My Practice Teaser Trailer

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  1. ctkmedia13 September 2017 at 01:34

    Some good understanding of the positioning of titles and use of footage.
    How does this follow the structure of the example of a teaser trailer - montage, texture shots, fades to black etc? WT.C

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