the art of trailers

A weird pastime that I've indulged in for some time is watching and, almost excessively, rewatching trailers of a film or game. It's hard to describe a specific reason for it and seems like an insignificant aspect of a piece of media. And truthfully, most trailers do not more than be a glorified advertisement, cherry picking the fanciest parts to lure you into an otherwise unremarkable product.…