Go Through the History of American Movie Trailers in 20 Minutes

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Last spring Filmmaker IQ took us through the history of movie trailers from all the way back in 1913, but this time it’s Steven Benedict giving us a more in-depth look at the evolution of the integral piece of movie marketing. Benedict has put together a video essay called American Trailers, and as you may have guessed, it focuses on just the evolution of trailers in the United States. It’s just under 20 minutes, and it examines the function of movie trailers, beyond more than what we already know, and also how they’ve been used throughout the history of cinema. So if you’ve got time, take a journey through movie trailer history. ›››

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