BRAINBLAST!!!!
I had a whirlwind of a revelation this morning. I think I figured out a really cool thesis project that I could totally get behind.... Once I figure out what it is exactly.
I love movies. Don't we all? We have all fallen in love with a movie at some point in our lives. Right? What I love most about movies (sometimes besides the movie itself) is the trailer or title sequence. The whole point of today's movie trailers is to provide information to the viewer about an upcoming movie that will be shown in theaters. These days, there is so much hype over the premiere of a movie that some may even release 2 to 4 full length movie trailers the year before a movie is even released .
I also have noticed this, that I will see promotions for the same movie everywhere, whether that be tv, a theater, or social media like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. I think this is a smart move on the studio's part because it literally gives exposure and hype to the movie so that people are more likely to go see it. But sometimes, it is so prevalent that I already get bored of the movie and feel like that I know what happens in the movie since I have seen it too many times. I wonder if this just a me thing or if others feel this same and may decrease the likelihood of someone going to see that movie.
What I also found interesting is that a lot of movies lately are based off of books, or are remakes. This year alone there are 27 movies based off of books that either have been released or will be released out of the 93 total movies released for this year. There have also been a few remakes as well, including, The Grinch, Robin Hood, and Mary Poppins.
I am a purists when it comes to books being made into movies. I thought the Hunger Games was okay; it missed a lot of details that I thought were important but I guess they weren't important enough to be filmed. I also despised the Percy Jackson Series movies. Nothing from the first book was in the movie and it was just bad. So far the only book-to-movie adaptations that I have liked were for Stephen King books, such as both It movies, Pet Semetary, The Green Mile, and Misery. But even then with movies like Carrie, and The Dark Tower, it feels like they were completely different stories and left out a lot of either key or amazing scenes from the books. I also feel this is a problem because it seems unoriginal for movies to be based off of something already used. (But then again, according to one article, this is a better strategy to get people in to come and see the movie; if it is something they already know, they are more likely to go and see it).
I don't think this would be something that I could help solve, meaning making movies more accurate to books. I'm not a writer, plus I don't have billions of dollars to give them to make the movie more accurate to the book.
I do love movie trailers, and I would love to be involved with them some day. I want to make short length videos that people become hooked into and do something about it. I want to create curiosity and intrigue about a film, cause, tv show, product, or brand. Would that, in and of itself, be a problem? A lack of awareness for something thus the solution is to create video marketing materials to help stir awareness for it?
So... can I make a project about the evolution/purpose of movie trailers and the implications for where they are headed?
Could I make a project about how most movies are based off of novels or remakes, and maybe making their promotions better (as in different or more effective in reaching a larger audience).
Could I make a project with a problem? Only time will tell...
I love movies. Don't we all? We have all fallen in love with a movie at some point in our lives. Right? What I love most about movies (sometimes besides the movie itself) is the trailer or title sequence. The whole point of today's movie trailers is to provide information to the viewer about an upcoming movie that will be shown in theaters. These days, there is so much hype over the premiere of a movie that some may even release 2 to 4 full length movie trailers the year before a movie is even released .
I also have noticed this, that I will see promotions for the same movie everywhere, whether that be tv, a theater, or social media like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. I think this is a smart move on the studio's part because it literally gives exposure and hype to the movie so that people are more likely to go see it. But sometimes, it is so prevalent that I already get bored of the movie and feel like that I know what happens in the movie since I have seen it too many times. I wonder if this just a me thing or if others feel this same and may decrease the likelihood of someone going to see that movie.
What I also found interesting is that a lot of movies lately are based off of books, or are remakes. This year alone there are 27 movies based off of books that either have been released or will be released out of the 93 total movies released for this year. There have also been a few remakes as well, including, The Grinch, Robin Hood, and Mary Poppins.
I am a purists when it comes to books being made into movies. I thought the Hunger Games was okay; it missed a lot of details that I thought were important but I guess they weren't important enough to be filmed. I also despised the Percy Jackson Series movies. Nothing from the first book was in the movie and it was just bad. So far the only book-to-movie adaptations that I have liked were for Stephen King books, such as both It movies, Pet Semetary, The Green Mile, and Misery. But even then with movies like Carrie, and The Dark Tower, it feels like they were completely different stories and left out a lot of either key or amazing scenes from the books. I also feel this is a problem because it seems unoriginal for movies to be based off of something already used. (But then again, according to one article, this is a better strategy to get people in to come and see the movie; if it is something they already know, they are more likely to go and see it).
I don't think this would be something that I could help solve, meaning making movies more accurate to books. I'm not a writer, plus I don't have billions of dollars to give them to make the movie more accurate to the book.
I do love movie trailers, and I would love to be involved with them some day. I want to make short length videos that people become hooked into and do something about it. I want to create curiosity and intrigue about a film, cause, tv show, product, or brand. Would that, in and of itself, be a problem? A lack of awareness for something thus the solution is to create video marketing materials to help stir awareness for it?
So... can I make a project about the evolution/purpose of movie trailers and the implications for where they are headed?
Could I make a project about how most movies are based off of novels or remakes, and maybe making their promotions better (as in different or more effective in reaching a larger audience).
Could I make a project with a problem? Only time will tell...
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