What is a teaser trailer?

A teaser trailer tells you some basic information about the film, which will:

• Make you aware that the film will be opening in the future
• Make you aware of who is in the film
• Make you aware of the genre of the film
• Give you an idea of the story of the film
• The teaser trailer gives you ideas and also awareness about the film

This is then followed up by a Theatrical Trailer as the release date of the film is fast approaching. This will then aware the audience when the film will open, what type of film it is, who is in the film and what other films you have heard or seen these characters in.

The theatrical trailer then gives the audience ideas in the ways a narrative conflict is shown and by the ways in which certain locations and characters are introduced. It can also give some ideas about the themes of the film which will give the audience something to look forward to.

Within the next blog I will analyse some trailers and how they are divided into different sections, how these sections tell the audience about the film and why have the trailers arranged them in a certain order. I will also give a brief analyse of how the characters are represented within the trailers.