Old and New Trailers

In class, we watched two Ghostbusters trailers, one from 1984 and the other from 2016. We compared the two to see the similarities and differences, and this is what we came up with:

- More dialogue in the old trailer

- Longer shots in the old trailer

- New trailer is more dramatic

- There are words on the screen in the new trailer to set the scene

- Old trailer reveals more of the storyline

- There is more narration in the old trailer, whereas there is only dialogue in the new one

For me, I am more drawn to the new Ghostbusters trailer, rather than the old one as there is more action and it is more exciting. This is due to the quick shots, little dialogue and dramatic music/sound effects.

I also watched the Cinderella trailers from 1950 and 2015, and compared them:
- The new trailer is longer than the old one
- The music is more dramatic in the old trailer
- The new trailer only has dialogue, whereas the old trailer has a mixture of dialogue and a voice-over (narration)
- They both have longer shots and don't use very many quick shots
- The old trailer shows more of the storyline and reveals the ending

I find the new trailer more effective and am more drawn to it as it reveals only the important parts of the storyline, rather than the whole story.