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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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
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Excite: 6 Direct: 1 Another favorite trailer is The Book of Bond. It is the shortest book trailer that I know of at 7 seconds. Just a collection of pictures of James Bonds from the movies with the sound of pages turning and a directive. The character images are so well known the approach works.
Explicit language Created Sep 26, 2014 – May 2021 2,353,591 views Relabeled later as “Bad Manners – The Official Cookbook” Lead: 18 Excite: 75 Amaze: 13 Direct: 7 This is a cookbook trailer like none I have ever seen. It is a cinematic humorous video using misdirection. It starts like a typical US pharmacy ad,
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Karen was the first student from the Nov 17, 2013 class to send me their trailer. Love the style selected. Fit perfectly with the topic of the book. karenrichardson.ca
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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
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Inaugural poetry collection by Barbara E. Hunt applies a benchmark of emotional and spiritual truthfulness to a journey through a dissolving world—and back home. Throughout, its poetry carries a compassionate candor, poignant perceptiveness and a haunting sense of hope. The poet looks deep into herself, and ponders the question of relationship and what connection to
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Frustrated mother of two, Brianne Hunter, escapes her bland life in rural Fennelton by embarking on a weekend away shopping with her best friend. On the drive to her friend Darlene’s estate, Brianne crashes her Jeep off the Mausoleum Road, and makes her way, bleeding and injured, to a stone ranch seeking help. There she
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I have released my book trailer on my site and across social media. This is in tandem with my new publication, “The Glitch Factory: Perfectly Human in an Imperfect World.” Thank you for the lessons, details and inspiration, as part of the trailer team. Feel free to use the work as an example and for
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Brakes are 1 of 9 ‘TOYS’ in Taylor’s Pneumatic Toys children from 8-18 can build using pneumatic (air) power. While done with Animoto.com, the use of the live action video with the child speaking is simple yet effective. Front End Loader
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