2. What is a film trailer?
Trailers consist of a series selected shots from the film that
are put together to make up a short video sequence
lasting around 2-4 minutes. Typically the trailer will be
released to the public around 2-3 months before the film
is released however this varies some films like to release
them much more earlier. In conclusion film trailers are like
another type of advertising because they are set out to
entice people to go watch there film. when the film trailers
are complete they are put out to all types of media so then
the public can see them, the most popular would be
YouTube.
3. What is the purpose of an film trailer?
Since the purpose of the trailer is to attract an
audience to the film, these excerpts are usually
drawn from the most exciting, funny, or
otherwise noteworthy parts of the film but in
abbreviated form and usually without
producing spoilers. film trailers rank third, after
news and user-created video. The trailer format
has also been adopted as a promotional tool for
television shows, video games, books, and
theatrical events/concerts.
4. History of film trailer
The first movie trailer came from the Loews
Cinemas company in 1913 for a film called “The
Pleasure Seekers.” It was a short promotional
the played before the film. The practise was
adopted and used in all of the Loews theatres
and later caught on throughout all cinemas. The
early trailers were made of key scenes from the
film cut with text. The company that created
these trailers through the 1950s was the
National Screen Service.
