How do I detect a real trailer?

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Nowadays, when a trailer of an expected film comes out, fans usually make hundreds thousands of fake trailers. And most of the times on YouTube they call it like it is the real trailer. And there are also situations when they make fake trailers from the previous film before the real trailer comes out and it may seem that the real trailer is already out. How to avoid that?



Best Answer

Given the ease of use of modern editing software and the availability of high-quality source files, "fake" trailers can look as good or better than "real" trailers. One sign of a "fake" trailer is when the action and cuts don't match the beats of the trailer's soundtrack, though a good editor will avoid that.

One solution is to go to the film studio's own channel to see if the trailer is posted there. For example, there are a number of channels that repost Marvel Cinematic Universe trailers, remix them, or edit them together in a series to make it look like a longer clip, but the Marvel Entertainment channel at MARVEL should always have the real trailer for any upcoming MCU film.

All of the major studios have their own channels; I subscribe to most of them specifically to avoid the issue you're talking about.

Another approach is to manage what channels YouTube uses to recommend videos to you. If you notice you're getting recommendations from sub-par channels instead of the actual sources, you can click the three dots just below the thumbnail to the right and select the "Not Interested" option.

Screengrab from YouTube showing the three-dot menu selected

When you get the response "VIDEO REMOVED," choose the "Tell us why" option and choose the "I'm not interested" in this channel option.

Screengrab showing Tell Us Why option

Screengrab showing I'm not interested option

After you do this enough times you won't be getting the most common undesired recommendations.

(Note, I'm a fan of Screen Junkies, so I'm just showing this for illustrative purposes.)

Another approach (recommended by Ankit Sharma in the comments) is to check to see whether the channel posting the video is verified by YouTube as "belong[ing] to an established creator or is the official channel of a brand, business, or organization," which is indicated by a verification checkmark:

Screen grab with verification checkmark

Note that this channel lacks the checkmark: Screen grab without verification checkmark

This isn't foolproof, since many channels that repost trailers are verified, but you may see material posted by someone with a lookalike name such as "Marvel Movies" that doesn't have the check.




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What features are observed in trailers?

The main conventions of a trailer are:
  • The 'best bits' are highlighted so in a horror film it would be the scariest part.
  • Shows the start of the film.
  • Dramatic camera angles.
  • Credits shown between action.
  • Voice overs are used to tell the story.
  • Music plays an important role in creating atmosphere.


How do you analyze a trailer?

In order to analyse how trailers work to encourage people to see a film, you need to 'read' them very closely....Features to look out for include:
  • Genre.
  • Narrative.
  • Unique Selling Point.
  • Target audience.
  • Music.
  • Pace.
  • Dialogue.
  • Soundtrack.


  • What is the difference between a trailer and a preview?

    A trailer (also known as a preview or coming attraction video) is a commercial advertisement, originally for a feature film that is going to be exhibited in the future at a movie theater/cinema. It is a product of creative and technical work.

    What is a parody trailer?

    A Trailer Spoof is when a trailer will try to hook your attention by pretending to be a trailer for a well known movie franchise, or a highly-anticipated blockbuster film.



    SEE — Official Trailer | Apple TV+




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    Answer 2

    Since people today do ANYTHING to get views, like using attractive titles and highly custom cover photos for their video, I'd suggest that please refer the video-poster's name which always flashes under the videos title.

    A very few people write '(Fan-made)' in their video titles but please note that many don't, as it's not a compulsion imposed by Youtube and they all work around them views.

    As for my answer,I would never open any MCU-related video unless it is posted by Marvel or any connected(trusted) partner.

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