Favorite Movie Trailers

How about a mostly useless list of my favorite trailers? Okay, not mostly useless, I'm actually studying trailers and what I like about them for a reason....I notice I like delicate music and nostalgia and eerie beauty...


#1 Beauty and the Beast: 

Both the teaser and full trailer to Beauty and the Beast chilled me and brought me to tears like EVERY TIME....the artistry and nostalgia of it is just...beautiful....

Favorite Part of the Trailer: UM. The MUSIC. Also, the gorgeous settings.

Trailer or Movie?: Trailer....the movie was nice, but there was a certain disappointment about it that kept me from loving it more....and the trailer is just too plain tantalizing.







#2: Return of the King:

So I had this further down the list and then I rewatched it and was like THIS IS SO AWESOME!

Favorite Part: Everything.

Trailer or movie?: Both. Love. Forever.







#3: The Jungle Book:

It says something that I got SO EXCITED for a remake of an animated movie I never cared for....

Favorite Part: UM. Scarlet's VOICE? The build of the music? THE GORGEOUS ATMOSPHERE?






#4: Maleficent:

Favorite Part: This version of "Once Upon a Dream" is so beautiful....and while listening to this trailer without a screen, I envision a great trailer for Dragonwitch.

Movie or Trailer?: Hmmmmm....the movie was good....I probably still love this trailer best, just cause I steal the sound of it for other purposes, lol.




#5: Avengers: Age of Ultron: 

Favorite part: The Pinocchio theme...I'm noticing a pattern here, I love nostalgic and eerie movie themes....

Trailer or Movie?: They are both excellent.





#6: Rebels Season 2 Finale  (Ashoka version):

Rebels I never really have cared for....but Clone Wars....that great show that got tragically ended too soon because Disney bought Star Wars.....that was amazing...and this finale in Rebels addressed one of the BIGGEST questions in Star Wars outside the main movies...







#7: Star Wars: The Force Awakens:

Favorite Part: How they bring in those classic Star Wars themes!!!!! PLAY THAT MUSIC, PLAY IT!

Trailer or movie?: Eh, both.





#8: Dead Men Tell No Tales: 

Favorite Part: Basically the first 30 seconds. The rest of it is is fine then sort of piddles into a shrug...

Trailer or Movie?: Definitely trailer....I just saw the movie and thought it was a mess. :P




#9: Battle of the Five Armies: 

Favorite Part: THEY BROUGHT IN BILLY BOYD SINGING THAT TRAGIC SONG.

Trailer or Movie?: Well, I think this sets the tone of the movie pretty well....it was good....sad....had too much silly violent stuff in the extended version...



#10: Saving Mr. Banks: 

This trailer is basically just a short version of the movie and I LOVE THE MOVIE SO MUCH, so yeah.




What are your favorites, peeps? :D

Rooglewood Fairytale Contest: Cover Reveal

It's that time of year again....the thrilling, hopeful, inspirational moment when the theme and cover for Rooglewood's next fairy tale contest is announced! And again, what A LOVELY COVER.

Well there you have it. Pure visual beauty and also SNOW WHITE. Of course. I mean, what else? This is the last collection, alas, and this is one of the most classic fairy tales.

Most of you probably know the rules, but I would strongly suggest looking over them again, as some clarifications have been made! Hope the wheels of words are spinning and I look forward to reading the winner's works!

THE CONTEST AND RULES

The cover model/photographer is WYNTER CLARK. If you'd like to link to her photography website, here it is.

And, as always, our gorgeous cover design was done by the amazing JULIA POPOVA, whose website is here.