Differences between film openings and trailers

Differences between film openings and trailers

The difference between a film opening and a trailer is that a trailer builds up tension and it does not reveal anything major about the plot, a trailer also uses fast paced editing and trailers also give the general gist of the film. Trailers usually end on cliffhanger to leave the audience thinking about what would happen to the characters and what would happen in the film. During trailers there is usually a lot of fade to blacks used because in a trailer it is a montage of clips. In a trailer the titles come at the end and institution logos come at the start.

The difference between a trailer and a film opening is that a film opening uses slow paced editing compared to the fast paced editing of trailers. A film opening usually sets the scene and it must have all the titles in it, including putting the directors name at the end of the opening scene. Film openings are supposed to immerse the audience into the film they are watching.      During a film opening there is information about the genre and the indication of the place shown in the opening sequence.