Why Turning the HUD Off Makes Game Trailers Better
If you think you need to leave your game's HUD or UI turned on for game trailers, think again. This video explains why the Game HUD or UI is important for game players, but distracting for game trailer audiences.
The tl;dr:
If your trailer is about presenting the premise of the game (the idea, the elevator pitch, the message) to a new audience turn the HUD and UI elements off.
If your trailer is for an audience who is already intrigued by your idea and wants to know specifics about the game mechanics and how it plays when it's in there hands, you'll want to turn the HUD on!
If your game absolutely cannot be understood without HUD and UI turned on, show only as much as needed per each shot.
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Video Chapters
00:00 - When and Why HUD and UI are important
00:38 - Why HUDs are distracting in game trailers
01:38 - Bad use of HUD in game trailers
03:26 - Good use of HUD in game trailers
05:09 - Final thoughts
Games shown (in order of appearance)
The Wonderful 101 Remastered
Fights in Tight Spaces
Void Bastards
Way of the Passive Fist
Predator Hunting Grounds
Final Fantasy VI
Into the Breach
Dead Cells
Crystar
Prey
Tools Up!
Mark of the Ninja Remastered
Thimbleweed Park
Paper Mario The Origami King
Subnautica
Tacoma
Spelunky HD
Heaven's Vault
Hollow Knight
TIS-100
Flotsam
Lonely Mountains Downhill
Company of Crime
Snow Runner
Manifold Garden
Ooblets
Neo Cab
Trailers shown (in order of appearance)
Wonderful 101 Remastered Trailer - • The Wonderful 101: Remastered - Launch Tra...
Fights in Tight Spaces Announcement Trailer - • Fights In Tight Spaces (Announcement Trailer)
Into the Breach Launch Trailer - • Into the Breach Official Launch Trailer
Crystar Gameplay Trailer - • Crystar - Gameplay Trailer | PS4
Prey Mooncrash E3 2018 Launch Trailer - • Prey: Mooncrash – E3 2018 Launch Trailer |...
Tools Up! Reveal Trailer - • Video
Mark of the Ninja Remastered Release Date Trailer - • Mark of the Ninja: Remastered - Release Da...
The Wonderful 101 Launch Trailer (Wii U) - • Wii U - The Wonderful 101 Launch Trailer
Dead Cells Brutal Update Trailer - • Dead Cells - The Brutal Update!
Thimbleweed Park Ray Trailer - • Thimbleweed Park Ray Trailer
Paper Mario The Origami King Announcement Trailer -
Subnautica Console Launch Trailer - • Paper Mario: The Origami King - Announceme...
Tacoma Launch Day - • Tacoma: Launch Day
Spelunky Trailer - • Spelunky Trailer: Out Now on Steam and GOG!
Heaven's Vault Story Trailer - • Heaven's Vault - Story Trailer | PS4
Hollow Knight Release Trailer - • Hollow Knight - Release Trailer
TIS-100 Teaser Trailer - • TIS-100, by Zachtronics - Teaser Trailer
Flotsam O-Fish-ial Release Date Trailer - • Flotsam | O-Fish-ial Release Date Trailer
Lonely Mountain Downhill Launch Trailer - • Lonely Mountains: Downhill - Launch Traile...
Company of Crime Launch Trailer - • Company of Crime | Announcement trailer
Snow Runner Overview Trailer - • SnowRunner - Gameplay Overview Trailer
Manifold Garden Release Trailer - • Manifold Garden - Release Date Trailer
Ooblets Teaser Trailer - • Ooblets Teaser Trailer
Neo Cab What is a Feelgrid Trailer - • Neo Cab - What is a Feelgrid?
Music:
Intro Movie - The Wonderful 101 OST
CH4 - Run from Rapture - Way of the Passive Fist OST (https://oriefalconer.bandcamp.com/alb...)
Lineland Road - Super Paper Mario OST
Into the Unknown - Subnautica OST
Antiquity Row - Into the Breach OST(https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/...)
Manifold Garden Release Trailer - Larissa Okada ( / laryssaokada )
Paper Mario text from: https://www.deviantart.com/fawfultheg...
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ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Derek Lieu and I'm a game trailer editor! 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: Half-Life: Alyx, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Subnautica, Spelunky 2, Ooblets and BattleBlock Theater.
I'm using this channel to teach people about the art of making trailers via video essays, tutorials, reviews, and behind-the-scenes looks at my own work. I think about trailers a lot both for work and fun, so I have A LOT to say about them.
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