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 »
Excite: 24 Amaze: 6 Direct: 7 Brilliant little trailer in its simplicity. Love that the indication the plan has failed is sound effects and the bird flying away. Found this trailer on www.bookreels.com Lead Analysis Lead None Excite [interest] Bold graphics combines with simple animation and music. Setup is obvious. Sound effects add. Amaze [hook]
Shh! We Have a Plan – Chris Haughton 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 »
Lead: 5 Excite: 49 Amaze: 7 Direct: 3 Plot summary approach with stock photos and video and 300 Monks music. Creates a strong package. The premise of the book is appealing. The author is a frequent blogger with advise based on her experience. I discovered 300 Monks music on her site. Large song collection and
Pentecost – Joanna Penn Read More »
Two different trailers for the same book from the same publisher in United States and Canada. The content is basically the same message but a different approach was taken in each. The trailers are level 1 trailers with basic animation. Random House US Random House Publishing Group. Lead: 23 Excite: 18 Amaze: 10 Direct: 5
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows – Alan Bradley Read More »
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
Half Bad – Sally Green Read More »
This is considered by many to be the first book trailer. It was uploaded to YouTube on Sept 20, 2006 and has been viewed over 50,000 times. The video is 9:41 long and cost about $10,000 to produce. The video is a cinematic adaption of the book’s chapter one ending with the tagline – “Read
Echo Park – Michael Connelly – The first book trailer Read More »
Publisher Intro “Near Lake Erie, in the 17th century, Tahni weds Chief Takoda in a glorious meadow that exactly matches the beautiful meadow of her night dreams. She lives a life of happiness until Takoda does not return. Tahni’s breaking heart leaves her vulnerable to the medicine man, Chaytan, who uses his powers to connect
The Stain – Charlene Jones Read More »