All Work and No Play…
We all know that a really good preview doesn’t necessarily make a really good movie. Similarly, there have been movies that were worlds better than their previews suggested. It’s all in the magic of editing.
Once you’ve mastered the dark art of splicing scenes, cutting lines together out of context, and adding in the appropriate (or inappropriate) music, the actual nature of the movie ceases to matter – all that matters is what the studio wants to sell.
Do you truly need evidence of the power of the editor?
Very well then. Check out Making Light, where you’ll find links to two re-edited trailers. I can’t decide which one I like better, but I’m leaning toward the trailer for The Shining. It’s so deliciously wrong.