I had a discussion on here a while ago about how trailers give too much information anymore, i.e. the whole movie. Granted, older trailers did that too and they also beat the name of the film into your head as you watched it (go watch The Amityville Horror trailer sometime). This is going to be something different though.
I'm not sure if anyone here knows this but I make movies. I'm currently working on a short film called Invisible Diary of a Disabled Man (which is why I haven't really been that active lately). I do have a feature already written and I'm starting to get together but I have this looming question in my mind. What if I made fake trailers for my films? I would still give a basic plot outline and show what kind of film it is but not actually include any scenes from the movie. I suppose the best way to put it is, make a trailer script alongside the real script and shoot them together. I know Brave's trailer didn't contain a single scene from the film and that's kind of what gave me the idea. I want my audience to know only two things: A. what the film is about (plot and genre) and B. who is in it. Otherwise I want them completely in the dark.
I would also like to add that I get so tired of when I see a preview numerous times and then go see the film, they say the line and it's just so worn out it drives you insane. I had this problem recently with Django Unchained's "I like the way you die, boy." This fact has further convinced me to make fake trailers.
I'm just curious how you as movie goers would feel about this. Would it make you mad when you see the finished product or would you be glad to know that everything you see will be fresh after seeing the same trailer every time you go to the cinema? Just throw your thoughts out there.
I'm not sure if anyone here knows this but I make movies. I'm currently working on a short film called Invisible Diary of a Disabled Man (which is why I haven't really been that active lately). I do have a feature already written and I'm starting to get together but I have this looming question in my mind. What if I made fake trailers for my films? I would still give a basic plot outline and show what kind of film it is but not actually include any scenes from the movie. I suppose the best way to put it is, make a trailer script alongside the real script and shoot them together. I know Brave's trailer didn't contain a single scene from the film and that's kind of what gave me the idea. I want my audience to know only two things: A. what the film is about (plot and genre) and B. who is in it. Otherwise I want them completely in the dark.
I would also like to add that I get so tired of when I see a preview numerous times and then go see the film, they say the line and it's just so worn out it drives you insane. I had this problem recently with Django Unchained's "I like the way you die, boy." This fact has further convinced me to make fake trailers.
I'm just curious how you as movie goers would feel about this. Would it make you mad when you see the finished product or would you be glad to know that everything you see will be fresh after seeing the same trailer every time you go to the cinema? Just throw your thoughts out there.