Preview screen

In recent years, film trailers releases have been premiered online as big releases which have gathered a following generate quite a bit of buzz when films are released. At the beginning of the film trailers, a green screen from the Motion Picture Assosication of America (MPAA) shows who the trailer has been appropiately rated for. Because America is one of the biggest countries to produce english language spoken films, the MPAA dominates the release of most films.

From the official site: http://www.mpaa.org/ratings/how-to-read-a-rating the MPAA explain how to read their ratings and how each of their ratings mean. Trailers are rated seperately to their films, so some trailers may have a lower rating than their film because of the content within it, therefore it can be shown at cinemas in conjunction with the film being screened ratings as well as the regulations for showing trailers on television.

Green Band trailers are usually approved for most audiences with the exception being children have to be accompanied by an adult.

Red Band trailers are for mature audiences, as they may show sexual content, strong violence or horror.

As my trailer is meant to be a professional trailer, I am going to follow how other trailers are created. Therefore, I am going to be using the MPAA green screen at the beginning of my film trailer.