Why do movies have previews

Since not everyone has the same mindset, it can be difficult to enjoy the previews. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to MovieBabble via email to stay up to date on the latest content.

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Totally agree with your points about the importance of movie previews! Two other examples of misleading trailers I can add to this discussion are Bridge to Terabithia and March of the Penguins. Based on their trailers, both films were depicted as being more light-hearted than they really were. Also, on the subject of appropriately themed previews before a particular film, I once heard about a trailer for a horror film that accidentally appeared before a family-friendly film.

When it comes to which previews appear before which movie, I wonder if the theaters themselves have a say in those decisions? I never thought about whether or not theaters themselves have a say in those types of decisions. Or they have to play particular ones. Seeing the previews is an important part of my movie-going experience. AMC shows almost every major film release in its theatres as well as many independent releases.

For a view of what is coming soon, check out the Coming Soon section on this page to see what is available now. Additionally, be sure to check out our AMC Artisan Films page , which brings a curated gallery of the finest movies to many of our theatres. In the spirit of cramming advertising into every nook and cranny of our lives, the idea quickly evolved. That same year, producer William Selig brought the popular serial format from the newspapers to the big screen—producing short action-adventure story installments that always ended with some type of thrilling cliffhanger that implored people to come back next week to find out if the hero escaped certain death.

Well, how else do you get an audience back for more? Selig figured the best way to do this was to have a brief teaser for the following episode play after the main feature, so the audience would leave the theater wanting more. This was the first step toward a traditional movie trailer.

These initial trailers for Selig's first serial, The Adventures of Kathlyn , were usually nothing more than a brief bit of footage accompanied by text that screamed questions at the audience, like "Does she escape the lion's pit? In an effort to get audiences to the movies, Col. William Selig, a pioneer for the film industry, noticed the popularity of print serials in newspaper so he approached the Chicago Tribune to adapt a film version of a print serial. Each week, a new instalment would debut along with an article in the Chicago Tribune that continued the story.

At the end of each instalment, something would happen to put the characters in some sort of a peril, and a screen would pop-up inviting patrons to come back the following week to see what happens. The movie trailer was born! Latest Popular Hot Trending.