That's what I'm saying - Star Wars represented a paradigm shift. You can tell the guys who cut the trailer didn't know what to make of what they had. Hear the extra sound effects? See the nonsensical edits? Hollywood was gobsmacked by Star Wars. What's interesting is that of all the films that came before it, Star Wars owes most to Hidden Fortress and if you watch the Hidden Fortress trailer, you can pretty much tell what it's about even though it's in Japanese. That trailer makes a lot more sense than the Star Wars one, even though it's 55 years old.
"A story of a boy, a girl and a universe." I can't believe how bad this is. Star Wars had so many scenes just dying to be put in a trailer with some haunting music in the background. Is this slapped-together mess what all movie trailers used to be?
Compare and contrast. I long for the days when vampires didn't "sparkle."
That was atmospheric. Although I don't miss those winged sunglasses. So, who made the trailer? Why is it so different? I'm assuming it had nothing to do with the actual director of the movie, else it would have been good. (Begs the question -- why the hell not?)
Does the director have the option to contribute? This seems pretty crazy. And then there are well put together examples like the recent six different endings Hobbit trailer ... hard to believe that was some hack in marketing's idea/execution.
Trailers are generally cut while the movie is still in post. If the director has a choice between working on the movie or working on the trailers, he'll pick the movie, as well he should. I know a guy who writes trailers for a living. He makes about $250k a year.
Depends. WGA schedule of minimums Take 10% of that for the agent, 15% of that for the attorney and 20% of that for the manager. Then know that sometimes you get better than the minimum. Bill Marsillii and Terry Rossio sold the script for DEJA VU for 8 million.
SELL a script a month. Nobody does that. The statistic that is bandied about but isn't well attributed is that there are more players in the NBA than there are screenwriters in the WGA who are actually making a living writing screenplays. I've optioned two, which puts me ahead of 99.99% of everyone who's ever tried.