**Trailer Essay** - Individual homework - Available Feb 18 - 250-word essay on paper due in class Feb 23 Film trailers are an interesting commercial art form in their own right. We study them in this assignment because they predominantly use the language and footage of feature film while showcasing the impact of editing. Watch the original and recut trailers from the assigned reading: - ["Dr. Strangelove trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gXY3kuDvSU) 1964 - ["Alien trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVY_lonKf4) 1974 - ["Ceddo trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cKQnEVS1YM) 1977 - ["Stalker trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM_GOpfEQUw) 1979 - ["The Killer trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhxMQqI0jWA) 1989 - ["Y tu Mamá También trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dxAr2zHnLg) 2001 - ["Lost in Translation trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAS92XPvIM) 2003 - ["Inception trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hP9D6kZseM) 2010 - ["Inside Llewyn Davis trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuQ8pz-5WLY) 2013 - ["Furious 7 trailer"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skpu5HaVkOc) 2015 - [Fan recut trailer for The Shining](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s40Q6ODSI8) (Robert Ryang, 2005, 1:25) - [Fan recut trailer for Mary Poppins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic&list=PLr6d2r8BCmtzrDWGZlQp2OqgL-RXOxr94&index=6) - [Fan recut trailer for Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KQQWlIgGc&list=PLr6d2r8BCmtzrDWGZlQp2OqgL-RXOxr94&index=25) MrStratman7, 2014, 2:00) - [Fan recut trailer for Back to The Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6dia3mUch8) - [Fan recut trailer for Dumb and Dumber](https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLusYuStjel-VcBOylbffDoSpNjsF-gNqm&v=Mz-7KcfsKd0) If you aren't familiar with the source films from the recut trailers, _also_ watch trailers for those so that you understand the change made by editing. Think about the following: - How editing creates genre (e.g., horror, comedy, drama) - Use of reaction and POV shots (which are often taken from different scenes in trailers!) - Different styles of trailers - What are the principles of shaping a narrative in film? - The difference between a trailer and a short film Write 250 words on "the logic of the trailer." Images and citations do not count towards the 250 words. Submit your work on paper in the following class session (typed).