By Breanne Brennan I take a look back at some of last year's best trailers... 10. Logan – It’s always good to take a lower-key approach to a comic book hero movie, and the solemn Cash song is a fitting touch for a weary Wolverine. 9. The Shallows - It skirts the tropes of a cliché b-movie trailer just enough by focusing on the environment and the main character, and keeping the horror jump scares to a minimum. And let’s not forget the absolutely genius match cut of something approaching a surfer underwater to Lively biting into an apple. 8. Moonlight – I will admit on first viewing this trailer and having no background of the story, I really didn’t understand or appreciate it. It was beautiful enough, but after seeing the movie and watching the trailer a second time, it was as though everything fell into place. It’s the juxtaposition of shots of Chiron at each stage in his life paired with Britell’s moody score that really drive it home. 7. Thor 3 (Comic Con) – While it’s not traditional in content and length, this mockumentary-style trailer is nevertheless a perfect (and hilarious) tease for reinvigorating the THOR series. 6. Get Out – This is how a psychological horror trailer should be cut. It starts out as one might expect a cliché thriller would. The interracial couple is introduced, they meet the parents, etc. Then as things start to get weird, so does the cutting. There is an excellent blend of various editing techniques that make this trailer stand out from the others. 5. The Founder -- Keaton’s voiceover and smarmy presence paired with the song “Glitter and Gold” make this a great example of focusing on character to sell the trailer. 4. Handmaiden – It’s reminiscent of the teaser trailer for the David Fincher’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO in that it relies solely on music to propel it forward. There's almost something hypnotic about cutting on beats... 3. The Nice Guys – A great blend of snarky, wry humor and funky vibes from music to titles. Where most trailers miss the mark, this trailer has an excellent (and hilarious) end tag. 2. Fences – A great use of repetitive sound design and voice over. As Washington’s VO intensifies the mood midway through, there is a dramatic shift in music and sound that culminates with Davis’s clincher bit of dialogue. Feel-good this ain’t! 1. Jackie – A carefully crafted trailer with effective voice over and shots: Jackie amidst the crowds at Love Field, the motorcade speeding away with her husband's body in her arms, Jackie washing off blood, etc. As her frustration elevates, so does the speed of the shots. And although the brief sound effect of JFK getting shot is a bit much, the whole trailer still packs an emotional punch.
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