Wednesday, June 09, 2004
A New Movie Award
Well, not new ... it's apparently been around since 1999. I heard about it on the latest edition of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.
It's The Golden Trailer Awards. Apparently, these 2 people wanted to figure out who was the best at creating trailers, and then the whole thing snowballed into an awards show.
I think it's a good idea. The people who make the trailers are rarely - usually never - creditted in the trailer or in the movie. And those trailers are sometimes (unfortunately) the best parts of going to the movies! It's only fair we give them their dues, what?
Another nugget of info from Wait Wait - trailers are so named because they initially appeared after the main feature. And then studios realized that people were leaving, instead of sticking around to watch the trailers ... and so the trailers were moved in front of the feature presentation, and became previews!
It's The Golden Trailer Awards. Apparently, these 2 people wanted to figure out who was the best at creating trailers, and then the whole thing snowballed into an awards show.
I think it's a good idea. The people who make the trailers are rarely - usually never - creditted in the trailer or in the movie. And those trailers are sometimes (unfortunately) the best parts of going to the movies! It's only fair we give them their dues, what?
Another nugget of info from Wait Wait - trailers are so named because they initially appeared after the main feature. And then studios realized that people were leaving, instead of sticking around to watch the trailers ... and so the trailers were moved in front of the feature presentation, and became previews!
