Book Trailers: The Discussion Continues

 by C. Margery Kempe

I figure I would piggyback onto Gerri’s discussion from yesterday because I just made another trailer for an anthology I’m in. But I figured it might be helpful to share some examples and see what works — and doesn’t. The first one up is my “general” trailer from a year or so ago. Time to update! I interlaced titles with a few bon mots from reviews in the hopes of giving a general idea of my style.

Next up is my trailer for Chastity Flame, my first novel. I wanted to give a quick sketch of the story, just enough to tantalise. I used some of my own photos from London; I’d actually chose a specific place for Chas to live and took a bunch of pictures to have at hand to remind me. The climax takes place on the Millennium Bridge, so that’s handy!

My trailer for alter-ego Kit Marlowe‘s The Mangrove Legacy featured a lot of 19th century art, an advantage when you’re trying to find art that is not held by copyright (although you do have to be careful that reproductions of original art may themselves fall under copyright — always be sure). I tried to capture the silly tone of this comic Gothic in the text.

My latest video capitalises on the premier league champions for the first time in 44 years, Man City, who give their name to my latest publication, a naughty football ménage. So I mashed the two things together with some lively drum-based music (I love drums).

The last video I’ll share is my latest, for a publication under my given name. Because of the nature of this anthology, the trailer tells the story of the book’s creation rather than any of the stories within it. It’s a good hook.

So, what do you think? What works best? What would you suggest for the future?

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