How do people make movie trailers?

Remember the last time you were really, really, really excited to see a movie? That might have been because you saw a trailer that showed you amazing scenes from the movie, gave you a little preview of what it was going to be about, and got you pumped to see the full thing. But who puts this mini version of the movie together, and how? We asked Travis Abels, who makes movie trailers, to help answer this question.

Remember the last time you were really, really, really excited to see a movie? That might have been because you saw a trailer that showed you amazing scenes from the movie, gave you a little preview of what it was going to be about, and got you pumped to see the full thing. But who puts this mini version of the movie together, and how? We asked Travis Abels, who makes movie trailers, to help answer this question.
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