Trailer Discussion - What are the features of a trailer?

During our last lesson we had an initial discussion learning about trailers and what they do...

Trailers are designed to capture the audience's attention and hold it for a short space of time. They give the viewers just enough information to raise their curiosity but not enough to spoil the story. They tease but don't tell.

A good trailer will aim to do the following:

• Create a sense of enigma 
• Target a specific Audience
• Gain Viewers interest/capture their attention
• Create a mood or atmosphere
• Use sound to manipulate viewers emotion 
• Promotes  the film,actor,studio,producer/director.
• Shows the date of the perfomance