Book Trailer 101

Episodes

1. 13

   MAKING VIRAL VIDEOS - PART 2

   Charlene Jones (http://soulsciences.net) interviews Rich Helms about making viral videos. Jan 31, 2015

   Jul 22, 2015

   13m
2. 12

   Making Viral Videos - Part 1

   Charlene Jones (http://soulsciences.net) interviews Rich Helms about making viral videos. Jan 31, 2015

   Jul 22, 2015

   14m
3. 11

   11 - Step 7. Upload and Promote

   Your trailer is done, but there is one last writing step before you start sharing: it is time to write your description and tags. To show your video on the web, it has to be hosted. Most book trailer sharing starts with YouTube, the most popular video-hosting site. View materials:...

   May 24, 2015

   10m
4. 10

   10 - Step 6. Assemble Video

   There are three approaches to assembling your trailer video: 1. Use a video creator such as Animoto.com. 2. Use a video editor. 3. Vend the video production. View materials: http://bt101.info/ep10

   May 21, 2015

   11m
5. 9

   09 - Step 5. Acquire Media

   In this episode we examine copyright, what media we can and can’t use in a book trailer as well as sources for media. View materials: http://bt101.info/ep09

   May 20, 2015

   16m
6. 8

   08 Step 4. Write Script (Part 2)

   There are three formatting options when writing a book trailer script: timeline, storyboard and screenplay. Each has strengths, limitations and complexities. View materials: http://bt101.info/ep08

   May 10, 2015

   12m
7. 7

   07 Step 4. Write Script (Part 1)

   Once you have the log/tag lines worksheet done, it is time to write the script. It’s only a one minute script - how hard can that be? View materials: http://bt101.info/ep07

   May 8, 2015

   13m
8. 6

   06 Step 3. Select Approach (Part 2)

   One of the first design decisions when creating a book trailer is to select the approach. View materials: http://bt101.info/ep06

   May 5, 2015

   13m
9. 5

   05 Step 3. Select Approach (Part 1)

   One of the first design decisions when creating a book trailer is to select the approach. View materials: http://bt101.info/ep05

   May 5, 2015

   18m
10. 4

    04 Step 2. Create Building Blocks

    How to create the building blocks of your book trailer. View materials: http://bt101.info/ep04

    May 1, 2015

    16m
11. 3

    03 Step 1. Identify Audience

    Step 1 is to identify the audience, reader expectation, genre and goal of the book trailer. This is the first step to putting on your marketing hat and thinking about how you are going to pitch the book, and to whom. View materials: http://bt101.info/ep03

    Apr 30, 2015

    7m
12. 2

    02 What is a Book Trailer?

    Before you can create a book trailer, you need to understand what a book trailer is. Just as a movie trailer is a video commercial for a movie, a book trailer is a video commercial for a book. While the idea is the same, the characteristics of a book trailer differ from those of a movie trailer…

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    Apr 30, 2015

    17m
13. 1

    01 Introduction to Book Trailer 101

    Book Trailer 101 looks at the creation of book trailers as a series of steps. During the process, you will go back and rework previous steps as you learn. Finding a special photo could result in a change of script. Reading a phrase out loud might cause a rewrite to smooth out the delivery.…

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    Apr 28, 2015

    4m