A table of films vs trailers

1. LENGTH
NARRATIVE
EDITING
SOUND
TITLE
S
Similar Different
FILM VS
TRAILER
Films are much
longer than trailers
They both give elements of the
narrative, though films give more
detail
Trailers editing will be quicker
and more abstract
They will both use
the same footage,
effects etc.
They will both use the
same sound track
Trailers will use more constant
music than films
There will many more
titles in a trailer
They will both use the same
font and transition
‘Grapes of Wrath’ trailer gave
no element of what the
narrative was
Both of them usually will be
longer than about a minute
The titles are likely to be similar in the film
but more not as common in the film
Trailers can sometimes be
less than a minute long
The titles in the
trailer will show
release date and
things prior to the
film’s release
It is likely both will use
sound, unless the film is
silent
The actual film
will use less
transitions
They will both
present the
themes and
character types