Your Ideal 'Silver Chair' Teaser Trailer
Posted: Sep 10, 2017 4:52 pm
Does anyone remember this little teaser for LWW?
I can't exactly recall when it was released. I even combed through the NarniaWeb archives and couldn't spot it. While I think the voice-over is a little cheesy, I still like the simplicity of it.
Rather than an elaborate teaser that gives away major plot points and key scenes, I like the idea of a first-look teaser capturing the "essence" of the story (as Mr. Joe Johnston might put it) and nothing else. Which approach would you prefer for The Silver Chair teaser?
Here's my amateur envisioning of it. Share yours too!
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Black screen. Sounds of water droplets. Slowly fade into a puddle of water on rock, slightly rippling.
A deep, solemn voice speaks:
"Far from here, an old King is sad."
Camera slowly pans up from the puddle into stalactites on the cave ceiling, where the water drips from.
"He has no heir, because his son was stolen from him. No one knows if he is still alive."
Camera slowly pans downward again, turns right to reveal a heavy wooden door.
"But he is."
Door creaks and begins to open.
"Your task is to seek this lost Prince until you find him..."
The door reveals a long hallway and a barely lit silver object long in the distance.
"Or died in the attempt."
Quick cut to black, hear a hissing serpent. Sounds of water again, this time a rushing stream.
Fade-in to a young girl standing, nervous and trembling. Jill stammers:
"But...how?"
Cut to a lion laying in wildflowers next to the stream. Aslan blares:
"By following the signs."
New fanfare music plays. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair logo appears on-screen. Obligatory studio text follows.
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I can't exactly recall when it was released. I even combed through the NarniaWeb archives and couldn't spot it. While I think the voice-over is a little cheesy, I still like the simplicity of it.
Rather than an elaborate teaser that gives away major plot points and key scenes, I like the idea of a first-look teaser capturing the "essence" of the story (as Mr. Joe Johnston might put it) and nothing else. Which approach would you prefer for The Silver Chair teaser?
Here's my amateur envisioning of it. Share yours too!
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Black screen. Sounds of water droplets. Slowly fade into a puddle of water on rock, slightly rippling.
A deep, solemn voice speaks:
"Far from here, an old King is sad."
Camera slowly pans up from the puddle into stalactites on the cave ceiling, where the water drips from.
"He has no heir, because his son was stolen from him. No one knows if he is still alive."
Camera slowly pans downward again, turns right to reveal a heavy wooden door.
"But he is."
Door creaks and begins to open.
"Your task is to seek this lost Prince until you find him..."
The door reveals a long hallway and a barely lit silver object long in the distance.
"Or died in the attempt."
Quick cut to black, hear a hissing serpent. Sounds of water again, this time a rushing stream.
Fade-in to a young girl standing, nervous and trembling. Jill stammers:
"But...how?"
Cut to a lion laying in wildflowers next to the stream. Aslan blares:
"By following the signs."
New fanfare music plays. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair logo appears on-screen. Obligatory studio text follows.
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