Movie Trailers thread

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:14 am

Most Wanted

Available for rent on Prime

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:19 am

The Sunlit Night

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:22 am

Looks That Kill

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:42 am

The Rental

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:45 am

The Nest

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am

Marona's Fantastic Tale

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:00 pm

I keep noticing that nearly all trailers in this thread present the same contextless close-up character face as the image you click on to watch. I just don't have time to click on every emotional movie star I see.

I was talking with students the other day about genre (whether books, movies, music, etc) and how book covers and movie posters (and perhaps album covers too) have the task of letting you know in a glance what kind of material they're referencing. Obviously there are exceptions (sometimes intentionally vague ones), but almost all of the time you can identify genre from a book cover or a movie poster. Often you even get a clear sense of mood or style as well.

This seems like something video trailers could exploit, but apparently they don't. Interestingly, the icons you click on for streaming-service selections are usually better at this.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:40 pm

The Broken Hearts Gallery

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:44 pm

Waiting for the Barbarians

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:48 pm

You'd probably be best served by only watching the first half. It has Honey, I Shrunk the Movie Syndrome

Ava

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:52 pm

Greenland

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:59 pm

Respect

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:03 pm

Babysplitters

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:07 pm

Retaliation

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:12 pm

A Nice Girl Like You

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:16 pm

Denise Ho: Becoming the Song

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:19 pm

Easy Does It

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:26 pm

Made in Italy

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:28 pm

The Tax Collector

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:33 pm

Money Plane

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:42 pm

The Mothman Legacy

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:50 pm

Amulet

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:53 pm

Paydirt

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:00 am

Guest of Honour

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:03 am

Love Sarah

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:07 am

The Silencing

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:09 am

Zombie for Sale

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:17 am

She Dies Tomorrow

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:21 am

Halloween Kills

* Pushed back a year to 2021

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:24 am

Endless

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:32 am

Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison (Red Band)

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:34 am

I appreciate your extra effort in posting the posters. Really helps me decide if I want to watch the trailer or not. I also appreciate your posting the trailers, if I haven't said that before.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:36 am

Fried Barry

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:37 am

Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:34 am I appreciate your extra effort in posting the posters. Really helps me decide if I want to watch the trailer or not. I also appreciate your posting the trailers, if I haven't said that before.

Thank you. The posters will probably give a better insight than contextless close-up character face #207.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:41 am

Stage Mother

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:45 am

Before the Fire

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:48 am

Out Stealing Horses

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:55 am

Hard Kill

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:40 am

Holman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:00 pm I keep noticing that nearly all trailers in this thread present the same contextless close-up character face as the image you click on to watch. I just don't have time to click on every emotional movie star I see.

I was talking with students the other day about genre (whether books, movies, music, etc) and how book covers and movie posters (and perhaps album covers too) have the task of letting you know in a glance what kind of material they're referencing. Obviously there are exceptions (sometimes intentionally vague ones), but almost all of the time you can identify genre from a book cover or a movie poster. Often you even get a clear sense of mood or style as well.

This seems like something video trailers could exploit, but apparently they don't. Interestingly, the icons you click on for streaming-service selections are usually better at this.

(Incidentally, I wasn't complaining about you, Isgrim, but about the way videos present themselves online.)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:13 pm

I know, but it still brought it up that there’s a better way to represent the content than the YouTube screenshot.