Category Archives: Introductory and Reference Post

Meta comments about trailers and introductions to my approach and methodolody

Watching the Trailer, a research project that examines trailer audience uses, reactions and attitudes, has launched

Greetings Movie Trailers 101 readers and visitors. As habitues may kindly recall, I’ve been collaborating with fellow trailer scholars Dr. Keith Johnston and Dr. Ed Vollans of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, on a survey of movie trailer … Continue reading

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A SUCCESSFUL VETERAN TRAILER MAKER EXPLAINS HIS BUSINESS

Shaun Farrington is the founder and creative director of Zealot, a creative marketing company with offices in Sydney, London and New York. He’s a client I’ve worked with over the years since 2007, and a exceedingly pleasant, thoughtful and successful … Continue reading

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TRAILERS GONE WIRED: A multi-part series explores the creative industry of movie marketing today!

[Wired Magazine’s choice of the Greatest Trailer EVER!] Friends keep sending me links to Wired Magazine‘s recent informative, entertaining, extensive and well-researched series of articles on the state of the movie trailer industry today. I’m gratified to see many of … Continue reading

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