My name's Derek, and I edit trailers for video games both professionally and for fun! I've helped make trailers for the games Among Us, Half-Life: Alyx, Firewatch, Spelunky 2, Dead Cells, Subnautica, Katana ZERO, Manifold Garden, Ooblets and a whole lot more!

[Free Stuff](http://www.trailernewsletter.com) subscribe for weekly tips for making trailers! [My game trailer making course](https://vgta.teachable.com) for the fastest way to start making game trailers. [Portfolio](http://www.derek-lieu.com) for my professional work [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/derek_lieu) for talk about trailers and cats [Free Video Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/dereklieu) for tutorials and essays about the art of making trailers! [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@derek_lieu) for bite-sized trailer making tips

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Game trailer critiques every other Friday at 11AM Eastern time!

1. Be respectful. 2. Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and all other hate speech will not be tolerated. 3. No talking about pirating software 4. No spamming 5. Seriously, don't be a dick. In my chat and in life.

**What are your computer specs?** Editing Rig - 2017 iMac - 3.8 Ghz Intel Core i5 - 32 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4 RAM Capture Rig - Intel Core i7-4790K - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 2080 - Corsair Vengeance Blue 16GB RAM **What software do you edit with?** I cut on Premiere Pro CC **What shortcuts are you using?** Most every shortcut that I use is in this [list of Premiere shortcuts](http://www.derek-lieu.com/2014/07/08/26-simple-tricks-for-faster-editing-premiere-pro-cc/) I made for my blog.