This is one of those "wow this trailer is awful but the movie could be good" ones for me. Absolutely amateurish first draft feeling cuts, it doesn't carry any consistency in tone, emotion, or pace...
This is one of those "wow this trailer is awful but the movie could be good" ones for me. Absolutely amateurish first draft feeling cuts, it doesn't carry any consistency in tone, emotion, or pace and just shows a bunch of bits of scenes sort of smattered about. But all the pieces themselves look nice enough, and it's a hell of a cast and a great filmmaker.
I was rather excited by the trailer, and wanted to jump in with a counterpoint. I didn't think the trailer cuts reflected the editing of the film overall, the tone seemed very consistent (to me),...
I was rather excited by the trailer, and wanted to jump in with a counterpoint. I didn't think the trailer cuts reflected the editing of the film overall, the tone seemed very consistent (to me), emotion registered as "expect anger in the beginning--begrudging understanding before the credits," and the pacing, on first impression, implies a slow-burn that will take its damn time, thank you very much.
The cast is stacked, and the subject matter hits close to home (for me). If the movie is trying to break people out of racism--I'm all for it. Seeing an episode of Star Trek as a teenager, Far Beyond the Stars, is probably the very thing that prevented me from going down that path. It speaks to the whole reason this stuff exists in the first place--to have an influence on the trajectory of our future (or acquiring loads of money if you're the cynical type). The scene lighting seemed top-notch, and I don't think this was an easy paycheck for anyone that signed up.
When I refer to the editing and tone, I mean the trailer itself, not the movie. I've done some trailer editing in the past, and this kind of felt like a rough cut of a trailer where you kind of...
When I refer to the editing and tone, I mean the trailer itself, not the movie. I've done some trailer editing in the past, and this kind of felt like a rough cut of a trailer where you kind of make a timeline of scenes that are important and relevant and should be included, but they don't fully flow smoothly into one another because you're gonna figure out how to smooth the edges off in the next draft.
Yes, but probably not trailers you've seen. I've done some work for an indie theater that sometimes showed movies not fully legally and commissioned their own marketing material, most recent was...
Yes, but probably not trailers you've seen. I've done some work for an indie theater that sometimes showed movies not fully legally and commissioned their own marketing material, most recent was C'mon C'mon (2021). Beyond that it's largely been some student films or shorts where I also edited the films themselves, most recently this: https://vimeo.com/739207516
James Gray is an incredible filmmaker. Two Lovers, The Immigrant, Lost City of Z, and Ad Astra are all amazing. This is about his childhood, and I’ll be honest. It doesn’t look great. It premiered...
James Gray is an incredible filmmaker. Two Lovers, The Immigrant, Lost City of Z, and Ad Astra are all amazing. This is about his childhood, and I’ll be honest. It doesn’t look great.
It premiered at Cannes to good but not great reviews. But I was still looking forward to it, but yeah this trailer isn’t doing it for me.
This is one of those "wow this trailer is awful but the movie could be good" ones for me. Absolutely amateurish first draft feeling cuts, it doesn't carry any consistency in tone, emotion, or pace and just shows a bunch of bits of scenes sort of smattered about. But all the pieces themselves look nice enough, and it's a hell of a cast and a great filmmaker.
I was rather excited by the trailer, and wanted to jump in with a counterpoint. I didn't think the trailer cuts reflected the editing of the film overall, the tone seemed very consistent (to me), emotion registered as "expect anger in the beginning--begrudging understanding before the credits," and the pacing, on first impression, implies a slow-burn that will take its damn time, thank you very much.
The cast is stacked, and the subject matter hits close to home (for me). If the movie is trying to break people out of racism--I'm all for it. Seeing an episode of Star Trek as a teenager, Far Beyond the Stars, is probably the very thing that prevented me from going down that path. It speaks to the whole reason this stuff exists in the first place--to have an influence on the trajectory of our future (or acquiring loads of money if you're the cynical type). The scene lighting seemed top-notch, and I don't think this was an easy paycheck for anyone that signed up.
When I refer to the editing and tone, I mean the trailer itself, not the movie. I've done some trailer editing in the past, and this kind of felt like a rough cut of a trailer where you kind of make a timeline of scenes that are important and relevant and should be included, but they don't fully flow smoothly into one another because you're gonna figure out how to smooth the edges off in the next draft.
Just out of curiosity. You cut any trailers for movies we may have heard of?
Yes, but probably not trailers you've seen. I've done some work for an indie theater that sometimes showed movies not fully legally and commissioned their own marketing material, most recent was C'mon C'mon (2021). Beyond that it's largely been some student films or shorts where I also edited the films themselves, most recently this:
https://vimeo.com/739207516
Edit:
If you wanna see the C'mon C'mon trailer I have it unlisted here: https://youtu.be/qUVQCWrt2io
James Gray is an incredible filmmaker. Two Lovers, The Immigrant, Lost City of Z, and Ad Astra are all amazing. This is about his childhood, and I’ll be honest. It doesn’t look great.
It premiered at Cannes to good but not great reviews. But I was still looking forward to it, but yeah this trailer isn’t doing it for me.