Redstick SF

So, the teaser for Battlestar’s made-for-tv/dvd-movie has been out for a couple of weeks. Teaser trailers are cool. They basically do only two things:

1. Get you pumped up about the show with random images, dialogue, and important sounding music.
2. Remind you that you once watched a show named Battlestar Galactica, you liked it, and eventhough you’ll nearly be a year older when it comes back on, it asks you (nicely) to watch again.

Emotion is the key to the teaser trailer. You can have clips of your characters blabbing off about something as long as you’re showing something blowing up or someone loading a gun all while important sounding music plays in the background.

The last line of this trailer is a good example. I’m not sure exactly what “War is our imperative” means, but when I heard Adm Cain (Michelle Forbes) say it, I wanted to high-five/punch/shoot something. And then, I really hated some guy named Emmanuel Goldstein.