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[Gurrry]

Can someone explain to me the technical difference between a teaser and a trailer? It seems like there is a lot of blurring between the two these days.

Think of a teaser as what you get on the disc and the real trailer is the story DLC.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Can someone explain to me the technical difference between a teaser and a trailer? It seems like there is a lot of blurring between the two these days.

Teasers used to mean "very short advertisement" not much more than a minute or so.

Now they basically mean "a trailer that shares almost nothing of the plot."

That's essentially the dividing line. A trailer is a commercial (2+ minutes, usually) that takes you through a very basic plot synopsis (which most people tend to regard as "omg spoilers why even watch the movie now Way to just Give Everything Away LOL" ).

A teaser is a commercial (can be around 2 minutes) that relies almost 100% on disconnected imagery and no real sense of the story at all.

 

[Ridisc]

Its a teaser, not a trailer.

I know, but lets look back at tfa ones (Granted tfa was helped by years of absence)

Big shots

TFA Teaser

*Kylos lightsaber
*Falcon (Endshot)

TFA Trailer
*Luke putting his hand on R2
*Anakins Lightsaber
*X Wings over water
*Falcon Going into SSD
*Han and Chewie saying "We're home"(Endshot)

Again its not a criticism as I like the trailer, but it didnt have many huge iconic visual shots, and didnt leave on an iconic visual shot. That is where, I believe, people find some criticism because it didnt pack that oomph power.

 

[Fury451]

You didn't say it had the tone of Empire, you said they were going for the same beats as Empire. Not at all the same thing.

I misspoke then. By beats, I meant darker tone, Rey's training, Resistance getting hit hard, more ominous threat, etc.

Again, that's not bad nor is it saying it's an Empire ripoff either.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Can someone explain to me the technical difference between a teaser and a trailer? It seems like there is a lot of blurring between the two these days.

Teaser is a tease while a trailer is a way to flesh out the teaser and actually show plot.

 

[MMarston]

Do you get this upset when people talk about movies in real life?

Jesus christ at some of these posts.

No offense, Bronx, you're a cool dude, but I'm not sure what else you should be expecting at this point when you regularly post stuff like that in these threads.

Shit, that applies to all of us.

 

[2Smashed4U]

It's a boring ass trailer. If it didn't have SW which as a franchise I care about and enjoy the movies, I don't know if I'd give a shit about seeing this movie. In other words, the trailer didn't do its job and the only reason I'm seeing it is because I like the franchise.

Hope that clears it up.

I mean, it's a teaser. It's not really supposed to show anything besides "hey here's a few seconds from this movie you're all gonna see anyway"

 

[BitStyle]

That was hype.

Why my boy Finn still sleepin tho?

 

[bill0527]

If that last line from Luke doesn't pique your interest, "The Jedi must end", I really really question whether you are really a fan of Star Wars.

This alone is the bomb that gets dropped that indicates this movie is going to be different.

 

[Fata1moose]

This is the movie where the Sith/Jedi dichotomy is fully discarded.

For a new arbitrary binary that will be no different in practice.

 

[Gunslinger]

Whens the full trailer coming out? November? If you had to guess.

 

[smokeymicpot]

That was hype.

Why my boy Finn still sleepin tho?

That could be the second scene in the movie for all we know. It takes place right after Force Awakens.

 

[RS4-]

That was hype.

Why my boy Finn still sleepin tho?

Recovering from spinal surgery and force implants

 

[crackhead_bob]

Eh, sort of. Anakin I always pictured as an honorable man who gave in to a far easier way of power to conquer things in life.

Basically not at all how the prequels portrayed him

Clone Wars Anakin was, I don't know about Prequel Anakin. No one can realistically say that Prequel Anakin came off anything less than a complete entitled sociopath, no doubt unintentionally, which makes it even worse.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Whens the full trailer coming out? November? If you had to guess.

Like, August, probably.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

I love the shots with these

damn i was hoping that was pod racing

/trollface

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

How the hell is an explosion a rehash? I hope people are being sarcastic.

 

[Tovarisc]

So you were looking and not listening

Got it

I'm not that invested in SW so vague hints at stuff like ending Jedi Order don't give me raging hard on. Like I said in earlier comment, for fans who are more invested in SW this must have been great trailer.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I should've stopped clicking on Star Wars threads a long time ago.

 

[nekkid]

Looking forward to it, but Kylo Ren is such a shit antagonist. Kill him off in the first 10 minutes and just use Snoke.

 

[chaislip3]

Whens the full trailer coming out? November? If you had to guess.

Probably October. I think that's when the full TFA trailer came out

 

[Saint Gregory]

I honestly don't care about Finn, he can stay in coma and wake up in 9.

When Finn transforms from galactic garbage man into badass space cyborg you guys are going to be sorry!

 

[Bronx-Man]

No offense, Bronx, you're a cool dude, but I'm not sure what else you should be expecting at this point when you regularly post stuff like that in these threads.

Shit, that applies to all of us.

I'm hype for this movie! I think Rian's gonna deliver the goods. Doesn't mean I can't critique J.J.'s work.

 

[Trago]

BRUUUUUUUUH

THEY BOUT TO KILL LUKE!

I CAN'T BRUUUUHH

 

[smokeymicpot]

Whens the full trailer coming out? November? If you had to guess.

Disney expo so summer.

 

[demosthenes]

Whens the full trailer coming out? November? If you had to guess.

A month before release? LOL. June/July at the latest.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

That was hype.

Why my boy Finn still sleepin tho?

The important people are doing stuff, they'll need the jokes later on through so he'll wake up.

 

[MMarston]

That was hype.

Why my boy Finn still sleepin tho?

He'll be awake with his new buddy Rose going on their own shenanigans.

Whens the full trailer coming out? November? If you had to guess.

They're probably following the R1 timeline (trailer in the late summer, final trailer in November).

 

[OricWindstar]

Remember when everyone thought that's how Yoda vs. Palpatine was gonna go?

Sure do. And we instead got the most boring representation of Force mastery possible.

I think Rian won't disappoint in how he represents the Force. This trailer is already showing that.

 

[GasProblem]

Is that Phasma?

 

[Schucky Ducky]

Jesus tap dancing Christ.

Off topic, but this made me think of this haha

On topic, looks super exciting!

 

[jelly]

.

Your lateness is writing cheques your body can't cash.

 

[wesleyshark]

BRUUUUUUUUH

THEY BOUT TO KILL LUKE!

I CAN'T BRUUUUHH

Good.

 

[Poor GRIMES]

I know, but lets look back at tfa ones (Granted tfa was helped by years of absence)

Big shots

TFA Teaser

*Kylos lightsaber
*Falcon (Endshot)

TFA Trailer
*Luke putting his hand on R2
*Anakins Lightsaber
*X Wings over water
*Falcon Going into SSD
*Han and Chewie saying "We're home"(Endshot)

Again its not a criticism as I like the trailer, but it didnt have many huge iconic visual shots, and didnt leave on an iconic visual shot. That is where, I believe, people find some criticism because it didnt pack that oomph power.

Isn't the "TFA Trailer" your describing Teaser #2? iirc TFA only got one full on actual trailer a month or two before its release.

 

[- J - D -]

Can someone explain to me the technical difference between a teaser and a trailer? It seems like there is a lot of blurring between the two these days.

Teaser is foreplay. All sexy music and stripping, maybe a little touching, but no penetration.

 

[Gunslinger]

He'll be awake with his new buddy Rose going on their own shenanigans.

They're probably following the R1 timeline (trailer in the late summer, final trailer in November).

That's what I was thinking.

 

[pbayne]

looks ok

 

[LookAtMeGo]

BRUUUUUUUUH

THEY BOUT TO KILL LUKE!

I CAN'T BRUUUUHH

Kylo will swing his saber at Luke and hit nothing but his robe as it falls to the floor.

 

[Bronx-Man]

You guys do remember the full trailer for TFA didn't come out until 2 months before release, right?

 

[Surfinn]

I'm not that invested in SW so vague hints at stuff like ending Jedi Order don't give me raging hard on. Like I said in earlier comment, for fans who are more invested in SW this must have been great trailer.

So you just wanted to look at the lights and don't care about the stunning revelation that the Jedi might be thrown away completely. Alright

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Looking forward to it, but Kylo Ren is such a shit protagonist. Kill him off in the first 10 minutes and just use Snoke.

Antagonist you mean? Also that's not a hot take, that's a wrong-take.

 

[Charcoal]

Good lord the music is incredible

 

[Einchy]

TFA

TLJ

Wow, they didn't even bother changing the actress. Fuckers playing it safe.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

How the hell is an explosion a rehash? I hope people are being sarcastic.

150% serious. Not joking at all. nope.

 

[-griffy-]

I know, but lets look back at tfa ones (Granted tfa was helped by years of absence)

Big shots

TFA Teaser

*Kylos lightsaber
*Falcon (Endshot)

TFA Trailer
*Luke putting his hand on R2
*Anakins Lightsaber
*X Wings over water
*Falcon Going into SSD
*Han and Chewie saying "We're home"(Endshot)

Again its not a criticism as I like the trailer, but it didnt have many huge iconic visual shots, and didnt leave on an iconic visual shot. That is where, I believe, people find some criticism because it didnt pack that oomph power.

That second one was actually teaser #2 (which actually came out around the same time in April 2015). Then there was a trailer.

 

[wesleyshark]

Looking forward to it, but Kylo Ren is such a shit protagonist. Kill him off in the first 10 minutes and just use Snoke.

Wrong on all accounts. Kylo is the best.

 

[RusselUp]

Personally liked the trailer. Pretty straightforward with enough teases to keep me curious until the full trailer.

 

[PeskyToaster]

Pardon?

My tense is off but I'm saying that Kylo Ren is what I imagined Anakin should have been in RotS. Struggling with rage, inadequacy, and conflicted about the dark and light. Instead we basically got an binary save the galaxy hero to child murderer on/off switch in about five minutes. Mostly as the result of the constricted timeline because anakin started the story as a boy instead of as a jedi apprentice or whatever.

 

[Trago]

Kylo will swing his saber at Luke and hit nothing but his robe as it falls to the floor.

They better have Luke throw down like a savage before he goes out!

God I wont be able to handle it!

I'm scared!

My emotions!

;_;

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

TFA

TLJ

Wow, they didn't even bother changing the actress. Fuckers playing it safe.

Just stop now it's becoming obnoxious.