How every movie trailer gets made | Twenty Thousand Hertz

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🗓️ 7 August 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

"In a world" -- our world -- movie trailers have undergone a massive evolution. The booming voice-of-God narration of the '80s and '90s has been silenced in favor of boojes and bwaas. In this episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz, host and sound design expert Dallas Taylor is joined by guests who share the history of trailers and a hilarious takedown of the sounds and dialogue that are common in the modern trailer style. You'll never be able to watch a blockbuster trailer the same way again. Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast revealing the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds, is a new member of the TED family of podcasts. Listen or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Elise Hugh with TED Talks Daily.
0:06.6	Ted is on vacation this week, so here's something a little different.
0:10.7	It's a new addition to the TED family of podcasts called 20,000 Hertz.
0:15.7	Each episode reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
0:21.7	Y'all, this one is awesome.
0:23.2	You know those movie trailer voices that go,
0:25.6	In a World?
0:27.2	Well, there's a whole story behind Blockbuster trailer sound design,
0:31.1	and you're about to learn that history.
0:33.2	If you like what you hear, check out 20,000 Hertz,
0:35.9	wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:38.8	You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.
0:41.9	I'm Dallas Taylor.
0:45.9	When you think about how a movie trailer sounds, what comes to mind?
0:50.1	Does it sound something like this?
0:51.6	In a land of eternal beauty,
0:55.2	and infinite mystery,
0:58.6	a legend was born.
1:00.8	This is the trailer from the 2000 film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
1:04.6	In it, you have all of the ingredients of a classic trailer.
1:08.1	The story of a warrior.
1:09.8	Including the legendary voice of Don LaFontaine.
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