A teaser trailer is released before the feature trailer, is typically less than a minute long, and may not include actual film footage. A feature trailer is longer at 3-4 minutes, includes footage from the film, reveals characters and hints at the plot. While teaser trailers can confuse viewers and feature trailers may reveal too much of the plot, this document discusses using a three-way split screen in a feature trailer to hint at a decision without revealing the ending.

1. Teaser and Feature Trailer Differences Charlie

2. Teaser trailer A teaser trailer is released before the feature trailer. It is often less than a minute long. It does not always include actual scenes from the film It can simply involve the graphic or logo. It is made before the final edits have been made to the film

3. Feature trailer A feature trailer is longer and is up to three or four minutes long It includes actual footage from the film It reveals characters It hints towards the general plot of the film Feature trailers can be seen at the cinema or on televison

4. Criticisms of teaser and feature trailers Teaser trailers can confuse potential audience members by portraying the film in short bursts Teaser trailers can be unclear Feature trailers can reveal to much of the plot Audience members may cast assumptions about the plot and will then not watch the film

5. How are we using feature trailers? We have been careful not to reveal the end of our film by using a three way split screen featuring our lead three characters as one of our end clips this lets the audience know that a decision will be revealed but they will have to watch the film to reveal this.