Differences and similarities

Differences and similarities between film openings and trailers - 

Differences

• Trailers tell the audience what the film is about
• Trailers provide different clips in the film to almost summarise the story
• Trailers often include the film title at the end
• Trailers include the release dates and titles to help promote the film
• Trailers can sometimes be presented with a voice-over 
• Trailers include the MPAA rating which can either be G, PG, PG-13, R or NC-17
• Trailers are a marvel in commercial editing
• They are 2 and a half minutes long - limit imposed by cinemas

Similarities

• They both include sounds and visuals
• They both suggest a genre to the audience
• The actors, directors and writers are introduced
• They both include the film title