Making Book Trailer Actually Fun--An Unexpected Surprise
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In today's media saturated world, I knew a book trailer was a must for my new website. A daunting task, I thought. It turned out to be more fun than the time I taped a remote control fart machine to the bottom of a co-worker's chair at the Monday morning board meeting.
BTW, Dario, if you're reading this, I'm sorry. Really, I am.
Writing a short script, hunting down emotionally complementary music, casting an actor and stringing it all together was probably the best part of the whole book experience. I may quit writing and go into film making in my garage. Crap, I don't even have a garage.
By the time it was complete, I was a producer, director, casting agent, music director, and actor. Where else can a writer have this much fun in a three minute project?
If anyone else in on the book trailer fence, lean hard to the right, take the fall and land squarely on the sole's/soul's (your choice) of your inner film maker.
You can check it out at www.thegardenthatgrewher.com
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Michael Pokocky says:
I absolutely loved it! I
I absolutely loved it! I have a book trailer as well for a book that is not even published yet. Its on my profile http://www.redroom.com/video/youtube-one-more-day-booktrailer
My friends in Spain one a rock star and another a painter did this for me when I asked them if they would. I gave them full creative control and was very pleased with the results.
Now to finish editing the book!
Leslie Bradford says:
Smokin'
Michael,
Thanks for the feedback. Your trailer is smokin' hot...sizzle, sizzle, pop!
I always wondered what you get when you cross a rock star and a painter. One More Day, I guess.
You say your book is not even finished yet. This must be a new trend. Book covers for two projects I just started are already finished. I added them to the 'Coming Next' page on my 'Author's' page. Why not get some traction on your wheels already in motion?
Do you think this is a trend? What else are you doing to promote your book at this stage.
I am a little curious about something in your trailer. Come on, did you really write this book with a pen? :) If you did, I've got to run out to my shed and find that dusty box of gold stars so I can stick one on your book.
Write on, Right on, write on.
Michael Pokocky says:
Hey I really did and 10
Hey I really did and 10 more! See http://www.moleskinerie.com/2008/04/the-notebooks-o.html where I was featured for writing in a moleskine. I got a lot of comments from friends.
And to expand on writing these books, they happen to come into my head while writing in my journal and then for the next 6 to 8 weeks I write the story without skipping a beat. There was a period between 1999 and 2001 where this happened 11 times. I registered these books with the National Archives and received ISBN numbers as publisher when the digital was not even on their list__that's how I got the ISBN numbers.
Leslie Bradford says:
A Bow and a Curtsey to You---I tried the moleskin but
I tried the moleskin, (It seemed so romantic)but couldn't read a damned word of what I wrote! I applaud your persistence and passion, but most of all, your neat handwriting.:)
The feeling of having a story spill out of your brain, travel down you neck and into your arms--dripping from fingers and onto a page, is euphoric. Cathartic. Pure pleasure.
I do love the photos of your journals and accompanying drawings. There is something in the art of that process yet to be discovered. I can feel it, keep at it.
I hearby gift you 10 gold stars!
Leslie
Michael Pokocky says:
OOOOOOooooooo! Wow! I am
OOOOOOooooooo! Wow! I am speechless! Thank you Leslie.
Yes to seeing you__we'll do it at Mont Tremblant 15 minutes from where I live at one of the cafes there.
Now all I need to do is get down to finising book one. [smile]
kindest_________michael