1. Coming Soon:
Book Trailers @ Your Library
Emily Ellis
Young Adult Librarian
Greenwood Public Library
www.greenwoodlibrary.us
2. What is a book trailer?
A video advertisement for a book similar to
movie trailers or teasers.
Types of Book Trailers
Full production book trailers – similar to a short film with
actors, costumes, scripts, etc.
Flash video – an animated trailer created using
specialized computer software (ex. Adobe Flash or
Scratch)
Still photos – created using gathered still images, mood
music, and a written summary, quotes, or narration.
3. Is it worth my time?
Teens and the Internet
93% of teens ages 12-17 go online
73% of teens use social networking sites
57% have watched a video on a video sharing site like
YouTube
64% of online teens are creating content
“To respect the unique needs of young adults means to understand
those needs, to accept them, to accommodate them, and to
provide services which help to meet those needs.”
Jones, Patrick. New Directions for Library Service to Young Adults.
Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.
4. How do I make a book trailer?
Book Trailers in 4 Basic Steps
1) Planning 3) Editing
Pick a book Determine software
Choose a format Add logo
Write a script Include credits
Prepare a storyboard
2) Producing 4) Sharing
Determine length Save file to computer
Gather media Upload or embed
Film video Choose multiple
Create narrations locations
5. Finding Graphics
Creative Commons
www.creativecommons.or
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Creative commons is a
nonprofit corporation
dedicated to making it easier
for people to share and build
upon the work of others,
consistent with the rules of
copyright. Click Find to
search for video, music, and
images.
Tip:
If you host a tech program
that includes book trailers, be
sure to take the time to
explain copyright to your
teens!
6. Finding Graphics
Stock.Xchng
www.sxc.hu
Stock.xchng provides access
to stock photography. Not all
of the images are available
free of charge. After you
search for an item, the
results page will list the
images for a charge at the
top and free at the bottom.
9. Editing
Photo Story 3
www.microsoft.com
Free Download
Using a drag & drop
method of adding
media to a timeline,
include:
Images
Text
Narrations
Music
10. Editing
Cyberlink
PowerDirector 8
www.cyberlink.com
$70 for Software
Using a drag & drop
method of adding
media to a timeline,
include:
Images
Text
Narrations
Music
11. Planning Your Book Trailer
1. Pick out a book
2. Choose a format
3. Write a script
4. Create a storyboard
Tip:
Book trailers provide an excellent
opportunity to teach kids and teens
how to summarize a book! Consider
teaching a homeschool book trailer
class, spending time on discussing
plot, character, setting, etc.
13. Sharing
Share Your Book
Trailers
Youtube
Library website
Blogs
Facebook
Myspace
Tip:
Embed or upload your book
trailers to all of your Library’s
sites. Maximize the number
of patrons your cool reader’s
advisory tool can reach.
14. Programming Ideas
Teen Tech Week
Video/audio mixing and editing
Video uploading and sharing
Online video building and editing resources
Teen Read Week
Book trailer contest
Homeschool Tech Program
Book trailer workshop
Discuss summarizing a book, plot, characters, setting, etc.
Teen Film Festival
Include book trailers as an entry format
Teen Advisory Board Project
Build book trailers for all age levels
Use puppets, costumes, written scripts
Teen Book Club Contest
15. Thank you!
Coming Soon: Book Trailers @ Your
Library
Emily Ellis
Young Adult Librarian
Greenwood Public Library
www.greenwoodlibrary.us
Editor's Notes
Welcome to Coming Soon: Book Trailers @ Your Library. As Staci mentioned, my name is Emily Ellis; I’m the Young Adult Librarian at the Greenwood Public Library, and I’ve been making book trailers for about 2.5 years now. I presented on book trailers at last year’s conference as well, and I spent a lot of time explaining why it’s worth your time to create multimedia readers’ advisory tools. Now that book trailers are more popular, I get to condense that part of the presentation, and I thought it would be fun if I made a book trailer with all of you. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea or hesitant to get started just, to see just how simple it is, how cheap it is, and how fun and easy it is.
What is a book trailer?We’ve all see the previews at the movie theater. The goal of a preview is to make the audience want to see the movie. So how do they pull this off? Well they show a few short exciting clips from the movie, give you just enough information to let you know what the story is about, and hopefully leave you wanting more. That’s the effect you want to create with a book trailer. You’re creating a commercial that doesn’t give too much away, but that gives enough information for an interested teen to want to check the book out.There are three types of book trailers you can create. how much time access you have to technology and softwarewhat is appropriate for the book you’ve selectedLengthHow is a book trailer different from a book talk?
Why should you bother? Multimedia reader’s advisory focuses on providing services in our digital world. Any department in any library can take advantage of technology, and with a little creativity produce fun, effective, and free reader’s advisory tools for the web that will continue to bridge the gap between media and print. All age groups are now actively online. Research shows: (statistics) Patrons are online, so the presence of libraries and library services offered online needs to meet the demand.
Planning(Brief Explanation – In detail during creation)Producing(In depth – highlight important sites, etc.)Editing(In depth – highlight editing options)Sharing(Brief Explanation – In detail after creation)
Discuss copyrightAlways check license for each image Opportunities to discuss copyright with teens and kidsGathering imagesNaming your saved fileCreative CommonsFlickr CCStock.xchngWikipedia Public Domain Image ResourcesTeacher Tap
Discuss copyrightAlways check license for each image Opportunities to discuss copyright with teens and kidsDirect to handout for additional sitesGathering imagesNaming your saved fileCreative CommonsFlickr CCStock.xchngWikipedia Public Domain Image ResourcesTeacher Tap
Difficulty in finding musicCreate own to by pass copyright and royalty issuesBriefly go over websites / digital juiceDirect to handout for additional sitesGathering music and soundsJamendoFreesound.orgDigital JuiceFree Play MusicInternet ArchiveRoyalty Free Music for Educational Use
Difficulty in finding musicCreate own to by pass copyright and royalty issuesBriefly go over websites / digital juiceDirect to handout for additional sitesGathering music and soundsJamendoFreesound.orgDigital JuiceFree Play MusicInternet ArchiveRoyalty Free Music for Educational Use
Discuss free and for cost editing optionsMention difference between free and for costChoosing softwareWindows Movie MakerPhotostory 3Adobe PremiereCyberlinkPowerDirector 8Movie MasherOne True MediaAnimotoScratch
Discuss free and for cost editing optionsMention difference between free and for costChoosing softwareWindows Movie MakerPhotostory 3Adobe PremiereCyberlinkPowerDirector 8Movie MasherOne True MediaAnimotoScratch
Importance of organizingPick out a bookChoose a format What lends itself best to the story? What do technology do you have access to? How much time do you have to commit to the project?Writing a script Original summary vs. quotes vs. book jacketCreating a storyboardDon’t have to be an artist!What book did I choose?How did I come up with format and idea?Creating my storyboard?Planning narrations?
Finding imagesFinding musicCreating narrationsOPEN WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER TO SHOW VIDEO EDITING
Places to shareHow to shareYouTubeBlogsWebsitesFacebookDVDShare with local schools and librariesProgramming
Programming ideasMention LSTA grantDiscuss homeschool 3 week course1) Workshop 1: Learning how to summarize, planning trailer, writing script, creating storyboard2) Workshop 2: Producing book trailer including understanding copyright, finding images and music3) Workshop 3: Video editing…putting it all together Tell about older and younger kids. How we made it all ages.