Creating a Digital Book Trailer A presentation for ‘Writers Unleashed’ Festival 17/11/13 Sharon...
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Creating a Digital Book Trailer A presentation for ‘Writers Unleashed’ Festival 17/11/13 Sharon McGuinness http://www.mrsmacsbooks.weebly .com http://www.mrsmacslibrary.com
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Creating a Digital Book Trailer
A presentation for ‘Writers Unleashed’ Festival 17/11/13
Sharon McGuinnesshttp://www.mrsmacsbooks.weebly.com
http://www.mrsmacslibrary.com
Who Am IO A Teacher Librarian with a passion
for writing and readingO My first picture book ‘Coming Home’
2012O My first ebook ‘Try!’ 2012O Use book trailer tools in my primary
classes to create their ownO Not an expert!
A Trailer’s PurposeO To promote your new bookO Acts like a hookO To encourage readers: a great
teaching tool O Examples:O http://
www.mrsmacslibrary.com/book-trailers.html
What To UseO Windows Movie Maker ORO Mac iMovieO Photopeach http://photopeach.com/O PowerPoint slides
Key ‘How To’ pointsO Must grab the viewer’s attention in
the first frame
O Keep text to a minimum
O Usually text on one slide, image on the next
The EndingO Keep your reader guessing – don’t
reveal how the story ends
O Tell readers where to obtain the book – bookshop, online site, libraries etc
O Finish with the cover of the book and publishing details.
Adding Images O Copyright!
O You must have permission to use images – don’t forget to ask your illustrator’s permission! They will also have access to high resolution images which are the best to use.
O If you intend using any other images, ensure they are downloaded from a copyright free site or purchase your own
Adding ImagesO You can filter google images to
obtain access to shared images by using an advanced search.
O You can also locate images from flickr
O http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
O or buy your own fromO http://www.istockphoto.com/O http://www.gettyimages.com.au/
Adding MusicO Adding music adds another layer to
your trailer.O Once again, you can use copyright
free music for free O http://www.freeplaymusic.com/O Or purchase your own (I paid $30 for
mine)O http://www.premiumbeat.com/
TutorialsO Getting started with Movie MakerO Movie Maker2 Tutorials – Atomic
LearningO PDF Guide to Movie Maker2O Imovie Tutorial – AppleO Youtube video imovie tutorialO Photopeach tutorial
Giving Your Trailer That Extra ‘Flash’!
O If you know someone who has experience using flash animation, they could apply it to a couple of your illustrations to give your trailer something extra.
O This is a skill, so you will need to budget for an additional cost.
Nearly There…..O Just like your book, a trailer will
undergo a series of drafts.O Don’t rush it!O Get feedback from ‘critical friends’O Only when you are fully satisfied…..O Consider if you want to allow
comments etc, then:O Upload it to youtube
http://www.youtube.com/?gl=AU
Finally….O Promote your trailer via social media
– twitter, facebook, tumblr, your website/blog
O Don’t forget publisher and illustrator websites
O Alert bookshops and libraries close to the day of launching your book.
