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Category Archives: Articles and Interviews
MOVIE TRAILERS GET ACADEMIC RESPECT: Frames Cinema Journal (Univ. of St. Andrews) Publishes an Entire Issue to Promotional Materials
In the letter from the editors, Kathleen Scott & Sarah Solimon make the following assertion: “Promotional materials are an essential, yet often overlooked, aspect of the film industry. In continuing our dedication to emerging areas of research in film, we … Continue reading
TRAILERS IN THE NEWS: Recent articles worth reading
At Tor.com, an online journal about sci-fi and fantasy culture, featuring writing on books, games, movies and art, there’s a fascinating article about an 19th Century Painting, that appears to be the model/inspiration for much movie poster key-art design. Read … Continue reading
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Tagged david friedrich, ian crouch, key art, movie marketing, movie posters, new yorker, npr, romantic painting, scott simon, sound cues, tor.com, Trailers
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THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION: A Triumph of American AV Propaganda in WW I
In researching an essay on the emergence of the movie trailer in the 1910’s for a special edition of the cinema journal Frames devoted to film promotion, (scheduled for Spring 2013 publication), I’ve been reading some of the foundational texts … Continue reading