Shrek and the HP Trailer!

Andrea ra_1013 at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 4 18:23:27 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 20134

--- Doreen Rich <corn_patch_witch at yahoo.com> wrote:
> What is the usual *wait* for a movie trailer that is
> seen in the 
> previews?

It's a promotional thing, so it depends on how much
the studio wants to hype it.  For example, the Lord of
the Rings trilogy is being *very* hyped - I saw a
trailer in April for all three movies, which come out
December 2001, 2002, and 2003.  Now *there's* a wait! 
It's generally around one-two months, though, for your
average movie.

> While we are on the subject of trailers ... why is
> something that is 
> seen as a preview ... before the main feature ...
> called a trailer? 
> This would make more sense if it were shown
> *trailing* the movie.

Because they originally *did* come after the movie,
but this was changed and the name stayed the same. 
Probably changed because they figured out no one would
stay for the trailers *after* the movies. ;)

For the Star Wars Episode I trailer showing on "A
Bug's Life", though, they kept up the old practice and
showed the trailer again after the movie was over.
Probably to discourage the practice of watching the
trailer and then leaving before the movie started!


Andrea



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