Trailers

Coffee 54 · Post by **Coffee 54** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:16 am

kitsunebeolnet wrote:
billy_wires wrote:
Pie Row Maniac wrote:original
NOOOO!!!
I gotta agree here. I HATE these things some people are calling 'trailers' that are nothing more than a shortened music video. There ought to be stricter guidelines...'trailers' should use audio strictly from actual movie trailers.

I personally plan on tring one of each, a trailer trailer and an original. Maybe I won't call the original a 'trailer,' if thats the general consensus.

pen-pen2002 · Post by **pen-pen2002** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:04 pm

coffee54 wrote:I personally plan on tring one of each, a trailer trailer and an original. Maybe I won't call the original a 'trailer,' if thats the general consensus.

I would say that an original trailer could still be called a trailer if it was in the style of a theatrical trailer. Trailers have a lot of conventions that differ significantly from AMV's, one example would be original audio. I can't remember the last time I saw a trailer that didn't have at least a few lines of diolouge from the movie, a few choice jokes in the case of a comedy for example.

Other possibilities include fancy and dramatic titles, preview screen and info screen at the end that's always too damn small to read anyways. If you have enough of this sort of thing so that it is very clear what you are trying to do, then by all means call it a trailer.

What do you guys think?

kitsunebeolnet · Post by **kitsunebeolnet** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:29 pm

pen-pen2002 wrote:
coffee54 wrote:I personally plan on tring one of each, a trailer trailer and an original. Maybe I won't call the original a 'trailer,' if thats the general consensus.
I would say that an original trailer could still be called a trailer if it was in the style of a theatrical trailer. Trailers have a lot of conventions that differ significantly from AMV's, one example would be original audio. I can't remember the last time I saw a trailer that didn't have at least a few lines of diolouge from the movie, a few choice jokes in the case of a comedy for example.

Other possibilities include fancy and dramatic titles, preview screen and info screen at the end that's always too damn small to read anyways. If you have enough of this sort of thing so that it is very clear what you are trying to do, then by all means call it a trailer.

What do you guys think?

I could go along with that one if the video actually looked like it was done up like a movie trailer, even if it is 'advertising' the anime involved. Bonus points if it is funny. 8)

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:56 pm

Not to self pimp but it fits the topic so.

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=39161

I've been told that's ok, and it was my first attempt at making a "real" trailer, the audio is original, mixed from a Trans Syberian song and the vocal bits from the "Movie".

It doenst look professional at all unless maybe say the video itself (the bumpers don't look too professional), But it was my first time, my next one is looking much better.

Just see what I mean though, it's possible to do an original one.

kitsunebeolnet · Post by **kitsunebeolnet** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:24 pm

Just finished watching it. THAT was an A+ effort and and acceptable alternate to an 'official' movie trailer. Great job...now how do I top it AND make it funny?

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:00 pm

kitsunebeolnet wrote:Just finished watching it. THAT was an A+ effort and and acceptable alternate to an 'official' movie trailer. Great job...now how do I top it AND make it funny?

You use the movie dogma with helsing =\

billy_wires · Post by **billy_wires** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:48 pm

kitsunebeolnet wrote:
billy_wires wrote:
Pie Row Maniac wrote:original
NOOOO!!!
I gotta agree here. I HATE these things some people are calling 'trailers' that are nothing more than a shortened music video. There ought to be stricter guidelines...'trailers' should use audio strictly from actual movie trailers.

I was simply aluding to the fact that originality takes effort. Using this principle, I was gently poking fun at the community, tis all. But, I do see your point. Although the Hellsing trailer on the top 10% in the horror catagory (not sure if it's still up there) was excellent.

Pie Row Maniac · Post by **Pie Row Maniac** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:26 am

kitsunebeolnet wrote:I gotta agree here. I HATE these things some people are calling 'trailers' that are nothing more than a shortened music video. There ought to be stricter guidelines...'trailers' should use audio strictly from actual movie trailers.

Sometimes original trailers are more than just music. Take into account how actual movie trailers are made; they take different songs, different lines from the movie and possibly catchphrases of the movie typed out (e.g. "This summer, evil, will battle, evil" for Freddy vs Jason). It takes a bit more concentration and planning than one would think.

I think it's just that you've been exposed to too many videos who are short and have the title at the end.