Timeline for Why are trailers called "trailers"?
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| Jun 30, 2016 at 23:11 | comment | added | JAB | @IgbyLargeman Interestingly, "coming attractions" in the US tends to refer to films that will soon be shown in a theater. Most theaters have a wall in the lobby for posters for coming attractions. | |
| Mar 25, 2015 at 11:51 | vote | accept | BCdotWEB | ||
| Mar 24, 2015 at 10:43 | comment | added | BCdotWEB | @Kartagis A trailer is a short compilation of fragments, usually only a couple of minutes long, whereas a sneak preview is a showing of the full movie before it goes on general release. | |
| Mar 24, 2015 at 10:35 | comment | added | Tolga Ozses |
What's the difference between trailer and sneak preview then? They both serve the same purpose.
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| Mar 24, 2015 at 4:23 | comment | added | slebetman | To be fair. A large part of the world, especially English speaking South East Asia (hello southern neighbor!) tend to call them trailers as well - mostly because we tend to be influenced more by American culture than anything else. | |
| Mar 24, 2015 at 4:21 | comment | added | Igby Largeman | In Australia they are called previews, or more formally, coming attractions. The article is American and has the narrow world view that is so common in American articles. (i.e. "society" is assumed to mean North American society) | |
| Mar 24, 2015 at 3:19 | comment | added | Möoz | This is an example of a good "Self Answer"! | |
| Mar 23, 2015 at 20:56 | comment | added | neminem | Mostly agree: I hear "trailer" exclusively when you're talking about seeking it out on the internet, but "trailer" and "preview" used pretty interchangeably when talking about seeing them attached to movies at the theater. (I also grew up in norcal then later moved to socal, but always California.) | |
| Mar 23, 2015 at 16:42 | comment | added | Yamikuronue | FWIW, common usage in most of the places I've lived in the US would be to call them "previews" when they're shown before a film (in the theater or on DVD), but "trailer" when you're talking about, for example, finding one on the internet. I grew up in California, so if it's regional it's likely to be prominent there. | |
| Mar 23, 2015 at 11:42 | history | answered | BCdotWEB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |