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    1. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      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
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      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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    3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      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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    4. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      The people who make trailers are mindbogglingly good at making information sticky.

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    5. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      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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    6. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      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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    7. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      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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    8. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      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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      michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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      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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        1. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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          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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        1. Florent Crivello  🌐‏ @Altimor 14 Sep 2018
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          Agree, I love trailers too. My favorite trailer ever is Watchmen’s. Every frame is graphically stunning https://youtu.be/NUjMO_k9IF8 

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        2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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          Wow, that's terrific. I saw that trailer in cinemas, but hadn't realized until you pointed it out how good it is.

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        1. Ben Reinhardt‏ @Ben_Reinhardt 14 Sep 2018
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          On the flipside, movie trailer music is now its own genre that I think is absolutely amazing.

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        2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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          Good point! And Nolan-trailers do use music very well, when they use it. But I like the (often) deliberate restraint.

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        1. Ben Hambrecht‏ @BenHambrecht 14 Sep 2018
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          Another (ahem) prime example of this technique: Primer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB1GeZNDyMQ …

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        2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 14 Sep 2018
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          Nice!

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        1. Jesse Mckenzie‏ @OnTheMac 14 Sep 2018
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          Hans Zimmer @HansZimmer does a few Nolan movies & has a @masterclass

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