Cinematic Trailer Production

Use this skill when the user wants a trailer-like video: a movie-style trailer, teaser, launch trailer, game trailer, documentary trailer, series promo, event reveal, high-impact product preview, or social cutdown that sells anticipation rather than fully explaining everything.

This is a production discipline skill, not a provider manual. Pair it with the relevant local pipeline, generation-provider skill, editing/composition skill, and delivery tool instructions before calling tools or exporting files.

Core rule

Make one promise, then escalate proof of that promise.

A trailer is not a miniature full story. It is an engineered desire machine: the audience should understand the genre, stakes, tone, and reason to care while still wanting the full release. Every beat, shot, caption, sound cue, and title card should earn attention or increase anticipation.

Start with the trailer brief

Before writing prompts or generating clips, lock these decisions: