Jul 5, 2016 – 271,385 views (Aug 29, 2021) I realized I had not posted a new book trailer so I set out to find a good one. This trailer starts with a catchy title, a novel premise and a well acted cinematic trailer. Salem, Massachusetts, is the site of the infamous Witch Trials and […]
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Dec 5, 2017 – 156,727 views – June 2021 “In the land of Sempera, the rich control everything, even time. Day and years are bled from our veins and turned into coins they brutally devour. We perish. They live on for centuries.” I love this trailer from several perspectives. First, what a brilliant lead. It
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lead: 7 Excite: 47 Amaze: 5 Direct: 6 This is a cinematic trailer for a dystopian novel. It leads with a Shakespeare quote, then takes the viewer through a cloud metaphorically entering a world to see a chained, handcuffed and caged young man. The narrator is the protagonist, who explains the setup of the
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Lead: 5 Excite: 51 Amaze: 10 Direct: 17 This trailer grabs you from the first sentence. Love the opener! Uses plot line building to the challenge then finish with the directive showing both books in the series and the website. Lead Analysis Lead “All us warm maggots have heard the old stories.” Referring to us
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