Complete List of Teaser Trailer Conventions

Below are a list of conventions I have found when looking at teaser trailers. I will try to use as many of these as I can when I am creating my teaser trailer:

• Production Company logos (usually at the beginning of the trailer)
• Images from the film
• Title of the film - often at the end of the trailer
• Release dates (in a teaser trailer, likely to be vague, such as "coming soon" or "summer"), usually at the end
• Indication of genre
• Website (usually at the end)
• Voiceover is common - though some include dialogue from the film
• Rapid editing (often flashes, quick fades and dissolve)
• Possible cast, crew and director credits - sometimes at the end of the trailer - though the names come up during the trailer
• Possibly references to other similar films that share producers/directors
• References to past awards that the cast and crew have won or been nominated for
• Music reflecting genre - often loud and dramatic
• Taglines - often split up
• Sound effects - impact sounds dominate
• Eye candy - often in the form of action and explosions
• Reference to source material
• A variety of camera movement/shots