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Author Topic: A New THX Trailer Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 10-08-2003 01:03 AM                     Just found the story at ComingSoon.net THX Trailer THX Debuts New Theatrical Trailer for 20th Anniversary Source: THX Ltd. Tuesday, October 7, 2003 To commemorate its 20th anniversary and celebrate its achievements in the cinema industry, THX Ltd. announced today that it is launching a new theatrical trailer in THX Certified Cinemas worldwide. Developed by some of the most respected names in visual effects and sound design, the new THX trailer incorporates sound clips from memorable moments in motion pictures of the last 20 years. The trailer will be distributed to THX Certified Cinemas starting this fall. "THX cinema trailers have become tremendously popular among moviegoers. Audiences anxiously await our signature 'Deep Note' crescendo; it creates a sense of anticipation and eagerness for the feature presentation," said Ann Brighouse, director of marketing at THX Ltd. "This, the 11th cinema trailer we've produced, is especially memorable because it celebrates our achievements in the film and entertainment industry, and recognizes how we've improved the presentation quality of many great films over the past 20 years." To create the 20th anniversary trailer, THX assembled a team of visual effects artists and sound designers from the world of feature filmmaking. They included Gary Rydstrom, the seven-time Academy Award® winning sound designer; Van Ling, the renowned visual effects supervisor and DVD producer; and Steve Boeddeker, a sound designer from Skywalker Sound. Working with THX, the team conceptualized the visuals and selected the seventeen clips for the trailer from thousands of potential sound clips. The result is a treat for the senses. The heart-pumping montage of sound clips, drawn from some truly great moments in filmmaking, peaks with the THX "Deep Note." "Sound designer Gary Rydstrom's idea was to go back to the roots of THX in film sound presentation, and create an audio montage of movie moments that would stir one's memories and emotions," said Van Ling. "Creating supportive visuals to the sound mix -- rather than the other way around -- gave us a chance to show the evocative power of sound and how THX has been there to help reflect the filmmakers' vision to the audience." This sounds mighty interesting. AJG  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 10-08-2003 01:08 AM                        I wonder if it's Creative?  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 10-08-2003 01:11 AM                     Heck Ya! 17 clips. That'll be a long trailer. But in a good way. Waiting patiently to see it...  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-08-2003 01:53 AM                        I am having trouble with my Sound Blaster card. Can anyone help me fix it? I hear that Sound Blasters are really not supposed to work, and certainly not supposed to work [u]well[/u]. Should I just stick with the Yamaha sound card that has worked fine for me instead? The Sound Blaster can not even input and output sound simulataneously. How wimpy is that? PS - The [u]underline[/u] tags seem to be broken.  |  IP: Logged Darren Briggs Master Film Handler Posts: 371 From: York, UK Registered: Dec 2001 posted 10-08-2003 12:26 PM                        I got an ivite to the launch of the new trailer, its called 'Bounty' The invite card is cool, when you open it, the 'deep note' plays! Im awaiting prints of it later this month. Darren  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 10-08-2003 01:45 PM                     Why oh why can't we get THX certification. I want to see that trailer!! AJG  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-08-2003 05:24 PM                     I just hope they can fit the audio for it on DTS CD-ROMs --instead of pulling a DD-only "Cimarron" type of thing.  |  IP: Logged Daniel Schulz Master Film Handler Posts: 387 From: Los Angeles, CA USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 10-08-2003 07:59 PM                        The THX Bounty logo will be compiled into the DTS trailer lineup.  |  IP: Logged Jean-Michel Grin Expert Film Handler Posts: 222 From: Geneva & Lausanne, Switzerland Registered: Jul 2002 posted 10-09-2003 05:25 PM                        Hi Joe, Better if You buy a MacIntosh..... I don't understand nothing on theses damned PC....  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 10-09-2003 09:11 PM                        quote: The Sound Blaster can not even input and output sound simulataneously. Maybe it's time to upgrade your ten year old SB.  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 10-10-2003 02:53 PM                        With the recent thread about the lack of a good DTS trailer, maybe DTS should ride on these coattails and have a specially-branded version done for them...  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 12-17-2003 11:50 PM                     I saw this trailer this evening. I found it very confusing...just some seemingly random dialog. It took awhile to figure out what was going on. A clever idea, but it wasn't very impressive. Also, Deep Note did not seem to go very deep. The whole thing sounded very very flat. Played using Dolby Digital.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 12-18-2003 12:30 AM                     I saw it this evening on the front of "LOTR: The Return of the King". I wish the trailer were a little more visual. But the concept was pretty fun, to a point. The fact I could instantly identify the movies used for nearly all the sound snippets shows I really have no life (gotta get laid or something otherwise my brain is just going to rot). I'll second the view about lack of bass on the "deep note" part (the show I was watching was playing in DTS; I don't think the 5.1 audio was on the discs). As to DTS copying the same concept, I really wonder why they haven't done something like that already. Even if they had to just stick with Universal releases from 1993 to present they would have a decent number of surround oriented titles from which to choose ("Jurassic Park," "Apollo 13," "Gladiator" to name a few).  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 12-18-2003 12:33 AM                     I saw the BOUNTY trailer listed on the subscription discs, but ROTK didn't have any THX snipes. Interesante. AJG  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-19-2003 06:30 AM                        quote: " THX cinema trailers have become tremendously popular among moviegoers. Audiences anxiously await our signature 'Deep Note' crescendo; it creates a sense of anticipation and eagerness for the feature presentation," This guy is freakin dillusional....THX trailers have become TREMENDOUSLY popular. Yah, I hear every day -- patrons coming up saying, "Gee, when is that new THX trailer coming out; I can't wait to see it...why, I'll come and pay full price for any movie that has 'Deep Note' playing with it. I'm just so damn eager to see it!" Puhleeeez, give us a break. Don;t you just love how these company execs get so full of themselves that it becomes laughable, and the funniest thing is, they are in such a hyped mindset that they actually start to believe their own bullshit. This guy sounds very much like the TI spokesmen when DLP was first unveiled years ago and they ranted on and on about how this was the end of film and theatre projection as we know it. And how it will change mankind forever. Spare us.  |  IP: Logged

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