Comments for The Book Trailer Manual http://booktrailermanual.com Market and Sell Your Book: Build Trust, Gain Readers and Break-out with the Right Video about Your Book Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:11:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on 2012 Trailee Award Finalists: VOTE NOW! by » A BIG Day for Little Chicken’s Big Day! The Trailee winner . . . Shutta Crum http://booktrailermanual.com/2012-trailee-award-finalists-vote-now/#comment-3913 » A BIG Day for Little Chicken’s Big Day! The Trailee winner . . . Shutta Crum Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:11:20 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=913#comment-3913 [...] fellow author Katie Davis’s homemade book trailer for LITTLE CHICKEN’S BIG DAY won the Trailee award in the author/publisher made (early elementary) category. So sweet . . .  you’ve got to see [...] [...] fellow author Katie Davis’s homemade book trailer for LITTLE CHICKEN’S BIG DAY won the Trailee award in the author/publisher made (early elementary) category. So sweet . . .  you’ve got to see [...]

]]> Comment on 3 Aestehtics: Movie, Slideshow, YouTube by How to Get the Most Views: Moby Award Winners 2011 | The Book Trailer Manual http://booktrailermanual.com/3-aesthetics/#comment-3551 How to Get the Most Views: Moby Award Winners 2011 | The Book Trailer Manual Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:24:32 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=385#comment-3551 [...] I argue that there are three aesthetics for book trailers: movie trailers, slideshows and “YouTube aesthetics.” Certainly all of these are represented in this collection of winning videos. The Grand Prize winner [...] [...] I argue that there are three aesthetics for book trailers: movie trailers, slideshows and “YouTube aesthetics.” Certainly all of these are represented in this collection of winning videos. The Grand Prize winner [...]

]]> Comment on The Manual by Moby Award Winners | The Book Trailer Manual http://booktrailermanual.com/manual/#comment-3550 Moby Award Winners | The Book Trailer Manual Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:03:50 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?page_id=23#comment-3550 [...] Notice, also on It’s a Book, the description links out to 15 sites that “support” the video. Nice way to build traffic. Could the videos have garnered more views? Optimization does help and how to do it well is covered in The Book Trailer Manual. [...] [...] Notice, also on It’s a Book, the description links out to 15 sites that “support” the video. Nice way to build traffic. Could the videos have garnered more views? Optimization does help and how to do it well is covered in The Book Trailer Manual. [...]

]]> Comment on The Manual by Video Taping for Book Trailers – 2 Rules | Book http://booktrailermanual.com/manual/#comment-3432 Video Taping for Book Trailers – 2 Rules | Book Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:06:52 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?page_id=23#comment-3432 [...] For more, visit http://booktrailermanual.com/manual. [...] [...] For more, visit http://booktrailermanual.com/manual. [...]

]]> Comment on Book Trailer Rubric: The Wayfinder by book http://booktrailermanual.com/book-trailer-rubric-the-wayfinder/#comment-3430 book Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:20:55 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=790#comment-3430 Daniela: You're right that this is for educators, not the general public. Really, not for book marketing necessarily. But educators are very interested in trailers and this will be a growth area this year. The voice over is myself, of course, and is one of the problems of a DIY book trailer: finding the right voice is difficult, time-consuming and can be costly. Too short? Not in my book. (ha!) I like trailers under a minute. Darcy Daniela:
You’re right that this is for educators, not the general public. Really, not for book marketing necessarily. But educators are very interested in trailers and this will be a growth area this year.

The voice over is myself, of course, and is one of the problems of a DIY book trailer: finding the right voice is difficult, time-consuming and can be costly. Too short? Not in my book. (ha!) I like trailers under a minute.

Darcy

]]> Comment on Book Trailer Rubric: The Wayfinder by Daniela Arghir http://booktrailermanual.com/book-trailer-rubric-the-wayfinder/#comment-3290 Daniela Arghir Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:07:33 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=790#comment-3290 Thank you for the rubric, I find it interesting and suitable for librarians in its entirety, not as a whole for a prospective reader of the book though - there is no way for me, a person who has not read the book yet, to score Appropriate for Book and Tone. Visuals: 4 - surprising images at times Text: 4 - not too much, not too little, love the url at the end Voice Over: 3 - love the whispering at the end, yet kept wondering for the length of the whole clip: why a lady (godmother for the hero and his sister)? Music: 4 - great tone and tempo SFX: 1 - none Original Concept: 3 - crisis, intent to overcome it,not unique Length and Pacing: 2 - too short. Daniela. Thank you for the rubric, I find it interesting and suitable for librarians in its entirety, not as a whole for a prospective reader of the book though – there is no way for me, a person who has not read the book yet, to score Appropriate for Book and Tone.
Visuals: 4 – surprising images at times
Text: 4 – not too much, not too little, love the url at the end
Voice Over: 3 – love the whispering at the end, yet kept wondering for the length of the whole clip: why a lady (godmother for the hero and his sister)?
Music: 4 – great tone and tempo
SFX: 1 – none
Original Concept: 3 – crisis, intent to overcome it,not unique
Length and Pacing: 2 – too short.
Daniela.

]]> Comment on 3 Aestehtics: Movie, Slideshow, YouTube by 6 Videos That Stand Out on Today's Crowded YouTube | The Book Trailer Manual http://booktrailermanual.com/3-aesthetics/#comment-2626 6 Videos That Stand Out on Today's Crowded YouTube | The Book Trailer Manual Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:43:41 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=385#comment-2626 [...] Movie Aesthetic. While I might prefer the YouTube aesthetic, when the big money is behind a book and its trailer, they do a great job. Love that Penguin has [...] [...] Movie Aesthetic. While I might prefer the YouTube aesthetic, when the big money is behind a book and its trailer, they do a great job. Love that Penguin has [...]

]]> Comment on Survey: What Do you MOST Want to Know About Book Trailers? by Jim Gilliam http://booktrailermanual.com/survey-what-do-you-most-want-to-know-about-book-trailers/#comment-2072 Jim Gilliam Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:13:43 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=669#comment-2072 Darcy, I love your book. I learn something new every time I read it. Thank you, Jim Gilliam Author, Point Deception Darcy,

I love your book. I learn something new every time I read it.

Thank you,
Jim Gilliam
Author, Point Deception

]]> Comment on How Long Did You Watch That Book Trailer? by book http://booktrailermanual.com/how-long-did-you-watch/#comment-1956 book Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:58:40 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=607#comment-1956 Jim: Thanks for the kind comments! Let me know when the next one comes out! Darcy Jim:
Thanks for the kind comments! Let me know when the next one comes out!

Darcy

]]> Comment on Budget or Aesthetics? by book http://booktrailermanual.com/budget-or-aesthetics/#comment-1955 book Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:57:50 +0000 http://booktrailermanual.com/?p=637#comment-1955 Melissa: We definitely need to learn to match the aesthetic to the audience. Powerpoint/slide-show aesthetic plays well in schools, but not with classic music. YouTube aesthetic plays well with teens, if you can catch that authentic feel. Movie-trailer aesthetics can play well for everyone--we're so in tune with movies and great video--but it might take away from the reader's imagination. A great trailer balances all these concerns. Darcy Melissa:
We definitely need to learn to match the aesthetic to the audience. Powerpoint/slide-show aesthetic plays well in schools, but not with classic music. YouTube aesthetic plays well with teens, if you can catch that authentic feel. Movie-trailer aesthetics can play well for everyone–we’re so in tune with movies and great video–but it might take away from the reader’s imagination. A great trailer balances all these concerns.

Darcy

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