trailer research part 2

The crime genre trailer portion of my research. 

Goodfellas 

The whole movie felt like a trailer and so did the actual trailer, a trailer into the life of an Italian American criminal from the 1950's to 1980's but it has a major flaw. It summarizes the entire movie, and although it definitely entices a viewer to watch the entire movie, it doesn't leave a lot out for the viewer. And although my trailer will be based in the modern day, I would like to capture the same type of feeling, Scorsese expressed in this film. 

The Irishman 

Just seeing Pesci and DeNiro in a fancy restaurant together instantly recalls old Scorsese movies but the official trailer does a great job with the marketing. The actual film is different in its purpose than the trailer. It's a 3 and a half hour movie that has a melancholy premise, an old man that looks back at his life as a hitman but they made it look more like a typical Scorsese mobster drama which definitely brought in a larger audience. They did their best to capture the essence of a three hour long movie into a two minute trailer. 

The Departed

Not an Italian American, but a crime film all the same. This trailer is a great example of targeting a mainstream audience, easy and exciting to watch through its great use of high paced editing and music. The editing with the music and sound is something I want to do with my trailer, cutting in between music and dialogue, suavely. 

Casino

Great use of music, builds up anticipation and like the Goodfellas trailer, brings the viewer into the life of a criminal, but this time in Las Vegas in the 1970s. It sums up the rise, the fall and the end of the characters in the trailer without giving too much away.