Rebecca Grabill created her own book trailer for her picture book, Halloween Good Night (which got a starred review from Publishers Weekly!) and she shared a step-by-step guide so other authors can give it a try themselves. A typical book trailer often consists of a slow pan of a book cover, followed by an image or two from the book. But Rebecca's videos go a little beyond this format by using iMovie and photo editing software. Rebecca says she's not a video expert by any means, but here's a brain-dump of everything she knows about creating a video trailer yourself (for free!). Watch the video below and find Rebecca's step by step guide on her website here:
https://www.rebeccagrabill.com/blog/make-your-own-video-book-trailer-for-a-childrens-picture-book
If you're looking for more examples of book trailers and other step by step guides, see these previous posts:
From Supriya Kelkar: https://scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-making-of-book-trailer-ahimsa-by.html
From Deb Gonzales: https://scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2019/02/painless-self-promotion-book-trailer.html
Deb has also been teaching Book Trailer Basics at some of our SCBWI-MI Shop Talks. If you're looking for an in-person tutorial, come to the Lansing Area Shop Talk on Oct. 27th.
1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Biochemistry Building at MSU
603 Wilson Rd. Room 208, East Lansing, MI 48824
Parking is free on weekends. Lot 46 is a lovely place to park.
Here's the interactive map https://maps.msu.edu/interactive/
Doors will open at 12:30. Email Ann Finkelstein with questions.
Thanks to our generous and hard-working SCBWI members, we have more learning opportunities ahead:
This Sunday, Oct. 20th:
KAST a Spell: Create Spell-Binding MG and YA Literature.
Learn more here: https://scbwimithemitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/kast-spell-what-makes-spell-binding.html
Monday, Oct. 21st and 28th:
The SCBWI webinar series continues with Be the Perfect Panelist and Social Media for Authors and Illustrators.
Learn more here:https://michigan.scbwi.org/2019/05/17/the-buzz-about-the-biz-preparing-yourself-for-success-webinar-series/
Save the dates for 2020:
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