cost.
We will work with you to finalize a final title design for your project, but we only moonlight as graphic designers, and cannot yet put that on our resumes. We may utilize license fonts or graphics to help achieve something that fits your project. If utilizing the same styling for your final film, we'll need to discuss license options and costs associated so you can have access to those elements.
We will send you links to files via google drive or Vimeo, depending on your preferences. Alternatively, if you have a location you'd like us to deliver to, we will accommodate that as well.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the marketable nature of a project. We will try my best to make the project as interesting as possible, utilizing all our previous experience and marketing skills at our disposal, but we cannot guarantee satisfaction.
Since we offer a full-resolution final video, along with audio stems, in the final deliverables, which are yours to do with as you will or change as needed, we reserve ownership of our project files and do not share those online.
The deposit acts as an agreement for us to begin work. It will also serve as payment should either party decide to part ways before a finalized version can be reached. Unfortunately the deposit is non-refundable should we not be able to deliver a final product. We will try everything in our ability to create a trailer that everyone is happy with, and if it's within our power, we also offer discounts or free add-ons in order to achieve that goal.