LENGTH

NARRATIVE

EDITING

SOUND

TITLES

Similar

Different

FILM VS TRAILER

Films are much longer than trailers

They both give elements of the narrative, though films give more detail

Trailers editing will be quicker and more abstract

They will both use the same footage, effects etc.

They will both use the same sound track

Trailers will use more constant music than films

There will many more titles in a trailer

They will both use the same font and transition

‘Grapes of Wrath’ trailer gave no element of what the narrative was

Both of them usually will be longer than about a minute

The titles are likely to be similar in the film but more not as common in the film

Trailers can sometimes be less than a minute long

The titles in the trailer will show release date and things prior to the film’s release

It is likely both will use sound, unless the film is silent

The actual film will use less transitions

They will both present the themes and character types