Comparing Teaser and Theatrical Trailers 2

Below I will be looking at the similarities and differences of the teaser and theatrical trailer for Marvel's Captain America; The Winter Soldier:

In the teaser trailer you can only hear background music and impact soubds, however in the theatrical trailer there is dialogue, as well as background music.

The music in the teaser trailer is different to the music in the theatrical trailer. In the teaser trailer the music is sombre, suggesting the threat at the heart of the films narrative, whereas the music in the theatrical trailer changes in tone a number of times from melancholic to uptempo, reflecting the action that will dominate the film.

Some of the footage shown in the teaser is also shown in the theatrical trailer.

The teaser trailer is very vague in comparison to the theatrical trailer in terms of delivering narrative information to the audience, however, both trailers make the genre quite clear through the use of recognisable iconography.

There are more tag lines in the teaser trailer where the images give more of the storyline away to the audience. The point of this is to tease the audience whilst not giving anything away.

The teaser trailer is much shorter than the theatrical trailer.

Both the teaser and theatrical trailer show the name of the film at the end in exactly the same way.

The theatrical trailer conveys much more information than the teaser trailer and gives a better sense of the characters and the storyline.

Both of the trailers show the production company logos.