{"id":4595,"date":"2015-02-23T14:52:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T14:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/6-best-movie-trailers-2015\/"},"modified":"2018-05-29T17:10:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T17:10:45","slug":"6-best-movie-trailers-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/6-best-movie-trailers-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Best Movie Trailers of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/image-56587148\/stock-vector-set-of-movie-design-elements-in-flat-style\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/7bbd1-img.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What makes for a great movie trailer? Well, a&nbsp;good movie trailer is one of both&nbsp;precision and risk. With the insertion of one wrong clip, or the wrong bit of&nbsp;music, that&nbsp;big marketing push for a&nbsp;movie can be ruined. For some, a great&nbsp;movie trailer is one that gives you all the feels <em>without <\/em>ruining all of the laughs or plot twists. While for others, it&#8217;s all about piecing together a cohesive story in two short&nbsp;minutes.<\/p>\n<p>There really isn&#8217;t just one best way of doing it, but we thought we&#8217;d examine a few trailers that do it successfully, without <span>being too cliche or&nbsp;<\/span>making us roll our eyes. Here are the best of the batch from the last few months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Selma<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6t7vVTxaic?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>This trailer is a rousing, tear-inducing two-minute&nbsp;masterpiece.&nbsp;This outstanding&nbsp;trailer manages to breathe excitement, action, and even a few laughs into a heavy, historical saga&nbsp;that we&nbsp;think&nbsp;we already know.&nbsp;And, if we <em>don&#8217;t&nbsp;<\/em>know, the spot&nbsp;shows just enough without spoiling the film. It is a rare film and trailer that can incite suspense&nbsp;into a retelling of a well-known and&nbsp;monumental piece of history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_10295\"><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_14398\">2. What We Do In The Shadows<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cv568AzZ-i8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a way to do funny trailers. Unfortunately, we don&#8217;t see&nbsp;<em>great&nbsp;<\/em>funny trailers all too often. One might consider a trailer to be funny in the moment, only to realize that all the funniest parts were already shown in the trailer. This one paints a picture of a movie without using the funniest parts to sell it &#8211; and the clips are simply an attempt to showcase and elevate&nbsp;that point. (And that&#8217;s how you do it.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_10322\"><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_13365\">3. Mad Max: Fury Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YWNWi-ZWL3c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Little has been told to us watching this trailer regarding the actual plot of the film, even if we know it&#8217;s a remake, or a reboot, etc. But there&#8217;s a lot going on here that engages us. It gets your blood pumping, heart pounding, and maybe even your pupils dilating. You&#8217;re experiencing an adrenaline rush because &#8230; how can you not? The thing is, anyone can put together a crazy, action-packed trailer, but the key here is the music. It&#8217;s timed so perfectly&nbsp;with each shot, explosion, and moment of anticipation, you&#8217;re completely invested when this&nbsp;two-minute marvel ends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_10349\"><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_11053\">4. Star Wars: Episode VII &#8211; The Force Awakens&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OMOVFvcNfvE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>So, this is interesting. Star Wars is a series we&#8217;ve all come to know and appreciate. If you haven&#8217;t seen any of the films, you&#8217;re at least somewhat familiar with the concepts behind them and the characters that make up the saga. What&#8217;s neat is that we get a sneak peek at some new characters that potentially&nbsp;await us in the&nbsp;upcoming film. We also get to hear a tiny tease of a score by John Williams, which, if it&#8217;s anything like the original (see: groundbreaking and forever engrained in the ears\/minds of anyone who knows remotely anything about pop culture), it promises to be epic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_10376\"><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_10946\">5. Tomorrowland<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1k59gXTWf-A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The best kind of trailer is the one that follows the Golden Rule of Movie Trailers: Less is more.&nbsp;This trailer, for Tomorrowland, follows this rule beautifully. It begins with questions (&#8220;Who is she?&#8221; &#8220;What&#8217;d she do?&#8221; and &#8220;Why isn&#8217;t she a little bit more respectful to the police officer?&#8221;), then it takes you by surprise, and yet still retains its&nbsp;mystery.&nbsp;It provides the audience with more questions than answers, along with a nifty voiceover from Mr. George Clooney. And, for that, we thank Tomorrowland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_10404\"><strong id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1424701930317_20215\">6. Inherent Vice<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OUZgOQ186-A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Mixing slapstick, drama, and wit &#8211; when done right &#8211; can result in a magical movie trailer experience. Even if the movie it&#8217;s promoting is, well, a bit disjointed. Regardless, when a trailer is done right, you get a clip&nbsp;much like this&nbsp;trailer for Inherent Vice. It&#8217;s a playful glimpse of the movie, and succeeds in&nbsp;providing the&nbsp;mood and feel of the overall film, and ultimately makes for quite the sell.<\/p>\n<p>(Header image by Bigstock contributor&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/search\/?contributor=incomible\">incomible<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Looking to make your own movie trailers? Be sure to check out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstock.com\/video\/\">Bigstock&#8217;s video<\/a> collection, filled with thousands of high quality, royalty-free video clips.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/02\/f773c-blog_footer_freetrial-3.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes for a great movie trailer? 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