Wind and Truth - Trailer Concept

[Shatter He/Him]

1 minute ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Idk what your English teacher has to do with this, but thanks?

He's amazing with this sorta stuff and I want his critique for you. He's my Scottish English teacher.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Shatter said:

He's amazing with this sorta stuff and I want his critique for you. He's my Scottish English teacher.

Ahh, ok

Well, I’d appreciate his feedback!

[Vielence She/Her]

On 8/5/2025 at 7:41 PM, Hoid Slayer said:

So

I was looking at @Doc12's old trailer concepts for Mistborn and the Stormlight Archive, and I realized that this is actually something I've envisioned a lot. Especially for Wind and Truth.

The trailer script here is decently long, so it would probably be the final trailer before the release, not that it really matters in this case. This took me way longer to make than I thought it would. Finding quotes for the voiceovers was especially grueling. So, yeah. Here it is.

Not every scene in this trailer concept is actually in the book; but we can assume they took place, at some point or another.

Words in red describe the sound playing; normal words describe what's on the screen.

Voiceover sound generally corresponds to the scene below it.

Music is intended to be an epic, highly edited version of Half Light by BANNERS.

Needless to say, spoilers for Wind and Truth ahead:

...

(black screen)

Silence.

Then thunder.

(Shot pans around Dalinar as he stands atop Urithiru, holding the Way of Kings in one hand. He overlooks the landscape as the Everstorm rages below the tower.)

Music begins.

(Smooth transition to a mirroring shot of Shallan, standing atop Lasting Integrity overlooking Shadesmar with the same camera angle. Pattern and Testament stand nearby.)

First musical beat.

(Remaining members of Bridge Four party (muted sound), while Kaladin watches on wistfully from the doorway. Syl, life size, puts her hand on his shoulder.)

Nohadon's voice: The question... is not whether you will love,

(Black and white shot, Endgame trailer-style, of Kaladin playing in the fields with Tien as kid)

Hurt,

(Black and white young Shallan stands, holding a Shardblade, in a pool of red blood)

Dream,

(Young Shallan entertains her brothers, before looking back towards a doorway across which in another room, her father screams at his lover and hits her)

And die.

(Black and white older Kaladin holds Tien's body in his arms, weeping to the world, in a field of corpses)

Silence.

Fade to black.

Music crescendos.

(Series of flashes of quick shots: Kaladin carries a bridge in Sadeas's army. Kaladin stands above the Honor Chasm. Kaladin is strung up on the roof of the barracks, ravaged by the Highstorm, left to die)

Music stops.

Fade to black.

Heavy breathing.

Footsteps clatter.

Music explodes.

(Kaladin, Radiant, leaps across the chasm to the Tower, absorbing Stormlight from the parshendi. He lands, and a blast of Stormlight sends everything pushed back. From here on, the scenes are still black-and white, except the characters and Stormlight are in color)

It is what you will love,

(Shallan, also exempt from the black-and-white, draws on the boat approaching Kharbranth)

Why you will hurt,

(Kaladin stands between Moash and the conspirators, wielding Syl as a spear, protecting Elhokar)

When you will dream,

(Shallan stands in front of a mirror on her wedding day. Behind her, Veil and Radiant walk up and place their hands on her shoulders)

and how you will die.

(Kaladin falls through the sky, until suddenly exploding in a burst of radiance. Armor forms around him, and he catches Lirin.)

This is your choice.

(Kaladin lifts Lirin back up to safety, and joins the battle in Urithiru)

Voiceover change to Dalinar: What is the most important step a man can take?

(Black and white scene of younger Dalinar standing above the burning Rift, blade outstretched, eyes alight with flaming fury)

The next one. Always the next one.

(In the present, (no longer black-and-white) Dalinar plays with Gav, but as soon as the kid is distracted, he gazes into the distance, expression sorrowful)

Child Szeth's voice: But... how do you know what to do?

(Young Szeth dances around the family rock)

The right choices. How do you know what they are?

(Young Szeth weeps in the rain, holding up blood soaked hands and kneeling before Molli's corpse)

(Older, but still young, Szeth defeats a pirate in hand-to-hand combat, then, chest heaving, looks down at his bloodied hands before glancing at the camera with a murderous gaze)

Lirin: Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.

(A grinning Adolin greets Azish generals in the dome, shaking hands, Colot at his side)

If nobody starts, then others cannot follow.

(A wave of Regals crashes against the Azish line of defense at the dome, and Adolin, glowing in brilliant shardplate, stands against them)

Hoid: It will get worse again. Then better.

(Dalinar and Navani trot along Shin foothills, with a pack of ancient Singers. Dalinar stops, and pauses to overlook the expansive landscape)

This is life. And I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine.

(Dalinar and Navani fight as Knights Radiant in a desolation. They pause to overlook a valley, where Fused and Radiant forces crash into each other.)

But there will be sunshine again, and that is a very different thing to say.

(Kaladin lands alongside Szeth to look over the plains of Shinovar (essentially the first concept art piece Brandon released))

Kaladin and Hoid, together: You WILL be warm again.

(Kaladin dances with Syl, who morphs in his hand from spear to woman. They laugh, together)

Gavinor: Everyone dies. So many people. Killing.

(Abidi the monarch stands in the Azish dome, Fused forces surging to battle around him. He looks at the camera, demonic grin on his face)

And dying.

(Aerial shot of Vyre's body, strewn on a snowy mountaintop, eyes burned out, being found by Fused)

And killing.

(El wipes a bloody knife)

And dying.

(Close-up of Mraize's face as he sits on his chair in the Ghostbloods headquarters, sipping a drink carefully)

So many being killed...

(Back view of Ishar walking up an outcropping in the foothills of Shinovar as the sun rises before him, lines of Connection leaking from his fingertips)

Adolin: People break. And sometimes...

(Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain look through a Spiritual Realm barrier at the smoky form of Ba Ado Mishram. Shallan outstretches her hand towards the barrier)

The strong ones break harder than the weak ones. Because they're the ones you pile everything on top of.

(The floor beneath Shallan gives way, and she falls through a Spiritual Realm vortex of memories)

(Young Renarin is held against the wall by a squad of bullies)

Hoid: Would that any of us could protect ourselves from the costs that heroism often requires.

(Abidi stalks, grinning with blade in hand, towards Shallan who is scrambling on the floor of an ornate room)

But again, if there were no cost, no sacrifice...

(Jasnah kneels in a Thaylen temple, face obscured. Fen walks up behind her)

Would it be heroism at all?

(Aerial view of Sigzil lashing himself across a battlefield in the Shattered Plains, strewn with corpses and wreckage, rain pouring. Sigzil catches himself, then looks up at the camera)

Fade to black.

Music dims.

Adolin: The four of us. Drinks, once this is done. Promise me.

(Adolin huddles with Kaladin, Shallan, and Syl in Azimir.)

Shallan: Promise.

(Everyone turns to Kaladin, who looks down. Finally, he looks up.)

Kaladin: Drinks. Jokes. Laughter. At the end. I PROMISE.

Music strengthens back up.

Hoid: Everything you've done - everything you've been - has prepared you for what's next.

(Venli pushes open the entrance of a cave and steps out into the Listener camp. massive chasmfiends lounge in the sun)

Fade to black

Music dims.

We're heading straight into the most difficult moment in our lives.

(Quick shot of Dalinar Kholin climbing the steps up to Urithiru, face stern, Way of Kings in hand, with a shadow looming over him (essentially the second piece of concept art Brandon released) before a quick fade back to darkness)

Remember.

Music explodes in rapid bursts (no longer a set song)

Black screen w/caption: Urithiru

(Quick shot of Renarin, Shallan and Rlain on the fields outside Urithiru, looking ominously into the distance)

Hope is wonderful.

Black screen w/caption: Shinovar

(Spinning camera around Szeth and Kaladin brandishing weapons back to back, but without clear view of who they're fighting)

Keep it.

Black screen w/caption: Azimir

(Quick shot of Adolin rushing across Fused forces in the dome in full plate, leaping over bodies and soldiers to get to Neziham)

Treasure it.

Black screen w/caption: The Shattered Plains

(Quick shot of Listeners riding Chasmfiends into battle on Narak Prime)

And if hope doesn't mean anything to you when you lose...

Black screen w/caption: Thaylenah

(Quick shot of Jasnah summoning Ivory while watching ships prepare for war in the harbor)

Black screen w/caption, in different, crackly font: The Spiritual Realm

(Quick shot of Dalinar and Navani rushing through human pilgrims during their arrival in Roshar)

Then it wasn't ever a virtue in the first place.

Fade to black. 

Music stops.

Azish general screaming hauntingly: HOOOOOOOOOLD!!

Silence.

Taravangian's voice, taunting: Dalinar, Dalinar, Dalinar...

(Close up of Taravangian's eyes flashing open, revealing infinite depths of gold and red)

Fade to black.

Hoid: This... it frightens me.

HOLY EVERLOVING RUSTING HELL

THAT WAS AMAZING. 
 

Can anyone on here actually make this? Bc I’d watch that over and over and never get tired of it. 
you get all the stars. Ever. 

On 8/5/2025 at 9:48 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I felt so many goodbumps as I was like "YEAH THATS THE QUOTE"

"OH MY GOD THEY DID SAY THAT"

"I LOVED THE THAT QUOTE!"

"OH MY GOD CHILLS"

Me! 

On 8/5/2025 at 9:49 PM, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Just picturing it was insane. Like I could see it all playing out

ME TOO AGH

On 8/5/2025 at 9:59 PM, Hoid Slayer said:

Thank you all so much!

WOW

THANK YOU

That is honestly the highest compliment I could get

Honestly, I had a lot of fun putting this together. I started by just making a list of all the scenes I wanted to include, and then finding the voiceovers was the really hard part. I got most of them either by remembering monologues I liked from Wind and Truth and then searching for them with keywords in a PDF, or scrolling through reddit posts about people's favorite quotes . Some of them I just stumbled upon accidentally, like Gav talking about killing and dying, but then I realized it fit so well. I also really liked how when I was organizing it, I realized some of the voiceovers could meld really well together - like child Szeth asking about how to make the right choices and Lirin's monologue.

Again, thank you for all the praise

You’re so welcome!! 

On 8/5/2025 at 10:10 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Yeah we need to get this to brandon

Agreed. Could we make a post to Chaos about it or something? 

On 8/5/2025 at 10:02 PM, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Seriously though, does anyone know how to suggest this to Brandon?

see above. 

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

45 minutes ago, VieB13 said:

HOLY EVERLOVING RUSTING HELL

THAT WAS AMAZING. 
 

Can anyone on here actually make this? Bc I’d watch that over and over and never get tired of it. 
you get all the stars. Ever. 

Me! 

ME TOO AGH

You’re so welcome!! 

Agreed. Could we make a post to Chaos about it or something? 

see above. 

I can probably make something close to it, given an hour or so. But I wouldn't be able to make the in-depth animations he described, just a still picture for each scene, of which I think I could find a picture for almost all of them. Any ideas for how to add the voiceovers, lacking a bunch of voice actors? 

[Vielence She/Her]

12 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

I can probably make something close to it, given an hour or so. But I wouldn't be able to make the in-depth animations he described, just a still picture for each scene, of which I think I could find a picture for almost all of them. Any ideas for how to add the voiceovers, lacking a bunch of voice actors? 

Ummm you could ask people on the shard? 
Oh no wait the mods might not allow that. 

What do you think of asking Chaos to pass this along to Brandon?

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

25 minutes ago, VieB13 said:

What do you think of asking Chaos to pass this along to Brandon?

Doesn't hurt? Although it would be a little weird to preemptively plan a trailer for a 5th movie in a set when the 1st isn't out, but I guess it could be adapted to be a trailer for the book if it's not live action? 

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 hours ago, VieB13 said:

HOLY EVERLOVING RUSTING HELL

THAT WAS AMAZING. 
 

Can anyone on here actually make this? Bc I’d watch that over and over and never get tired of it. 
you get all the stars. Ever. 

Me! 

ME TOO AGH

You’re so welcome!! 

Agreed. Could we make a post to Chaos about it or something? 

see above. 

THANK YOU

2 hours ago, VieB13 said:

Agreed. Could we make a post to Chaos about it or something? 

1 hour ago, VieB13 said:

Ummm you could ask people on the shard? 
Oh no wait the mods might not allow that. 

What do you think of asking Chaos to pass this along to Brandon?

I honestly don't know how that would work, but if would be beyond incredible for this to reach Brandon somehow

Although I don't really know if Chaos has a better relationship with Brandon than like any of us; he's just the one in charge of the forums, but they aren't directly associated with Dragonsteel

[Vielence She/Her]

1 hour ago, Ashkaloda said:

Doesn't hurt? Although it would be a little weird to preemptively plan a trailer for a 5th movie in a set when the 1st isn't out, but I guess it could be adapted to be a trailer for the book if it's not live action? 

Hmmm true. 
@Hoid Slayer I doubt any of us would disagree if you made another like this but for the 1st one….

35 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

THANK YOU

I honestly don't know how that would work, but if would be beyond incredible for this to reach Brandon somehow

Although I don't really know if Chaos has a better relationship with Brandon than like any of us; he's just the one in charge of the forums, but they aren't directly associated with Dragonsteel

Your welcome!!!

Its our best bet. You could send an SU to him and people could “sign” it like a petition or something. 

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

40 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

THANK YOU

I honestly don't know how that would work, but if would be beyond incredible for this to reach Brandon somehow

Although I don't really know if Chaos has a better relationship with Brandon than like any of us; he's just the one in charge of the forums, but they aren't directly associated with Dragonsteel

Is anyone here on Reddit? You could directly contact Sanderson through there; it's my understanding that he checks it rather frequently. 

4 minutes ago, VieB13 said:

Hmmm true. 
@Hoid Slayer I doubt any of us would disagree if you made another like this but for the 1st one….

Your welcome!!!

Its our best bet. You could send an SU to him and people could “sign” it like a petition or something. 

Not sure petitioning is gonna help it at all. 

[Vielence She/Her]

Just now, Ashkaloda said:

Is anyone here on Reddit? You could directly contact Sanderson through there; it's my understanding that he checks it rather frequently. 

Not sure petitioning is gonna help it at all. 

Eh petitioning was an idea, and I didn’t say it was a necessarily a good one

Reddit, on the other hand… I’m not on it but if someone is that is a much better idea. 

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

10 minutes ago, VieB13 said:

Hmmm true. 
@Hoid Slayer I doubt any of us would disagree if you made another like this but for the 1st one….

Hmm... 

We'll see 

I only really made this one cause I had all the thoughts running in my head; I haven't read tWoK in a while, so it would take some more effort, but it could be a fun project!

5 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

Is anyone here on Reddit? You could directly contact Sanderson through there; it's my understanding that he checks it rather frequently. 

Nope 

5 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

Not sure petitioning is gonna help it at all. 

Yeahhh

I mean I could send an email

[Vielence She/Her]

On 11/11/2025 at 5:41 PM, Hoid Slayer said:

Hmm... 

We'll see 

I only really made this one cause I had all the thoughts running in my head; I haven't read tWoK in a while, so it would take some more effort, but it could be a fun project!

Nope 

Yeahhh

I mean I could send an email

Well I will be there when if it happens!! This one was ABSOLUTE. FIRE. 

Ah man.

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

On 11/11/2025 at 1:46 PM, Ashkaloda said:

I can probably make something close to it, given an hour or so. But I wouldn't be able to make the in-depth animations he described, just a still picture for each scene, of which I think I could find a picture for almost all of them. Any ideas for how to add the voiceovers, lacking a bunch of voice actors? 

You can't do that, look at the Dragonsteel's legal policy.

[Myst He/Him]

Absolutely love this. It is amazing and awesome, and I want to rep it more than once.

If we want to get it to Brandon, then we should probably do all of it. Send an email, post on Reddit, and talk to Chaos. And the. Hope he likes it. 

[Vielence She/Her]

13 hours ago, IHadAThought said:

Absolutely love this. It is amazing and awesome, and I want to rep it more than once.

If we want to get it to Brandon, then we should probably do all of it. Send an email, post on Reddit, and talk to Chaos. And the. Hope he likes it. 

Ha yeah probably. He’s a good writer though so he SHOULD like to bc it’s storming AWESOME

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

On 11/15/2025 at 11:58 PM, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

You can't do that, look at the Dragonsteel's legal policy.

Oh yeah you're right

Quote

Can I Make A Non-Profit Fan Movie / Short / Trailer?

I am flattered you want to do this, but at this time I do not allow film or movie adaptations (regardless of length, media, or technology) of any Dragonsteel or Brandon Sanderson novels, literary works, or artwork. This decision is based on several factors, including at least: (i) the history and legacy of my works as written works and (ii) potential future development of my literary works.

 

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

1 hour ago, Ashkaloda said:

Oh yeah you're right

 

I'm not sure if this allows trailer scripts, even, but he lets fanfics, so it's probably fine.

Edited November 17, 2025 by ThatOneWorldhopper

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

1 minute ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

I'm not sure if this allows trailer scripts, even, but he lets fanfics, so it's probably fine.

Scripts are fine so long as they are not in video format. 

[Vielence She/Her]

4 hours ago, Ashkaloda said:

Scripts are fine so long as they are not in video format. 

Whew I’m thinking of doing a Mistborn Final Empire one

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

7 hours ago, VieB13 said:

Whew I’m thinking of doing a Mistborn Final Empire one

I have a couple, but then Hoid did this one and it felt too awkward to post it.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

17 minutes ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

I have a couple, but then Hoid did this one and it felt too awkward to post it.

Noooo we wanna see yours

Also guys I am thinking of making this into an email to Brandon when I have the time

If I do write the email, I'll post my draft here first

[Vielence She/Her]

On 11/17/2025 at 8:50 PM, Hoid Slayer said:

Noooo we wanna see yours

Also guys I am thinking of making this into an email to Brandon when I have the time

If I do write the email, I'll post my draft here first

Please do!! Thanks!

On 11/17/2025 at 8:31 PM, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

I have a couple, but then Hoid did this one and it felt too awkward to post it.

Noooooooo you should post them 10000% @ThatOneWorldhopper

Edited November 19, 2025 by VieB13

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

why did I just see this

absolutely amazing

so much feel

@Hoid Slayer

Edited November 19, 2025 by Sherma Main

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Sherma Main said:

why did I just see this

absolutely amazing

so much feel

@Hoid Slayer

Thank you thank you thank you

I have some time today so I'll try to make some edits (improvements) and then post the email draft for Brandon if I get to it

[Vielence She/Her]

22 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Thank you thank you thank you

I have some time today so I'll try to make some edits (improvements) and then post the email draft for Brandon if I get to it

YAY