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Plasma Rocket
How much of the plot should be revealed in a trailer?
Obviously there should be enough to give the reader an idea of what the story is about, and hopefully draw him/her in.
Typical trailers have tidbits of important events, and some quotes.
But then again, the trailer should not be full of spoilers.
With movies, it is possible to play well-timed clips out of context to show actual, important action without revealing why exactly that action is significant.
But fanfic is a written medium. I think it is difficult to extract a pivotal scene for a trailer without either revealing too much or confusing the reader by lack of context. The scene could be edited to make its significance ambiguous, but then it would be... ambiguous.
(I suppose this could be called "teamVASIMR needs help translating from the visual to the verbal")
Obviously there should be enough to give the reader an idea of what the story is about, and hopefully draw him/her in.
Typical trailers have tidbits of important events, and some quotes.
But then again, the trailer should not be full of spoilers.
With movies, it is possible to play well-timed clips out of context to show actual, important action without revealing why exactly that action is significant.
But fanfic is a written medium. I think it is difficult to extract a pivotal scene for a trailer without either revealing too much or confusing the reader by lack of context. The scene could be edited to make its significance ambiguous, but then it would be... ambiguous.
(I suppose this could be called "teamVASIMR needs help translating from the visual to the verbal")
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