The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - Trailer
From this trailer made at the start of 1960, There are very little edits used along with simple transitions such as wipe's and circle out. The basic plain text was fairly common around this period. We cant help but notice its in black and white, however this adds to its age. There is a voice over which elaborates on the storyline showing very few clips throughout without revealing the true storyline of the plant and what it does. This is effective as it gives the viewer a question as a reason to go and watch it. The trailer is only short (1 minute long)
The Godfather (1972) - Trailer
Unlike most trailers the godfather starts off with a sound motif and slow fade ins. Naming the key characters followed by showing them. It focus's on medium-long shots and establishing shots for the setting. Primarily we only see the main guy (the godfather) throughout the trailer. With various speeches heard. It gives very little away however enough to gather the story line. The only scenes shown of a guy high up in a suit.
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Trailer
The trailer starts out with a happy jolly soundtrack which sets the mood. The narrator sounds happy which tells us its from a comedy genre. A few of the jokes are shown with slower cuts than usual and more use of dialogue rather than voice over. Camera angles are largely long shots and close ups that show humour and general setting
