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A step-by-step guide to perfecting your Indie trailer.

Also consider using:
Arcade Fire if you have music budget.
– Recurring slow-motion shots of an object falling… Perhaps an ox jawbone that shatters?
(All budget dependent.)

Closely related: Remaking a Charlie Kaufman trailer for comedy audiences.

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