The Brock’s Agent trailer by Tom Tailor is an excellent example of a level-1 trailer created using Animoto.com.
Trailer Arc
Script
Here is the timeline script for the video. It is very well structured and guides the viewer.
- A deadly mission for upper Canada’s first secret agent in the War of 1812. (Setup)
- The future of two nations and an empire hang in the balance. (Stakes)
- A kidnapped girl to rescue, and a fortune in furs to fight for in a battle to the death. (Goal)
- A traitor to both sides must be found. (Adversary)
- Only one young man stands in the way … Brock’s Agent. (Protagonist and tie to title)
- One country’s hero is another’s scoundrel. (Hook)
- “… this ripping yarn.” Canada’s Globe and Mail (Praise)
Tom Taylor