The Origin and History of Movie Trailers Explained

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Like many of you, I absolutely love watching movie trailers! For film geeks, it's exciting to see what upcoming movies we can to look forward to seeing. They give us our first taste of what a movie will be and are created with the sole purpose of selling us on that film. 

If you've ever wondered how movie trailers got started, we've got a great video from the YouTube channel Today I Found Out that breaks down the origin and history of trailers. One of the things they talk about is how back in the day, trailers weren't shown until the end of the movie, which is why they were called trailers in the first place.

I know that is common knowledge for a lot of people, but it would be so weird watching trailers at the end of movies these days. Anyway, it's an interesting video worth checking out when you get a chance. You can also watch another video that breaks down the history of trailers right here if you want.

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