So, I’m assuming you’ve come from Part 2.
If you haven’t read Part 1 or Part 2, do so now. Then come back here.
Okay, you’re back! Great. That means you’ve
done a story-board for your book trailer, and you’ve compiled all the images,
video clips, and audio that you are going to use.
Making a Book Trailer Video
The next step is to edit it all together
into a marvelous book trailer video! I can’t tell you how to use your video editing software,
because there are so many options for software out there and they’re all
different. Here are tutorials for your basic software that comes with your
computer:
Windows Movie Maker: Narrated by a nice American lady.
Windows Movie Maker: Narrated by a nice American lady.
IMovie: Vanessa here is also American. Her volume is quite low, though.
Here’s a tutorial for how to use Adobe
Premiere Pro, my personal favourite video editing software. Warning: it’s
expensive. But if you want to be a pro video editor or if you think you’re
going to have a lot of multimedia projects at school, this is a good
investment. Kris here claims that he can teach you how to use it in 20 minutes... go!
Ready to put your video together? Remember: a fantastic book trailer for
school should…
- Set the tone or mood of the book through the words, music, colours, and images you select.
- Give the book’s HOOK, but not too much information.
- Make the viewer want to read the book.
- Be quick, catchy, and enigmatic – think lots of visuals, not many words.
- Show the book cover and give the author’s name and book title.
- Show any previous books if your book is part of a series.
Have fun!
If you have done a book trailer you’re particularly proud of, please link it in the comments so my readers can watch it.
If you have done a book trailer you’re particularly proud of, please link it in the comments so my readers can watch it.
Do you want to see some excellent book
trailers done by my students? Check these out:
