Category Archives: Introductory and Reference Post

Meta comments about trailers and introductions to my approach and methodolody

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

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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SELLING SHORT (Part II): Brief TV spots for Diary of a Wimpy Kid & The Expendables 2.

In last week’s post, I described formal qualities of a short (:10 to :20) tv spot, as well as typical content and positioning strategies of this trailer subgenre. In this post, I wanted to consider the short spots for a … Continue reading

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Selling Short: 15 Second TV Spots – a case study of PARANORMAN

The :10 or :15 or occasionally :20 TV spot is short trailer with a specific  role in the promotional campaign for its feature film, a function with implications for its form, content and reception. These brief nuggets of movie marketing … Continue reading

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