tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post1520243928433960269..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: How to Make a Book Trailer - Part One: Inspiration Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-72830487766940247162013-08-19T03:47:23.490+01:002013-08-19T03:47:23.490+01:00Hi Candy,
Thanks for this post. It gives me a bett...Hi Candy,<br />Thanks for this post. It gives me a better idea of what type of book trailer I want to create for my chapter books. Congrats on the trailer you did for your book Shine! J:O)anneJoanne Lecuyerhttp://www.topsybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-24065135036269979962013-07-27T01:22:22.240+01:002013-07-27T01:22:22.240+01:00Thanks so much, Candy! Sadly, the Kindle version ...Thanks so much, Candy! Sadly, the Kindle version isn't going to have the illustrations; apparently they're too complex for Kindles to handle. It's a shame, but I hope people will check out the book - it's incredibly beautiful, Dave has done such a great job with it...<br /><br />Anyway, I've just had another good read of this post & the next one - I'm beginning to think about starting a YouTube channel, you've definitely inspired me!!!SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-17578069385385335802013-07-26T16:51:16.547+01:002013-07-26T16:51:16.547+01:00Okay, now I am inspired. I will shove everything o...Okay, now I am inspired. I will shove everything off to the side of my desk and focus on making a book trailer! Thanks for the inspiration, Candy.Piggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278047948909781015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-27502864465698549442013-07-22T10:12:49.555+01:002013-07-22T10:12:49.555+01:00Thanks Mr Varjak ...and huge respect to you and Da...Thanks Mr Varjak ...and huge respect to you and Dave! It's a good thing I saw the video because I was planning to download your book on Kindle ... much better to hold off for the book because of the illustrations! Can't wait! Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-37295266362308798402013-07-21T19:58:07.505+01:002013-07-21T19:58:07.505+01:00Brilliant post, Candy! Looking forward to seeing ...Brilliant post, Candy! Looking forward to seeing your Shine trailer!<br /><br />And thanks so much for your kind words about the Phoenix trailer - I totally love what Dave McKean's done!SF Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494052568322553484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-87893662212375436312013-07-20T15:28:23.103+01:002013-07-20T15:28:23.103+01:00Ha ha! You made me laugh! Ha ha! You made me laugh! Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-23976262210063813442013-07-20T15:27:39.145+01:002013-07-20T15:27:39.145+01:00You're halfway there if you've already got...You're halfway there if you've already got a soundtrack! Good luck ... and do share the link here when you're done! Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-2069833586283127372013-07-20T14:52:03.394+01:002013-07-20T14:52:03.394+01:00I mean you're right.
(I'm gonna stop now...I mean you're right. <br /><br />(I'm gonna stop now. sheesh.)Sarah Towlehttp://www.sarahtowle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-520660416537272092013-07-20T14:50:28.117+01:002013-07-20T14:50:28.117+01:00I mean YOU'RE write!!
(See how anxious I was ...I mean YOU'RE write!!<br /><br />(See how anxious I was to get to my book trailer!)Sarah Towlehttp://www.sarahtowle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-74464775708334987992013-07-20T14:48:48.700+01:002013-07-20T14:48:48.700+01:00Thanks for the inspiration, Candy. I've been p...Thanks for the inspiration, Candy. I've been putting off making that book trailer for far too long now. DIY can be so daunting. But, your right, it can be charming as well. So, Ta Ta, I'm off to play with iMovie now! Cheers!Sarah Towlehttp://www.sarahtowle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-22275283061224380662013-07-20T13:30:25.373+01:002013-07-20T13:30:25.373+01:00Fantastic post! It got me excited to do a book tra...Fantastic post! It got me excited to do a book trailer of my revised up and coming Arlie the Alligator: Story-song picture book; a children's picture book that is already fully produced with actors, sound effects and music. That should make it easy to convert.<br /><br />Now I'm going to read your Part Two and learn how to do it. <br />Thanks a ton! Sandra Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680755110645856989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-35064313799262255882013-07-20T07:57:33.252+01:002013-07-20T07:57:33.252+01:00I love these sooooo much, Candy. Feeling inspired ...I love these sooooo much, Candy. Feeling inspired and slightly awed by how much I have still to learn. Thanks for this!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-51834793456165755802013-07-17T06:22:40.397+01:002013-07-17T06:22:40.397+01:00Great book trailers I must say. Just in case anyon...Great book trailers I must say. Just in case anyone of you are still finding it hard to do it, I would be delighted to help you out to do a book trailer for only 5 bucks right on Fiverr with the username jasveena. Jasveena R Prabhagaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15715822827342962806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-56704322857477907672013-07-15T08:30:43.432+01:002013-07-15T08:30:43.432+01:00These are brilliant. tips and vids.
Like Jackie sa...These are brilliant. tips and vids.<br />Like Jackie said complete distraction from what i should be doing.Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335419896028312596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-33028596570910624272013-07-12T20:15:56.469+01:002013-07-12T20:15:56.469+01:00Hours of research! Darn! That should have been wri...Hours of research! Darn! That should have been writing time but it was fun and research for both my writing and my day job. I especially enjoyed the two offspring of authors videos you made Candy :-)Yonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314749007961050408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-8419808689247975552013-07-12T18:49:17.258+01:002013-07-12T18:49:17.258+01:00George - you're gonna go far! You should be pr...George - you're gonna go far! You should be proud of your work!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-89578114170678373702013-07-12T18:24:47.133+01:002013-07-12T18:24:47.133+01:00Thank you for the mention! This post was very help...Thank you for the mention! This post was very helpful for me, I now have a better insight into both what an author wants and what the audience wants, thank you!<br />-George O'ReganAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943438214222387586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-20221913129239300232013-07-12T16:35:10.781+01:002013-07-12T16:35:10.781+01:00It's RESEARCH!It's RESEARCH!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-56783883012795811112013-07-12T16:13:50.342+01:002013-07-12T16:13:50.342+01:00More displacement activity! But I really enjoyed ...More displacement activity! But I really enjoyed watching these. Jackie Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567038737470422449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-87514972607373371582013-07-12T11:09:21.197+01:002013-07-12T11:09:21.197+01:00Thanks so much for this, Sue - the digital world w...Thanks so much for this, Sue - the digital world we live in has made this possible and it's so exciting for authors to discover the creative responses of readers. I feel a blog post coming on!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-72715377700816722662013-07-12T11:00:11.694+01:002013-07-12T11:00:11.694+01:00That's astonishing! Definitely not low budget!...That's astonishing! Definitely not low budget! Will add it to the article, thanks, Heather!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-76750302582197149392013-07-12T09:22:07.686+01:002013-07-12T09:22:07.686+01:00This one's quite cool
http://youtu.be/F_jyXJTl...This one's quite cool<br />http://youtu.be/F_jyXJTlrH0Heather Kilgourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553036216216310308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-86142456220131235192013-07-12T01:08:17.618+01:002013-07-12T01:08:17.618+01:00I love doing book trailers. I also get my students...I love doing book trailers. I also get my students to make them for English as a creative response to a book they have studied in Literature Circles. You don't need actors or film students, unless you want it fancy. You just need a program - basic PowerPoint or Keynote will do it - your book cover and some music and pics from Creative Commons sites that give you permission to use as long as you acknowledge. One of my students last year was so proud of her book trailer for Marianne De Pierres' Burn Bright that she uploaded it to YouTube! (The author was impressed enough to put it on her own website) Her sister decided to make a book trailer for my novel Wolfborn as an entry for a competition.<br /><br />The only publisher ever to do me a book trailer was Ford Street and my publisher tells me he got that done by a fifteen year old work experience student. ;-) It was pretty good too.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com