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CHEVROLET STINGRAY (2014) LAUNCH TRAILER: Movie Previews for Products

I was in the theater to see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, when, prior to the movie trailers, the product “trailers” screen. I resisted the seductions of sound, image, sound and story for just long enough to register that the … Continue reading

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THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Featurette: A Long Trailer and A Short Documentary

FEATURETTES: Back in the 70’s, featurettes were commonplace marketing adjuncts for important or significant feature films. They were shown on TV (where else, in those benighted days before the intertubes), helping to flesh out the broadcast minutes that a movie-of-the-week … Continue reading

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THE DARK KNIGHT First Trailer: A student reading & analysis

[Editor’s Note: One of my students recently submitted this analysis of The Dark Knight theatrical trailer for his required weekly journal. I was gratified to see the application of my “how to read a trailer” worksheet, and impressed by his … Continue reading

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