Sound Design Archives - Kwixlee Digital Video Editing Services

Gladiator (2000) Trailer Video Edit

One of my favorite movies, Gladiator tells the story of a Roman general who was betrayed and finds himself a slave inside the ring as a gladiator. The movie follows his quest for revenge. There are so many great visuals in the film it was hard to choose just a few. Read More

Refractory Short Film

Footage provided by Cinestudy. A fun project to work on. Limited coverage for a portion of the script led to some experimentation in the edit. This was also my first "real" attempt at color grading an entire project. Let me know your thoughts. Read More

The Big Break – Spec Trailer

I was offered a chance to put together this trailer as a speculative project for this film which is still in post production. I chose sequences and shots that conveyed the main crux of the story without giving anything away. I tried to choose music that was in keeping with what the director had chosen, kept the sound effects to a minimum and tried to tell the most important parts through dialogue and the visuals. Read More

May I Call You Agnes – Full Trailer

Piccadilly Films contracted me to create a trailer for their film May I Call You Agnes. They had specific music composed for the short they wanted used in the trailer.From the 20 minutes of footage I choose what I thought were the best shots, combined them over the top of dialogue that conveyed the main conflict of the story and added minimal sound effects. This is the full version. Read More

May I Call You Agnes – 90 Second Trailer (Short Film)

The Landing Short Film Trailer Version 2

A man returns to the Midwestern farm of his childhood on a desperate mission to unearth the horrifying truth of what landed there in the summer of 1960. This is my second attempt at creating a trailer for this Perception Pictures film. This particular version delves deeper into the true extent of the story, with a slightly different sound bed. Go ahead and compare the two! The film, directed by Josh Tanner, was part of the Trailer Editing course for Film Editing Pro curriculum. Read More

Rocky Balboa Motivational Monologue Video Edit

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This video emphasizes that life is not always easy and can be cruel and unfair. It can bring you down and keep you there if you let it. The speaker reminds the person that it's not about how hard life hits, but about how resilient you are and how you keep moving forward. They encourage the person to know their worth and go after what they want without blaming others for their current situation. The idea was to cut together some stock footage, add some graphic and motion design over the top of a great monologue from one of the later Rocky movies. Read More

Finding Neverland (2004) Trailer Video Edit

The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan. I built this trailer by picking out visuals I liked, a music cue that fits the story's emotions well, and adding sound effects to enhance the audio bed. This trailer is a good attempt at telling the main story of the film, although it does seem a little dialogue heavy to me after rewatching it. Maybe we'll give it another attempt sometime. Read More

Cinestudy Horror Scene Video Edit Challenge

A fun project to work on. Cinestudy provided the footage. My part was to organize the footage, form the story and cut it together without the aid of a script. Sound effects were added to try and enhance the footage and some color grading to try and set a darker mood. Read More

Poker Night (Short Film) Video Edit

I wish I could remember where I found this footage provided specifically for practicing video editing. The quality is good and the amount of footage is not overwhelming for cutting together a very short film. For this piece I added titles, music and cut together the footage in a way that conveys the quick story with a funny twist. Read More