Film trailers are advertisements used to promote movies and intrigue audiences to watch them. Trailers show brief clips and snippets from films without revealing the full plot. This reveals enough to generate interest but does not give away the entire story. Trailers are shown in various places like cinemas, DVDs, online, and on television to reach broad audiences. Different types of trailers may be released at different times leading up to a film's release to continue sparking fans' excitement and interest. The goal is to highlight exciting parts of the film and persuade audiences to see the movie in order to increase revenue.

1. Trailers
What are film trailers and what are they for?
A film trailer is an advertisement method to promote a film. Usually played at a cinema
which has now expanded to online and on DVD’S, they show small clips and snippets of
the film to intrigue individuals to watch the film. They do this buy showing small parts of
the best bits of films without giving away the full plot of the film so that it reveals
enough to make people want to watch it.
Trailers may have three-act structure..
Beginning act lays out the premise of the story
The middle adds onto the concept of the story and highlights and ends with a dramatic
climax
The last part is usually a strong and significant selection of music and will consist of a
montage of clips and moments from within the film (this could also include a cast run)
Why do we have trailers?
We have trailers to gain insight on a movie before planning on watching it . Although
there is a debate arguing if they are truthful or misleading, we still get to see clips and
sequences from the movie, plus creative edits. Clips are usually taken from the funny or
exciting parts that the audience would want to find out more about. It reaches a larger
audience on who is going to see the film and can gain more interested.
Where are trailers shown?
Originally trailers where more comely shown at the end of a feature film screening,
however this provided not to be the most effective as people begin to leave at the end
of the movie and now they are shown at the beginning of films. Other ways for trailers
to be shown have become more popular like in DVD’S and Blue rays. Furthermore you
can watch them online, like on social media and sometimes they are played before
YouTube videos. Another method trailers are shown is on add breaks on the TV which
will give details on the film and its release. Not only are there trailers for films but for
games and more..

2. When are trailers released?
Movie trailers are varied at a different amount of time , although they must be released
before to spike interest and excitement they must not be realised so early that the movie
is forgotten about. The movies trailers are usually made around about the time the film
is being edited
There are different kinds of trailers such as
 A theatrical trailer
 Teaser trailer
 DVD trailer
 Internet trailer
These may be released at different times to keep spiking the interest of the fans or
people who want to watch it. Trailers will be realised before the movie to gain a group
who will wish to see it when it comes out. Trailers can be dropped at all different times.
Here is an example
The new Spiderman homecoming film is being realised in Uk cinemas on the 7th
July ,
However there has been many trailer and clip releases. There have been three trailer
releases, the first trailer realise was Posted on the official movieclips trailer YouTube
channel on the 8th
of December 2016. After some time there was a second trailer
released on the 28th
of March and finally the third trailer was released on the 24th
of
may. These time gaps and jumps give fans time to look at the trailers and then there
interest is spiked again by the new fresh trailer that comes out months later.

3. How do trailers help market a film?
Film trailers are a promotional method which tries to highlight the best parts to their
intended audience and the public, Seeing a film Trailer can persuade people to go and
watch the movie which helps build revenue and popularity. With trailers on platforms
such as social media it can reach a large audience and can get a larger fan base
increasing gross income and profit.
Types of trailers
Games, TV shows, book trailer, Fan made trailers and video game trailers
History of trailers……..
 The first trailer was shown in American theatres in November 1913.
 Trailers originally followed the main films hence where they got their name from
 The National screen service created most of the trailers up until the late 1950s
 In the 1960s the face of motion picture changed as montage trailers that where
text less and had quick editing became popular
 Many home videos have trailers of movies produced by the same company. This
saved money on advertising
There are conflicting opinions of what makes a good movie trailer and what are the best
here from the website wonderlist is what they put down as the best movie trailers of all
time
10. The lord of the rings: The fellowship of the ring official trailer (2) 2001
9. Forrest Gump 1994
8. Back to the future 1985
7. The Blair Witch project 1999
6. The matrix reloaded trailer (1) 2003
5. Cloverfield 2008
4. Saving Private Ryan 1998
3. Terminator 2: judgement day 1991

4. 2. The godfather part 3 1990
1. Alien 1979