All movie trailers are the same

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It always bugs me how every single movie trailer seems to start with a low drum of some sort, like a low-pitch timpani or something. Something that always gets the subwoofers of the theaters rolling from the word "go".

I mean, I suppose trailers for comedy films don't?
 
Shadow Hog said:
It always bugs me how every single movie trailer seems to start with a low drum of some sort, like a low-pitch timpani or something. Something that always gets the subwoofers of the theaters rolling from the word "go".

I mean, I suppose trailers for comedy films don't?
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Yeah this is mainly the structure for action blockbusters.
 
brandonh83 said:
Some people take this a little too seriously. It's a logical structure.
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Yep, some stuff is overused, but I'm not going to blame anyone for having an establishing shot of a city. I mean, that's the the most efficient way to introduce a setting and tell the viewer where and when it takes place.
 
brandonh83 said:
Some people take this a little too seriously. It's a logical structure.
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Some if it is logical but there are other things that definitely feel "samey". Like the over use of the Inception horn or every movie having some quick stinger clip after the movie title.
 
*Something, something. SUPER VILLAIN*

*Something, something, SUPER HERO #456 WILL SAVE THE DAY*

*INCEPTION HORN*

*Chris Pratt! Avenger guy! Another Avenger guy!*

*Part 1 of the extended universe of extension of bad guys theater*

*Coming May 2015; follow on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Microsoft Excel, GAF*
 
Sephzilla said:
Some if it is logical but there are other things that definitely feel "samey". Like the over use of the Inception horn or every movie having some quick stinger clip after the movie title.
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I guess, but it's not going to make it more or less interesting to me if a trailer uses a horn. I agree that it's overdone, but I honestly don't pay attention as I'm too busy actually looking at the footage. That's why I look forward to trailers, I don't really watch them like they're mini-movies or critique the structure or style of the trailer.
 
Sephzilla said:
vader not having a red lightsaber in that trailer bugs me so much
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Vader not having a voice bugs me more.

I mean, yeah, I guess they hadn't decided on dubbing Vader over with James Earl Jones by that point, but a silent Vader is more off-putting than foreboding.
 
That Star Wars trailer is just so different to modern trailers. Wow.

Shadow Hog said:
Vader not having a voice bugs me more.

I mean, yeah, I guess they hadn't decided on dubbing Vader over with James Earl Jones by that point, but a silent Vader is more off-putting than foreboding.
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...except for when he's realising his mistake and saving his son. He can do that in silence without yelling "NOOOOO"
 
brandonh83 said:
I guess, but it's not going to make it more or less interesting to me if a trailer uses a horn. I agree that it's overdone, but I honestly don't pay attention as I'm too busy actually looking at the footage. That's why I look forward to trailers, I don't really watch them like they're mini-movies or critique the structure or style of the trailer.
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Yeah, it's stuff that doesn't really bug me too much beyond a small annoyance. The thing that bugs me the most though is trailers that overuse fading to black after quickly showing something.

Shadow Hog said:
Vader not having a voice bugs me more.

I mean, yeah, I guess they hadn't decided on dubbing Vader over with James Earl Jones by that point, but a silent Vader is more off-putting than foreboding.
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Vader not having a voice doesn't bug me. Vader not having the breathing sound bugs me.
 
Sephzilla said:
Yeah, it's stuff that doesn't really bug me too much beyond a small annoyance. The thing that bugs me the most though is trailers that overuse fading to black after quickly showing something.
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I love trailers and I'd like to see more original attempts at them, sure. What actually annoys me the most are those post-title zingers that comedy trailers typically end with and they're rarely funny which creates an awkward post-trailer aura at the theater especially when you only hear some faint, sporadic giggles. It's like, well, they failed pretty hard on that one.
 
Aiii said:
As per RedLetterMedia: https://youtu.be/Pc71YvWG0GQ

I like how they all have the Nolan Bwaaaaah-sound too. Can't wait for that to die.
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It's not gonna die, because it was alive (and in use) before "Inception" built a whole trailer around the conceit.

The idea of an orchestral hit being used as a means to emphasize something is literally HUNDREDS of years old. It's not any sort of surprise people are going to use it in an advertisement.

But thanks to the diligent hard work of Red Letter Media pointing out fairly obvious things as if they're deep realizations of cinematic convention, I know to be prepared for any basic discussion of trailers/advertising/marketing to come with a link to this specific video for the next few months at least.

"OH! Here's a thing I noticed because I video I watched told me to notice it! Now that I've noticed it, it's automatically a negative, because the guys in the video who told me to notice these things made jokes about it."
 
vicissitudes said:
I'd love to see a trailer where the movie title is just randomly thrown into the middle for no reason.

It'll never happen.
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But the whole point is that the climax of the action should resolve into the title so you remember it.

I think there's definitely more flexibility available even in the parameters of what makes a good trailer, but considering that trailers are edited by a comparatively small number of people it makes sense how they get same. People want something like X, and so they get what they ask for, and it leads to more of the same.

BobbyRoberts said:
It's not gonna die, because it was alive (and in use) before "Inception" built a whole trailer around the conceit.

The idea of an orchestral hit being used as a means to emphasize something is literally HUNDREDS of years old. It's not any sort of surprise people are going to use it in an advertisement.

But thanks to the diligent hard work of Red Letter Media pointing out fairly obvious things as if they're deep realizations of cinematic convention, I know to be prepared for any basic discussion of trailers/advertising/marketing to come with a link to this specific video for the next few months at least.

"OH! Here's a thing I noticed because I video I watched told me to notice it! Now that I've noticed it, it's automatically a negative, because the guys in the video who told me to notice these things made jokes about it."
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Yeah it strikes me of first-year college studies and "I just discovered TVTropes!" syndrome.
 
There is literally a science behind how trailers are structured. From comedy, to action, there's a formula behind each. Blame the majority of moviegoers for the predictability of trailers made today.
 
BobbyRoberts said:
But thanks to the diligent hard work of Red Letter Media pointing out fairly obvious things as if they're deep realizations of cinematic convention, I know to be prepared for any basic discussion of trailers/advertising/marketing to come with a link to this specific video for the next few months at least.

"OH! Here's a thing I noticed because I video I watched told me to notice it! Now that I've noticed it, it's automatically a negative, because the guys in the video who told me to notice these things made jokes about it."
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I really don't know what I would do without you.

"No man, that trailer was stupid, here watch the Red Letter Media movie trailers review, you're stupid"
 
"You ever notice how pop-songs all have a similar structure? There's a verse, and then a chorus, and then a verse, and then a bridge, and then sometimes a chorus or a verse?"

"You ever notice how most books have chapters? And the chapters lead into one another, and by the end of the book, the chapters turn out to have been parts of the same story?"

"You ever notice that in cop shows, there's usually a crime, and then the title sequence, and then there's like, five segments, separated by commercials, that shows how the cops solved the crime? And usually around segment 4 or 5, there's like, a little twist in there?"

"You ever notice that ads for movies start with a city, and then there's loud noises for emphasis, and then after showing you some action scenes, there's a quiet, serious moment, and then something really loud, and then the title happens?"
 
BobbyRoberts said:
But thanks to the diligent hard work of Red Letter Media pointing out fairly obvious things as if they're deep realizations of cinematic convention, I know to be prepared for any basic discussion of trailers/advertising/marketing to come with a link to this specific video for the next few months at least.

"OH! Here's a thing I noticed because I video I watched told me to notice it! Now that I've noticed it, it's automatically a negative, because the guys in the video who told me to notice these things made jokes about it."
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