Book+Trailers

= Creating a Book Trailer is as EASY as 1 2 3! =

This book trailer wiki page will...toc
 * describe the purpose of a book trailer
 * provide you with storyboards to aid in the pre-creation of your trailer as well as provide you with final project assessment
 * link you to multiple free resources of a book trailer; video's, photos, and music
 * show you sample trailers which comprise of key elements of different types of trailers

=Step 1 Watch Sample Book Trailers=

The purpose of a book trailer is to persuade people to buy your book.

The best way to start is by watching other book trailers. They can be found by performing a search on YouTube, or by visiting author's websites (although, of course, not all books have trailers). While watching, keep note of which trailers really stand out, and what makes them so captivating.

 Read more at Suite101: [|How to Make a Book Trailer: Video Trailers Can Help Promote a Novel] []

__**Book Trailers**__

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The Clockwork Three ~by Matthew Kirby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOe13IaA7Ws

http://www.book-trailers.net/ http://www.trailerspy.com/categories/327/Young-Adult

=Step 2 PLANNING=

The most important part of a book trailer is planning the outcome. You want to make sure that your trailer focuses on the major plot elements of your book and that your trailer leaves the audience wanting to READ your book!

The first step in planning your trailer is creating an __**outline**__ of the main characters and plot elements of your book. __EXAMPLE:__ Carl works in a mine Betty is a stay-at-home mom Carl works 6 days a week Carl was injured in the mine 3 years ago They are financially strapped Another tragic mine accident rocks their community Betty is in a state of dismay
 * Outline**

The storyboard in this project will be used as a graphic organizer to contain a series of illustrations and/or collection of sketches pre-visualizing the construction of your trailer.
 * Storyboarding**

__Storyboards:__
 * allow you to plan out your trailer visually; gives your trailer an order of detail.
 * enable you to organize dialogue, music and transitions between images/video.
 * organize and develop the focus of the story before the production stage.
 * allow you to see what you are doing - and what to keep and what to cut out (unnecessary scenes/pictures, dialogue, etc).

Your drawings must have meaning and portray feelings/emotions. A good storyboard will allow you to plan out the impact you intend to make on your audience.

__Visual Consideration:__
 * 1) How long an image stays on the screen (3 seconds is often considered optimum)
 * 2) Too short viewers don’t get the visual clues, too long and it becomes boring__:__
 * Low angle (viewer may get a sense of danger, threat, up against authority)
 * Or High angle (viewer may get a sense of being in charge of being above &separate from the action)
 * Close-up (can show feelings/emotions and the view identifies with the item in the close-up. It also means they don’t directly know what is happening around the item in the close up
 * or Wide angle (long shot) Often used to show action, to put a character/item in a landscape/place
 * lighting and shadows – use to create emotion and feelings in the audience

http://www.printablepaper.net/category/storyboard
 * Free Storyboards**

=3 Creating=

@http://search.creativecommons.org/ Some top searching sites
 * Digital Components**

http://studio.stupeflix.com/?noredir=1 This resources allows the creator to add multiple photo's and video clips to one slide. This is an awesome resource with the creative in mind!
 * Video Editing Resources**

http://flixtime.com/ Create 60 minute videos. If you want to limit the length of the student's project this would be the choice. This could mean more impact in less time!

Making Video eBook by Richard Byrne media type="custom" key="7237037"

@http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/
 * Using iMovie**

Project Assessment/Rubric Samples
http://reading-active-and-engaging.wikispaces.com/Book+Trailers+-+Assessment+Rubric []

(mrssatstpaul.pbworks.com/f/**Book**+**Trailer**+**Rubric**.doc)