Most people probably find movie trailers to be annoying, an extra five minutes of your life wasted before you get to the real thing, either at the theater or in your own home with those terrible DVDs that will not allow you to skip past the previews. And I will admit that I usually don't watch the ones at home, even on TV. But deep down, I actually love movie trailers.
Really, they are pieces of art in and of themselves. Distilling the essence of a two-hour film into three minutes is no easy task, even for crowd-pleasing summer blockbusters. You have to include enough hooks to interest your audience without giving everything away. And so I think that the people who make movie trailers are some of the most important parts of the Hollywood machine: without them, certain films might not receive much attention at all.
For a funny blow-by-blow of how a trailer is constructed, watch this video from BriTANicK:
To check out some real movie trailers, visit Hulu. They have the most up-to-date selection available on demand. Then come back and tell me which ones are your current favorites! Mine is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Do you agree?
-Cate-
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