Lead: 45 Excite: 195 Amaze: 38 Direct: 34 This is an unusual trailer. At 5:12, I originally passed it by as rarely does a trailer of this length hold my attention. This one does. The author and illustrator explain the original Washington Post experiment that was the motivation of the book then describe with pride […]
The Man with the Violin – Kathy Stinson, Dušan Petričić Read More »
Lead: 6 Excite: 14 Amaze: 10 Direct: 5 Strong cinematic trailer for the prequel to the Maze Runner series. Short and punchy. Uses sound effects rather than music. Final scene is provocative then the website directive stressing prequel to the series. Lead Analysis Lead “Before Thomas entered the maze… Sun flares seared the earth.” Excite
The Kill Order – James Dashner Read More »
Excite: 35 Amaze: 7 Direct: 7 Teen trailer using a plot-line approach. It is interesting that the content of the trailer is different than the back jacket description. (See Publisher Overview below) The CGI graphics give a level 3 feel while only describing the book with titles. Lead Analysis Lead No lead. The steampunk image
The Girl in the Steel Corset – Kady Cross Read More »
Lead: 12 Excite: 38 Amaze: 4 Direct: 10 Book 8 in the Iron Fey series. Introduce the protagonist and age reference, awards and next in the series, plot line and challenge finishing with the website directive. Good use of music, titles and still overlaid with special effects to create a custom video effect. The trailer
The Lost Prince – Julie Kagawa Read More »
Lead: 18 Excite: 46 Amaze: 13 Direct: 11 Book 6 in the Iron Fey series. Interesting use of special effects over stock video footage to create the look of a custom video shoot. This trailer builds on the series but introduces enough to entice the viewer to explore the series if they are not familiar
The Iron Knight – Julie Kagawa Read More »
Lead: 6 Excite: 30 Amaze: 24 Direct: 15 Strong use of stills with CGI special effects to create custom video look. Powerful music and provocative titles. Leads with this is book two in a series and reinforces the series in the directive. The level of CGI gives a live-action video feel but the trailer only
The Eternity Cure – Julie Kagawa Read More »
Lead: 39 Amaze: 10 Direct: 22 The book deals with a tough subject, the death of a adult as it pertains to a young child. Like the subject the trailer is gentle and caring. Like the other Strauss House Productions trailer, the images are from the book. Each picture is shown with a Ken Burns
The Copper Tree – Hilary Robinson, Mandy Stanley Read More »
Lead: 5 Excite: 6 Amaze: 11 Direct: 5 Nice simple trailer with strong music, still images with Ken Burns effect and flying titles. Punchy and quick. No fancy effects. The core of the trailer only uses 7 words and haunting images and music. Looks like it was done with Apple iMovie. All of these effects
The Back Road – Rachel Abbott Read More »
Lead: 10 Excite: 27 Amaze: 27 Direct: 29 This is a richly illustrated children’s book about two boys and their experiences in the First World War. The trailer shows a series of watercoloured paintings from the book always sweeping using a Ken Burns effect to give motion. Strong narrator with background music of a treble
Where The Poppies Now Grow – Hilary Robinson, Martin Impey Read More »
Crearted Mar 15, 2010 – May 2021 – 702,691 views Lead: 45 Excite: 73 Amaze: 6 Direct: 14 notes Lead Analysis Lead Cliché soldier recruit pep talk building up to the line “Are you ready?” Excite [interest] Then the reveal that the students are girls with absolutely no fighting prowess. Build as the girls progress
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls – Steve Hockensmith Read More »