n.
1. A short trailer used to advertise an upcoming film, television program, video game or similar, usually released long in advance of the product, so as to "tease" the audience. Unlike typical theatrical trailers, they’re usually very short in length (between 30–60 seconds) and usually contain little, if any, actual footage from the film.
Teaser trailers are often made while the film is still in production or being edited and as a result they may feature scenes or alternate versions of scenes that are not in the finished film. Other ones (notably Pixar films) have scenes made for use in the trailer only, while sometimes, it is merely a truncated version of a theatrical trailer. Their purpose is less to tell the audience about a movie's content than simply to let them know that the movie is coming up in the near future, and to add to the hype of the upcoming release. Teaser trailers today are increasingly focused on internet downloading and the convention circuit.
See also, Teaser campaign.
1. A short trailer used to advertise an upcoming film, television program, video game or similar, usually released long in advance of the product, so as to "tease" the audience. Unlike typical theatrical trailers, they’re usually very short in length (between 30–60 seconds) and usually contain little, if any, actual footage from the film.
Teaser trailers are often made while the film is still in production or being edited and as a result they may feature scenes or alternate versions of scenes that are not in the finished film. Other ones (notably Pixar films) have scenes made for use in the trailer only, while sometimes, it is merely a truncated version of a theatrical trailer. Their purpose is less to tell the audience about a movie's content than simply to let them know that the movie is coming up in the near future, and to add to the hype of the upcoming release. Teaser trailers today are increasingly focused on internet downloading and the convention circuit.
See also, Teaser campaign.
Cloverfield, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the newer Star Wars films, and The Ring, are all examples of major motion picture events that used teaser trailers to gain hype.
by Jrskow July 16, 2011
Steve: I thought that film was going to be great after I saw the trailer but it turned out to be total trailer trash
by Painful Nipple Cripple November 01, 2016
A really great porn magazine featuring hot skanky girls with bad skin, grasy hair and gaps in their teeth.
by Beowulf November 15, 2004
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What a pet does when walking around after unsuccessfully dropping a piece of poop because of a long hair it ate.
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