Category Archives: Articles and Interviews

THE MOVIE TRAILER & THE BIRTH OF MODERN PROPAGANDA – Notes toward an essay

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Frederick Greene

I’ve recently had a paper accepted to a special edition of the academic film journal FRAMES, due out in Spring of ’13 and dedicated entirely to movie promotion and marketing, a first ever! Ever since writing about propaganda and movie … Continue reading →

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MOVIE TRAILERS IN THE NEWS: KPCC (Pasadena) broadcasts 2 segments on the worlds favorite advertising

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Frederick Greene

“Battle: Los Angeles. It’s a generic alien invasion pop-corn flick, but the trailer was different. Instead of three minutes of explosions and witty one-liners, it featured dramatic scenes of UFOs scored to a calm and eerie song.” –From Inside one … Continue reading →

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TITLE SEQUENCES – The Cart that Pulls the Horse

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Frederick Greene

I just visited the Art of the Title website, about which I’ve written in a previous post, to see what that brilliant & energetic collective of filmmakers and graphic designers are up to, and was gratified to see expanded content, … Continue reading →

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