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'''Trailer Maker''' was a video editing tool and game introduced in April 2008. Users could create their own ultimate Doctor Who trailer, using a mix of video clips (including raw green screen footage), images, sound effects and music tracks from the | '''Trailer Maker''' was a video editing tool and game introduced in April 2008. Users could create their own ultimate Doctor Who trailer, using a mix of video clips (including raw green screen footage), images, sound effects and music tracks from the second and third series of the [[BBC Wales]] era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502222705/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/080429_news_01|title=Trailer Maker|date of source=29 April 2008|website name=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=7 Janruary 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/05_may/07/trailermaker.shtml|title=Create your own Doctor Who trailer|date of source=7 May 2008|website name=BBC Press Office|accessdate=7 Janruary 2019}}</ref> | ||
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The trailers were stored on the website for six months and given a unique code, so that users could share their creations with friends and family. Users were welcomed with a video message from David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Most of the music and sound effects have never seen a commercial release. Video clips from [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]] were added in the weeks after transmission. | The trailers were stored on the website for six months and given a unique code, so that users could share their creations with friends and family. Users were welcomed with a video message from David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Most of the music and sound effects have never seen a commercial release. Video clips from [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]] were added in the weeks after transmission.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528043044/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/080523_news_01|title=Trailer Maker|date of source=23 May 2008|website name=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=16 Janruary 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928180324/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/080630_news_02|title=Rose joins the Trailer Maker|date of source=30 June 2008|website name=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=16 Janruary 2019}}</ref> | ||
That autumn, due to popular demand, a selection of clips from [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]] were also added.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024124301/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/081021_news_02|title=Trailer Maker Time Warp|date of source=21 October 2008|website name=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=16 Janruary 2019}}</ref> | |||
Around the end of 2012, the BBC One ''Doctor Who'' website discontinued hosting of Trailer Maker, along with [[Comic Maker]], phasing out its old material to make room for "new games and innovative content" during the 50th anniversary year of the series. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/081017_news_01|title=Comic Maker & Trailer Maker|date of source=2012|website name=BBC - Doctor Who|accessdate=17 August 2014|quote=The Doctor Who Comic Maker and Trailer Maker applications are no longer available.}}</ref> | Around the end of 2012, the BBC One ''Doctor Who'' website discontinued hosting of Trailer Maker, along with [[Comic Maker]], phasing out its old material to make room for "new games and innovative content" during the 50th anniversary year of the series. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/081017_news_01|title=Comic Maker & Trailer Maker|date of source=2012|website name=BBC - Doctor Who|accessdate=17 August 2014|quote=The Doctor Who Comic Maker and Trailer Maker applications are no longer available.}}</ref> | ||
