Radio Trailer Research

Research into Radio Trailers

Radio trailers should contain facts:

·       This makes it informative and provides knowledge to the audience. Also, by providing facts it will make the film sound more interesting which will entice the listeners into watching it. By including facts it also gives our film a professional and realistic basis.

Radio trailers should contain a voiceover:

·         A voiceover is a very important feature of a radio trailer as it guides the listener what is being portrayed and carried out in the trailer. It also allows more information to be given to the audience. The volume and tone that can be added to the radio trailer using a voiceover is also used to entertain the listener and set the mood for the film itself.

Radio trailers should contain music:

·         Music is used in radio trailers to set the atmosphere for the listener and to give a sense of what they should expect to see in the film as the music should match the genre. However, it is vital that the voiceover can still be heard clearly over the radio trailer.

Length and Sound Effects:

·         Radio Trailers should last around 30-40 seconds long. This is a long enough amount of time to be able to engage with the reader without boring them or giving them too much information. Sound effects should be used in radio trailers to keep the listener interested to create a certain atmosphere that relates to the genre of our film.