The tricky art of trailer-making

This one's a quick trailer for an old Jerry Seinfeld movie, called Comedian (2002), a movie I never saw.

The trailer is worth watching because it raises a lot of questions about trailers.

"No, I like it in here."


The real voiceover master was Don LaFontaine (1940-2008). He was known as "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God." He was also the guy who invented the line, "In a world where..." He recorded those words thousands of times, having made over 5,000 trailers.

Don LaFontaine: One man, in a land, in a time, in a world... All his own.

Here's his story in his own words.



Here's some other people's stories, as well.

Okay, so I'm a sucker for a good trailer. Here's one manufactured from the Vandelay Industries sequence of Seinfeld.


And just one more, the thriller, Hello Newman.



First posted:  18 June 2012

The tricky art of trailer-making

This one's a quick trailer for an old Jerry Seinfeld movie, called Comedian (2002), a movie I never saw.

The trailer is worth watching because it raises a lot of questions about trailers.

"No, I like it in here."


The real voiceover master was Don LaFontaine (1940-2008). He was known as "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God." He was also the guy who invented the line, "In a world where..." He recorded those words thousands of times, having made over 5,000 trailers.

Don LaFontaine: One man, in a land, in a time, in a world... All his own.

Here's his story in his own words.



Here's some other people's stories, as well.

Okay, so I'm a sucker for a good trailer. Here's one manufactured from the Vandelay Industries sequence of Seinfeld.


And just one more, the thriller, Hello Newman.

A short history of movie trailers

David Morgan has a story in CBS News, The Feed, about the evolution of movie trailers. 

Movie trailers got their name when they were originally shown after the feature ended. But theater owners soon discovered that when movies end, people LEAVE! So, trailers were moved to being shown BEFORE the main feature.

Here's a list of the film trailers featured:

The Sea Hawk, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Manhattan Melodrama,
    Footlight Parade, Lloyds of London, Destination Burma, Dive Bomber,

Gorgo, Captain Blood, After the Thin Man, Citizen Kane, The Big Sleep, 
Psycho, Dr. Strangelove, Charade, The Night of the Iguana, Easy Rider, 
Speed, The Usual Suspects, Drop Zone,The Road Warrior, 2012, 
The Fighter, The Warrior's Way, True Grit, Battle: L.A., Super 8, Priest,  
Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Contraband, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 
The Social Network, Submarine, The Tree of Life, General Orders No. 9, 
The Dark Knight Rises, City of Life and Death, The Hobbit, 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo