History Main / InAWorld

** Or a guitar-heavy rock song that doesn't appear on the soundtrack playing over action-packed, fast-cut footage from the movie. This is usually done in TV commercials for the the movie instead of the full trailer.

* A display of Sundance Festival Awards, for that indie look.

** "Christmas Day" is becoming popular.

** Later, some Internet jokester [[http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=24910 interspersed it with appropriate clips]] from ''CowboyBebop TheMovie''. It totally makes sense.

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw&feature=related There are certain conventions]] when creating movie trailers; these differ depending on whether the trailer is for comedy or for drama. Usually, you can tell which kind you're going to get depending on the first few voice-over lines of the trailer; if it starts with "InAWorld" or no voiceover whatsoever, you can expect drama, especially SpeculativeFiction. However, if it begins with cheery music, it's going to be a comedy, even if the soundtrack turns sour as the narrator discusses the plot's primary conflict. In both cases, the voiceover is AlwaysMale.

* The trailer for ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', which came out the same summer as ''StarWars Episode I'', after doing a fake out bit about ''Star Wars'', had the narrator say, "If you only see one movie this year... make it ''Star Wars''. But, if you see ''two'' movies this year..."

* Creator/JaneaneGarofalo once pointed out all trailers seem to start with "In a world..." She then did her impression of a movie trailer in SanFrancisco: "In a world..." "HSSSSS!"

** [[http://www.ranker.com/list/best-in-a-world-voice-over-trailers/chaz-fletcher This page]] lists several examples real-life "in a world" trailers, most of which are non-parodies and most of which are by Don Lafontaine, though few actually begin with the phrase in question. This is just to officially prove, if such proof be needed, that the "in a world" trope is not a [[Dead Unicorn Trope]].

** [[http://www.ranker.com/list/best-in-a-world-voice-over-trailers/chaz-fletcher This page]] lists several examples real-life "in a world" trailers, most of which are non-parodies and most of which are by Don Lafontaine, though few actually begin with the phrase in question.

** This page [[http://www.ranker.com/list/best-in-a-world-voice-over-trailers/chaz-fletcher]] lists several examples real-life "in a world" trailers, most of which are non-parodies and most of which are by Don Lafontaine, though few actually begin with the phrase in question.

[DescribeTopicHere In a world where movie trailers and common phrases collide... one article describes the practice.]]

[[SelfDemonstratingArticle In a world]]... where movie trailers and common phrases collide... one article... describes the practice.

That article... '''[[NarratorAllAlong is this one]].'''

* The trailer for {{the film of|TheBook}} ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was narrated by the ''Guide'', as an entry in the ''Guide'' on movie trailers, spoken by StephenFry. It consisted of one continuous LampshadeHanging and parody of science fiction action movie tropes, and included a shot of a beautiful scantily clad woman and a series of explosions from entirely different movies. It can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3i9PKbnRvo here]].
** "Often, this section is preceded by the words 'In a world' ...[Earth explodes] but sometimes not."
*** Trailers also normally employ '''[[Creator/DonLaFontaine A DEEP VOICE]] that sounds like a seven foot tall man who has been smoking cigarettes since childhood'''.

-->-- '''DonLaFontaine''' on everything.

Named for a line commonly attributed to "That Guy from the Movies", the late DonLaFontaine, who very likely [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPMvj_xejg single-handedly]] [[TropeMaker brought this trope into being]].

** Or possibly '''''[[AC: [[DonLaFontaine This summer...]]]]'''''

* Parodied by Geico Insurance with DonLaFontaine. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMGS7l0wT8 Both our cars were under water...]]

*** Trailers also normally employ '''[[DonLaFontaine A DEEP VOICE]] that sounds like a seven foot tall man who has been smoking cigarettes since childhood'''.

* The commercial for Cartoon Network's ''TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7uDvSITrlY seen here]] has one of its characters doing this over the trailer.
--->'''Darwin''': In a world in chaos...where love has no place...two heroes fight for the power of friendship.
--->'''Gumball''': Dude, what's with the voice?
--->'''Darwin''': It's my movie voice.

-->--'''DonLaFontaine''' on everything.

* Done straight ''and'' with a twist in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-vUl-1FJ9E the trailer]] for ''HeavenlyCreatures'': "In a world where dreamers and believers are miraculously transformed..." "But ours is not a world that believes in magic..."
* Like virtually every other Hollywood cliche, ''TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' (specifically, its trailer) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R5dk0JY2xc satirizes this mercilessly]].

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnQ9Vp4fV4I trailer]] for ''KnightsOfBadassdom'':

*** Trailers also normally employ '''[[DonLaFontane A DEEP VOICE]] that sounds like a seven foot tall man who has been smoking cigarettes since childhood'''.

* The trailer for {{the film of|TheBook}} ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was narrated by the ''Guide'', as an entry in the ''Guide'' on movie trailers, spoken by StephenFry in a pleasant BBC-announcer voice, except for when he described the trailer as narrated by (cue Don [=LaFontaine=] ''himself'') "''a seven foot tall man who's been smoking cigarettes since childhood.'' *clears throat as he returns to normal*." It consisted of one continuous LampshadeHanging and parody of science fiction action movie tropes, and included a shot of a beautiful scantily clad woman and a series of explosions from entirely different movies. It can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3i9PKbnRvo here]].
** Also includes the line "Often, this section is preceded by the words 'In a world' ...[Earth explodes] but sometimes not."

These archetypes are increasingly becoming {{subverted|Trope}} and may even be leaning toward [[DiscreditedTrope being discredited]].

* Parodied in [[Radio/GlennBeck The Glenn Beck Program]] when he asked a friend to "make [[ChristmasSongs Christmas Carols]] sung by kids [[CreepyChildrenSinging Spo]][[DarkerAndEdgier oky]]." During their "[[DarkerAndEdgier spookier]]" remix of "SantaClaus is Coming to town", Pat says this... "In a world...(laughter from Glenn) where SantaClaus only comes once a year...("Stop! Ha ha ha!") You'll wish he'd never come.. AT ALL!" Can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lOxfAmWAnM here]]

* [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} In a world of [[GrimDark Grim Darkness]] (Grim darky grim dark grim grim more grim, extra dark) [[CrapsackWorld there is only war]]]]

* Often finished with one final tagline and possibly a split-second shot of the titular monster/[[TheHero hero]].

* The trailer for {{the film of|TheBook}} ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was narrated by the titular ''Guide'', as an entry in the ''Guide'' on movie trailers, spoken by StephenFry in a pleasant BBC-announcer voice, except for when he described the trailer as narrated by (cue Don [=LaFontaine=] ''himself'') "''a seven foot tall man who's been smoking cigarettes since childhood.'' *clears throat as he returns to normal*." It consisted of one continuous LampshadeHanging and parody of science fiction action movie tropes, and included a shot of a beautiful scantily clad woman and a series of explosions from entirely different movies. It can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3i9PKbnRvo here]].

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* Music/{{Negativland}} once collaged a couple dozen snippets from various La Fontaine trailers for HighFantasy films. It's on track 6 of ''Moribund Music of the 70s''.

* "One man/woman/boy/girl [must]"

* A Gamestop ad for ''MassEffect3'' had this style, to show off the Valkyrie rifle you get as a preorder bonus. [[spoiler: [[FourthWallPsych At least until Shepard tells Garrus to cut the cheesy narration and help him shoot things.]] ]]

** Ever since ''{{Inception}}'', we've been treated to its signature "BWAAAAAAAAA" as well.

* {{Negativland}} once collaged a couple dozen snippets from various La Fontaine trailers for HighFantasy films. It's on track 6 of ''Moribund Music of the 70s''.