Book Trailer Examples
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How to go about completing a trailer…
Here’s a quick example of how to go about completing a trailer. You can use this approach once you have the story you want to read:
Here’s a quick example of how to go about completing a trailer. You can use this approach once you have the story you want to read:
- Make it short (1-2 minute trailer)
- Create a group or team to work on it if necessary
- Assign tasks based on each student’s strengths or what they prefer to do for the trailer (ex: content, production, leadership, etc…)
- Read the book and make notes of scenes (if needed) that you were most interested in or scenes that would help you if you were trying to show what the book was about in a short time frame. Make sure you’ve read the whole story which will help you when it’s time to make a movie short on it. Everyone in the team should read so the production process is easier.
- Gather content. Stuff like pictures, clips or drawings or you can take you own pictures or short video clips to add. Make sure it’s all original content or stuff that doesn’t have a copyright on it if time allows
- Use program such as Final Cut, IMovie, Windows Movie Maker, etc. The instructor may have to help in this part depending on how much the students in charge of the production part know.
- Gather other materials such as music or sounds you may be using and voiceovers if necessary. This can help the students watching the clip to understand it better.
- Create storyboards or a small script to help you to portray the scenes the way you want to. They should include the type of camera angles you would like to use if you were actually shooting a film, break down of scenes and parts in the story you want to include in your movie trailer. The teacher may assist in this area as well. Students should know the type of camera angles that producers use in video production and how to put together scripts and storyboards before moving to this section
- Become familiar with the programs basic interface (iMovie, Final Cut, etc.). This will help in the long run. Students will have an easier time once they know where to find stuff and how the program works. Instructor should assist with this part as well.
- Start with a conflict in attempt to grab the viewer’s attention immediately (same as if you were writing a book and wanted to grab the reader’s attention. All team members should be in agreement on the starting point so there’s no confusion along the way.
- Intro to main characters.
- Focus on what are the main characters’ goals in the story
- Show an important scene early on in the book
- Show a potential antagonist if he or she was not mentioned earlier and show his or her role in the story
- Another important scene from the movie. This will give the viewer more insight on what the story is about.
- Try to make the scene short without giving too much of the story away.
- Next, try to create a series of scenes that go through quickly to show things that happen in the story but don’t give much detail about the scenes that they belong to. Use action scenes or scenes that appear to have some kind of conflict going on between the main characters. Try to add music to these scenes that sound dramatic and go with the scene.
- Decide on a closing scene. Make it towards the end of the movie without revealing what actually happens at the end.
- Make sure it doesn’t go over 2 minutes (keep the trailer short and sweet)