Thursday 22 May 2014

The Animated Self - Other Teaser Trailers and Normal Trailers

Godzilla Teaser Trailer


Despite how bad their films tend to be (Though Independence Day was pretty alright), Dean Devlin has always done a pretty spectacular job in creating tension and anticipation in his teaser trailers, it definitely did its job in making us excited for the film, that sadly was in no way as good as we thought it would be. The Godzilla teaser was also clearly trying to differentiate itself from the Jurassic Park films in terms of presentation, pulling off that ballsy move of making good ol' Gojira step on the bones of a Tyrannosaurus Rex (Poor baby…). Cleverly done, 

Mr Hublot Trailer


While not actually a teaser trailer, its duration matches that of one (So… maybe it is one?), it is no surprise that the creators do not wish to show too much of their work before they are viewed at festivals. The contents seen mainly in this trailer are parts of the animation's gorgeously designed setting, and a preview of the main character's OCD-ness, a central point of the story itself. No narration of any sort is required, we are actually given a pretty nice preview of the animated short. 

Samurai Jack Season 1 Trailer


Samurai Jack mixes together a montage of still images (They seem to resemble some of the concept art I have seen) as well as existing clips from finished episodes. Samurai Jack's monologue has always been a pretty important aspect of the show, considering how cinematic the series has always been in its narration, and so it is no surprised that his voice is heard throughout, explaining the going ons of the series' main plot.

Transformers Teaser


Another massively anticipated film much like Godzilla, the teaser does what it does best… tease, which is pretty surprising considering who it was that directed this film (The man whom we always knew was big on explosions and overly dramatic sunsets and sunrises… though I kinda like those I guess). We only get a very brief glimpse at the very end of the giant alien robots whom we have been dying to see, but it is more than enough to fuel the fire of excitement within us long time fans.

Constellation Teaser Trailer


A pretty useful example to look into for us beginners, the teaser for this indie animation is presented in a very straight forward manner, giving us a preview of one very brief scene as well as let's us know whom is the creator behind it (As well as the music that is used) and of course the title of the animation. The story is simply with one simple line "A sad tale about love"... The teaser is overall very simple in its execution but gets its point across.

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