Do all criminals have an unfinished basement on their houses? Do all interrogations take place in a military bunker filled with all of the tricks of the torture trade?

Scene opens: In the empty dining room of a McDonald’s fast food restaurant. The restaurant has been cleared out of customers. Unfinished food still sits on trays across the room. Camera pulls back to find itself over the back/shoulder of someone who’s hands are tied behind his back, sitting in one of those swiveling plastic chairs. In the distance, in front of him are a handful of thuggish men who are obviously not happy and they are all focused on the tied-up man. In the further distance, over the shoulder of one of the thugs is a cardboard cutout of Ronald McDonald who happens to just be staring into the scene with a more menancing look than one would expect.

And it goes on from there.

I expect to see it in a theater near me sometime soon.

Why are there never any trailers in movie trailers?

Scene opens, posters plastered against a metal wall… for a movie, perhaps. Some metal noises, maybe creaking brakes. Then some dust, then a little more.

Without pulling back, the camera starts sliding horizontally and more posters.. seemingly all about same movie.

Eventually, the camera slides off the back of the truck and you realized you just saw your first “movie trailer.” Scene closes.

Or how about a trailer broken down on a side street. Names are grafittied all over it and in the small window, there’s a television playing a clip from the movie.