Movie-Style Book Trailers

Before I envisioned my book trailer, I looked at them. Many of them. MANY MANY of them. I took note of what made me interested and what didn't - then I looked up the top rated book trailers to see if my own instincts matched. They did! Hands down a dramatic trailer that moved along more like a movie trailer did the trick.

In a process not unlike writing a short story, I envisioned what my 2-3 minute trailer would look like. I have an active imagination, so that was no problem at all! However, my book happens to be told completely from the point of view of birds; there would be no filming of well placed actors for my project.

I searched the web for the right footage to make it look like birds were communicating - still images to punctuate the points being made that were strong enough to cause emotion - music that would pull it all together. I found them all, received permissions to use what I needed, and then had the great fortune to find a talented husband and wife with a studio (Dreamery Productions) to complete the character voice-overs. At the end of it all, Jacob Grant, another extraordinarily talented person (graphic artist) worked his magic to pull all of those pieces together so they'd seem coherent and tell the tease of the story I envisioned.

This is the result (also listed on my author page under "videos"). I was beyond pleased. What do you think? Does it make you want to buy the book?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CaukL...