Science fiction trailers live or die on the 'what if'. Readers want the premise in one line — a technology, a discovery, a first contact — and the human consequence in the next.
Generate my science fiction trailerThe best sci-fi hooks make the idea personal: not 'humanity uploads its minds' but 'my mother uploaded her mind, and now she wants a body back'.
Ideal length: 45–60 seconds for TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels (vertical 9:16).
[What if (one change to reality)] + [who it happens to] + [the consequence nobody predicted].
The colony ship was supposed to wake us in 300 years. It woke me alone, in year 11, and the captain's log says I'm the reason.Why it works: Isolation + guilt
In 2089 you can sell your sleep. Mara sold ten years of it. Now someone is dreaming with her memories.Why it works: Economic premise → identity horror
We finally answered the signal. It was our own voice, sent from the future, begging us not to.Why it works: First-contact reversal
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