Book Trailer Planning Template Name of Book Trailer Producer Name(s) Hints and Tips: H 1+” Read the back ofthe book. Is there sentence that orabs your tention? 1+ Read the first paragraph ofthe book. Is there a sentence that gets your iearee? ‘oes the main character have = favorite saying? ‘Doves the main character have a motto of rule that they ve by? Aska question such a "What would you do if.” Tnvoduce the characters such a5 "A man, 2 mouse, and 2 rear + Bull suspense suchas "A mysterious svanger comes to town’ Words: Write one sentence that tells about the story and will make someone want to read its, ‘Story Highlights: What aspect of the story will ou focus on? Exciting scenes? ‘Slow moving suspense? * The evet shouldbe near the beglnning ofthe book. ‘The evert should tel about the problem. 1 The event should show the charac The event shoud gve a Fint to what wll happen next The evert shoud not give avay the ending Sound Effects / Music Pacing Hom wil pacing be used? To draw interest, este suspense, show aon? Tining ould be efecive & eicert Mood \ihat kind of mood de you vant to erate? Sadness? Suspense? How wil the sound, pacing and verde Fa? Images List the important visual ‘ements that willbe included, ike who (characters) and whet (settingaccessores). This wll ep You ceate the Storyboard,Storyboard for Book Trailers A storyboard allows you to visually plan your book trailer, They are often used in advertising, animation and fim. 9 frames equal approximately 90 seconds. If you use Voki or xtranormal you vill need to ONLY write a script Frame# Frame # Frame # Audio Audio ‘Audio Text Text Text Image Source Image Source Image Source Frame Frame ¢ Frame # Audio Audio Audio Text Text Text Image Source Image Source Image SourceTips for creating a great book trailer: ‘Animoto and Photo Story for Windows are great movie creating software for “Newbies”. Don't go overboard with the effects and transitions. Trecommend using one effect (Ike fading). Try to limit yourself to three effects for the entire video. Choosing the images and music that you want will probably take the most time. If you're not sure what you'd lke to write about the book, consider using quotes from the book. First-person and third-person point of view are commonly used. Capture the viewer by using rhetorical questions near the end of the trailer (e.g. "Will Man Jack ever be able to find Bod") NEVER reveal the ending of the book. Be selective when choosing the font of your text. Font type can heighten the mood of the trailer. If you have two “voices” in the trailer, consider using two different types of font. 9. Be careful to limit the number of text slides in a trailer. A lot of trailers actually look better when the whole story i told through images and do not use text. Using only images allows the viewer to make internal connections without having to read a word (think of a wordless picture book). 10,Sometimes one word can describe a scene better than a whole sentence. 11. Typical tralers run one to three minutes in length. Too litle and the traller doesn't capture the book. Too much and you lose your audience. 12.0n the last slide of your trailer, be sure to give credit forall of the content that you used (quotes, images, music). DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME. For example: Created by (your name), (grade), (school name) Bates, Naomi. "Weaving a Vistal Story - Creating Book Trailers 101." Knovledge Quest Jan. - Feb. 2 6. Print