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    1. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

      Best movie trailers ever? A few of my faves: Interstellar teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WzHXI5HizQ … Cloud Atlas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnAqFyaQ5s … Man of Steel teaser:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wArmHSPIvlQ …

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    2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

      I love the movie trailer as a medium, and find it fascinating - I'd just about be willing to go to the movies to see the trailers, and then leave (though YouTube makes that less palatable than pre-YT).

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      michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

      Favourite fact about trailers: they typically have 90-120 seconds, & yet people will often remember dozens of facts from them. Compare that to a typical speech or lecture, which may be an hour long, yet people often remember nothing from.

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        2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

          The people who make trailers are mindbogglingly good at making information sticky.

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        3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

          Also, curious fact: the quality of the trailer is correlated with the quality of the movie, but to some extent independent. Fr'instance I enjoyed "Man of Steel", but nowhere near as much as I enjoyed the trailer.

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        4. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

          Another trailer I love: the trailer for Brave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnGNe3SB9Fk … The movie was only so-so.

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        5. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

          The last 1 second of that trailer is an absolute masterpiece. If there were Oscars for 1-second shots, it would have deservedly won.

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        6. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

          More great trailers: full trailer for Man of Steel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVu3gS7iJu4 … The Dark Knight Rises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFwvozMHR4 … (Yeah, I'm a fan of both Nolans.)

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        7. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

          An aesthetic I like is when the use of music is deliberately restricted, and many Chris Nolan associated trailers do that well.

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        8. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018

          The first 90 seconds of the Furious 7 trailer is marvellous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skpu5HaVkOc … I want to meet the genius who thought of that final jump, the car chase as art form.

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        2. Adam J Calhoun‏Verified account @neuroecology 14 Sep 2018
          Replying to @michael_nielsen

          A Serious Man has to be up there too

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        3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
          Replying to @neuroecology

          Fun! Hadn't seen it before. Loved the trailer for "Hail, Caesar!"

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        4. Adam J Calhoun‏Verified account @neuroecology 14 Sep 2018
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          Looking through my YouTube Favorite Trailers playlist (which YT has deleted much of...) these are great too: The Social Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4 … 10 Cloverfield Lane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saHzng8fxLs … Only God Forgives [UK trailer]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiSq-7QQDQg …

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        5. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
          Replying to @neuroecology

          Love TSN trailer. Loved 10CL, but hadn't seen the trailer - that was great! And the OGF trailer was very good. All three are surprisingly good at building tension.

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        2. David‏ @davidagmac 14 Sep 2018
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          The exact reason I really dislike trailers and actively avoid them. Invariably miniature highlight reels that stick in the mind for months until I finally come to watch the film "for the first time" and sit there inadvertently trying to figure when/how each snapshot will appear

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        3. David‏ @davidagmac 14 Sep 2018
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          When they do eventually appear their impact is nearly always lessened, even with the feature length context. I believe their have been several films I've loved, only because I didn't see the trailer (Gravity springs to mind). Teaser trailers are a different story altogether.

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        1. Noah Tye‏ @noahlt 14 Sep 2018
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          Trailers: the Tweets of film.

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        1. Abi Aryan‏ @GoAbiAryan 18 Sep 2018
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          I was having this discussion two years ago with my brother who is a game developer in regards to the education sector and how films/TV create engagement. Btw, have you read Made to Stick by @chipheath? Chip has written extensively on it along with Jonah Berger (book: Contagious)

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        1. Sonal Chokshi‏ @smc90 14 Sep 2018
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          ... though J.J. Abrams also observes movie trailers now reveal too much, not leaving enough of the "mystery box" to them

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        1. Danny Iskandar‏ @diskandartweet 14 Sep 2018
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          come to think of it ... it is amazing ..some talent

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        1. Max Kesin‏ @nlpnyc 15 Sep 2018
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          How's that a fair comparison? Lecture facts tend to be very abstract/cognitively demanding, not visual-emotional. OTOH they're probably a lot more valuable vs. trailer facts. Not to say lectures can't be better, but Feynman (or @stat110 ) are probably close to upper limit.

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