Research and planning - what is a trailer

A trailer/teaser trailer is what gives us an insight preview into a new film. It shows us clips of the film to get the audience interested and an opinion on the film. The purpose of a trailer is also to inform the viewers about the release date and the name of the movie, most trailers have the same basic element to the audience.

 key elements of most trailers and teaser trailers

Peaks - high points of action from the complete film which brings the audience into watching the film.

A montage - A selection of different sciences all edited together to create a sequence, which allows the audience to know what to expect from the film as a whole.

Tittles - words in-between clips and over clips, this visually helps the audience through emphasising the narrative.

A voice over -  speech over the top of the film, to create the narrative and emphasise the film more, this is mainly used in comedy trailers and does not appeal to me as I am making a horror trailer.

Titles - This is when there are words in between the clips, just like the voice overs but it is visual rather than auditory, being visual it can emphasise the trailer into bringing it all together for example including the font and the colour int he title will also be eye catching to the audience.

Release date - This is something that allows the audience to know when the film will be available to watch int the cinemas.

Certificate - This is something that will be shown before the trailer begins so that it has an age restriction on it, so that it will only be watched by a suitable age.

Studio name - This is the name of the studio/ production company that produces the film and this is put onto the trailer and the film.

here are some examples of horror trailers.