Creating Book Trailers

Creating Book TrailersCreating Book Trailers

Offline or Online – Offline or Online –

Apps to create with!Apps to create with!

Images and Sounds – Images and Sounds –

Websites and AttributionWebsites and Attribution

Freesound ProjectFreesound Project

WikimediaWikimedia

CreativecommonsCreativecommons

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Using Animoto.comUsing Animoto.com

Simple Rules of Creating Simple Rules of Creating Booktrailers….Booktrailers….

Keep it SIMPLE – Not a lot of text!!Keep it SIMPLE – Not a lot of text!!

Watch your images!! Look at how text would be Watch your images!! Look at how text would be seen ON the slide (ie too many colors on an image)seen ON the slide (ie too many colors on an image)

Keep the transitions and effects TO A MINIMUM – Keep the transitions and effects TO A MINIMUM – don’t keep switching…2-3 throughout the trailer is don’t keep switching…2-3 throughout the trailer is good!!good!!

Watch television commercials…learn from the Watch television commercials…learn from the experts!!experts!!

Using Windows MicrosoftUsing Windows Microsoft

MovieMakerMovieMaker

DON’T FORGET TO SAVE OFTEN!!!!DON’T FORGET TO SAVE OFTEN!!!!

(especially if you’re using Windows XP)(especially if you’re using Windows XP)