Jul 5, 2016 – 271,385 views (Aug 29, 2021) I realized I had not posted a new book trailer so I set out to find a good one. This trailer starts with a catchy title, a novel premise and a well acted cinematic trailer. Salem, Massachusetts, is the site of the infamous Witch Trials and …
Blood’s A Rover by James Ellroy I love a good thriller trailer. This one is well done. As the trailer was created for a contest, it lacks a directive at the end. The Book Video Awards is a joint initiative run by Random House and The Bookseller Magazine. Now in its third year, the objective …
Directed by Chris Moberg I love this trailer, pure off-the-wall. The opening image tells you what you are looking at, then you try to figure out what is happening. Enter the three seats and you know this is not an ordinary ride. SYNOPSIS: Daniel Solomon is not having a good day. Somewhere in the stratosphere …
Lead: 0:13 Excite: 0:44 Amaze: 0:16 Direct: 0:11 The Book Trailer 101 trailer was created with iMovie on a Mac. The music, Cherry Blossom, is by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com and was free for use by attribution in the credits. The voice over was Rich Hegarty, from fiverr.com at a cost of $7 US. The …
Lead: 45 Excite: 195 Amaze: 38 Direct: 34 This is an unusual trailer. At 5:12, I originally passed it by as rarely does a trailer of this length hold my attention. This one does. The author and illustrator explain the original Washington Post experiment that was the motivation of the book then describe with pride …
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Lead: 6 Excite: 14 Amaze: 10 Direct: 5 Strong cinematic trailer for the prequel to the Maze Runner series. Short and punchy. Uses sound effects rather than music. Final scene is provocative then the website directive stressing prequel to the series. Lead Analysis Lead “Before Thomas entered the maze… Sun flares seared the earth.” Excite …
Excite: 35 Amaze: 7 Direct: 7 Teen trailer using a plot-line approach. It is interesting that the content of the trailer is different than the back jacket description. (See Publisher Overview below) The CGI graphics give a level 3 feel while only describing the book with titles. Lead Analysis Lead No lead. The steampunk image …
Lead: 7 Excite: 69 Amaze: 10 Direct: 11 The joke is that most people go to YouTube to see puppy and kitten videos. Now we have a trailer with cute white bunnies. The images are all bunny shots in various positions while yawning and such. Quite cute. The narrative weaves from general discussion on babies …
Lead: 12 Excite: 38 Amaze: 4 Direct: 10 Book 8 in the Iron Fey series. Introduce the protagonist and age reference, awards and next in the series, plot line and challenge finishing with the website directive. Good use of music, titles and still overlaid with special effects to create a custom video effect. The trailer …
Lead: 18 Excite: 46 Amaze: 13 Direct: 11 Book 6 in the Iron Fey series. Interesting use of special effects over stock video footage to create the look of a custom video shoot. This trailer builds on the series but introduces enough to entice the viewer to explore the series if they are not familiar …