{"id":1095,"date":"2017-05-29T21:55:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T01:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2017-05-29T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T02:01:52","slug":"making-a-book-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/making-a-book-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Book Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I decided it might be fun to make a book trailer. All the trailers I looked up as research seemed fairly lame and generic, involving pictures of hot guys, hot chicks, and sometimes flowers fading in and out (not that pics of hot guys are bad\u2026they just don\u2019t inspire me to buy a book, cuz let\u2019s face it\u2014sweaty washboard abs on the covers of romance novels are a dime a dozen). Instrumental music plays as cursive words float across the screen to the effect of, \u201cHe\/she\u2019s been burned by love. Will he\/she ever love again?\u201d etc. (Spoiler – yes, they will love again)<\/p>\n

I\u2026probably can\u2019t do any better, but since my back-up life plan is to become a film director if this author thing doesn\u2019t work out, I thought it\u2019d be fun to try. I\u2019ve got a video camera (even my phone would work), a computer, and working knowledge of story arcs. All I need now is video editing software, like Adobe Premier, and some friends willing to act for a free lunch, and I\u2019m golden!<\/p>\n

I had this idea to try something different with my book video. Instead of playing up the \u201cwhat\u201d of the book, I\u2019ll try emphasizing how my book fits into a reader\u2019s identity \u2013 the \u201cwhy.\u201d Per Simon Sinek<\/a>, this is a winning strategy. Of course, I need to keep it short and as inexpensive as possible, ideally costing zero dollars.<\/p>\n

After thinking about it for a while, I came up with my first commercial. I storyboarded it and everything! Check it out:<\/p>\n

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It’s practically Monet. …Don’t judge me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It probably won’t end up exactly like this, but something close to this. On a related note, I\u2019m trying to teach myself how to draw, so when I do this in the future it won\u2019t be terrible stick figures:<\/p>\n

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I’m very proud of my animal drawings,\u00a0including this bull. It might be my greatest life accomplishment, as you can tell from the look on my face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here\u2019s my foolproof plan:<\/p>\n

1. Get an idea for a book trailer (check)
\n2. Sketch out this idea via a storyboard (check)
\n3. Practice using Adobe Premier by recording footage of some random stuff and editing it
\n4. After achieving decent proficiency with Adobe Premier, enlist friends to be in my video
\n5. Record my video
\n6. Splice it into the trailer
\n7. Release trailer on YouTube
\n8. Get a billion hits, become viral sensation<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just that easy. I may try my hand at creating other videos of increasing complexity, possibly fake commercials, and working my way up to a short movie. In fact, I\u2019ve already got an idea for a movie\u2026but I\u2019ll save that for another post.<\/p>\n

I shall keep you all abreast of my progress, loyal fans!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I decided it might be fun to make a book trailer. All the trailers I looked up as research seemed fairly lame and generic, involving pictures of hot guys, hot chicks, and sometimes flowers fading in and out (not that pics of hot guys are bad\u2026they just don\u2019t inspire me to buy a book, cuz … <\/p>\n

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