UPDATE: I am deactivating and deleting the book trailer that was posted below because I believe I have mastered the transitions using iMovie. Stay tuned. There will be another version available soon.
I spent about seven or eight hours yesterday putting together a book trailer. Unfortunately, I found that many of the transitions and effects didn’t carry over from PowerPoint/Keynote into the .MOV file. The large size QuickTime file kept the transitions, but reducing them to make them usable on the Internet in places like YouTube and Google Video removed them.
I know there must be a way because I have seen plenty of other book trailers with effects and transitions. I just haven’t learned how to do it on this, my first attempt. Can any of you help me? Regardless, the book trailer is below. What do you think? Does it make you want to read the book?
The new trailer should be available soon. I will post the link in a new post when it is up and running.
-rlh-
This video surprised me Robin. I feel like I got a great introduction to the story and I really loved the imagery. Great work!
Yes, I would definitely pick up a copy of the book after seeing this. I’m intrigued to know if the dying woman is the same woman whose husband Emily fell in love with. The music is amazing – where is it from? And the photos fit the music perfectly. I like how you focused on the scenery of the west rather than people (other than the cowboy). Now I have to wait til December….
I love your trailer! The music is great, and the script gives me a real feel for the book. I don’t think you need to change a thing.
If you want to try something else next time, you could try using Movie Maker. I like the transitions in that, and the software’s free with Windows.
Here’s a couple of articles about making book trailers:
http://canblog.typepad.com/canbookmarketing/virginia_smith/
But I think yours is great!
Thanks, Bob, for the feedback.
Kara, I bought the rights for the song from StockMusic.net. The title is A Lady’s Errand of Love.
Virginia, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately for me, I can’t use the software because I’m a MacHead. {grin} Maybe I need to bone up on iMovie that comes on the Macs. Perhaps I can use it. I’ll go read that blog entry now.
Robin