The term “trailer” seems odd, as they always arrive before the film has begun. However that wasn’t always the case. When trailers first began appearing they would screen at the end of the film, therefore “trailing” it. The practice didn’t last that long and trailers soon began screening in front of the film instead. The name however, now incorrect, stuck around.
Trailers, much like posters, are an art form in and of themselves. A masterful trailer can make you cry, can scare or thrill you, it can even sell you on a movie that really isn’t very good. For the most part, trailers typically use footage from the film itself, but occasionally you have trailers which contain footage shot specifically for it.
So here are seven trailers which contain no footage from the films they’re advertising…and I think they’re rather cool.
Alien 3
Before...
Trailers, much like posters, are an art form in and of themselves. A masterful trailer can make you cry, can scare or thrill you, it can even sell you on a movie that really isn’t very good. For the most part, trailers typically use footage from the film itself, but occasionally you have trailers which contain footage shot specifically for it.
So here are seven trailers which contain no footage from the films they’re advertising…and I think they’re rather cool.
Alien 3
Before...
- 7/26/2013
- by Kevin Fraser
- City of Films
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