History Lesson: The Story of the Movie Trailer

This new video from FilmmakerIQ explains the history behind movie trailers. The video puts the evolution of the trailer in the context of the history of how we have watched movies through the years.

The video explains how the concept of promotions on movie theater screens began in 1913 and how film serials contributed to movie marketing. Alfred Hitchock and Stanley Kubrick added their own innovations to the movie trailer too. Check it out.

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