Book+Trailers

= Book trailers = Book trailers are short video clips that promote or advertise books, similar to commercials. It's a tool to create excitement, anticipation and curiosity for the viewer.

Examples:Tale of Despereaux student made book trailer [|The Hunger Games official book trailer]

Watch these book trailers and identify the common features: Length 1 - 2 min. The trailer creator keeps only the critical elements required to communicate the book's tone and message. Motion Music

How to create a book trailer?
Who is your viewer? A teen? A parent? An adult?
 * 1. Know your audience. **

Write down all you want to see in the trailers. That's how you know what images and music you need, what your clip is about and what happens. Write your script, Shot for shot, including what happens, who says what and where. Think of a scene as a unit of action. In each scene, define **//who//** (character or characters), **//what//** (situation), **//when//** (time of day), **//where//** (place of action), and **//why//** (purpose of the action).
 * 2. Start with your script outline. **

Fill in the squares, shot by shot, each shot is accompanied by a short description. Scan the sequence of shots to your computer to make them ready for further use.
 * 3. Storyboard for your shots. **

Use Storyboard Template - [|download the document.]

IMPORTANT: Get your teacher approval on the storyboard before you start working with audio files.

Edit the storyboard and soundtrack together. Match shots and soundtrack.
 * 4. Rough Cut Edit **

Soundtrack is a audio file used in the production. It can be a dialog used with the actors or narration or music.
 * 5. Create your soundtrack. **

IMPORTANT: Get your teacher's approval on the storyboard and soundtrack before you start working with video files.

Use your Rough Cut Edit as a blueprint and add photography, video, title, animation, etc.
 * 6. Create your final shots. **


 * 7. Final edit and showing the draft. **

Add titles, credits to images creators and participants.
 * 8. Post production and finishing touches. **


 * 9. Export your book trailer on YouTube. **

Book Trailer Cafe
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