Book Trailer is a "Go"!!!!
The funding from the Kickstarter campaign came through and work on the book trailer for my novel "The Starling God" has begun.
I always step off cliffs with faith that something will be there to step on even if it doesn't SEEM to show yet, so I already began work recording the bird (and whale) character voice-overs with John and Janet Heartson of Barnet, Vermont in John's recording studio before the funding was secured. Here's what I said about the recording experience on the Kickstarter update:
"Yesterday I worked with John and Janet Heartson of Barnet, Vermont, to create the character voice-overs for the book trailer. I can't describe how exciting this process was for me. I have lived intimately with these characters for more than five years now. I see them and hear them in my mind. I've written their thoughts and actions until they seemed to write themselves.
And then I wrote the script for the trailer.
Not every character could be represented there, but a number of key birds are -- and one very wise and joyful whale.
The process of sitting at the table over tea with the script -- the three of us hashing out what kind of beings each is and how they might sound, and then hearing John and Janet try different voices and tones until it was just right -- was nothing short of magical. Then when we were ready, we moved to the studio and I watched the husband and wife breathe life into the characters who had until now only existed in my head and on a flat piece of paper. They had VOICES so true to what I imagined!
I had shivers listening to it and was almost brought to tears at the end when I heard the whale song blend into understandable language as that wondrous whale's voice rang out for the first time. I wish I could bottle what I felt and give a sample to each one of you!"
I always step off cliffs with faith that something will be there to step on even if it doesn't SEEM to show yet, so I already began work recording the bird (and whale) character voice-overs with John and Janet Heartson of Barnet, Vermont in John's recording studio before the funding was secured. Here's what I said about the recording experience on the Kickstarter update:
"Yesterday I worked with John and Janet Heartson of Barnet, Vermont, to create the character voice-overs for the book trailer. I can't describe how exciting this process was for me. I have lived intimately with these characters for more than five years now. I see them and hear them in my mind. I've written their thoughts and actions until they seemed to write themselves.
And then I wrote the script for the trailer.
Not every character could be represented there, but a number of key birds are -- and one very wise and joyful whale.
The process of sitting at the table over tea with the script -- the three of us hashing out what kind of beings each is and how they might sound, and then hearing John and Janet try different voices and tones until it was just right -- was nothing short of magical. Then when we were ready, we moved to the studio and I watched the husband and wife breathe life into the characters who had until now only existed in my head and on a flat piece of paper. They had VOICES so true to what I imagined!
I had shivers listening to it and was almost brought to tears at the end when I heard the whale song blend into understandable language as that wondrous whale's voice rang out for the first time. I wish I could bottle what I felt and give a sample to each one of you!"
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Dear Tanya...What a thrill to be able to bring to life the Magic of creating a character....I would imagine that your Heart/Mind/Soul is bound together with these characters....I hope you continue to share your Loving Gifts with everyone...Our children of this World will Love it...
What a journey you had as you worked with John and Janet to help the characters take on a life of their own. And it is such a wonderful process for an author to work with sensitive voice actors as they blend their talent with yours - - - and suddenly your characters come alive outside of your heart and mind!
No nee to bottle this up -- I have no doubt that we will all have an inspirational experience when the magic of this book trailer is available for all of us to see and hear! Thank you for holding firmly to your inner guidance to make this possible!