Re: [LM_NET] Book Trailers

[Naomi Bates <nbates@NISDTX.ORG>]

Last summer I wrote the process on how I create digital trailers using
moviemaker.  You can view that in the archives.  I now teach other
librarians and teachers across the state how to create these in 6 hour
workshops.  And since then, there has been added bonuses.  You can now
very easily create one using Animoto, which allow educators as free
account.  There are pluses and minuses to using this product, as well as
those using moviemaker.  I tend to use MM because it produces a more
quality video vs. cookiecutter type ones animoto provides.  BUT....the
time it takes to make one through animoto is much much less that using
MM.  It's what you prefer.  Typically, it takes about seven hours to
create a trailer using MM, but it will take you at least an hour to find
the images and attribute them if you use animoto.  
Another question I get asked frequently is how I come up with the
"blurbs."  This is mostly a consciously creative thing, and if you have
the knack, trailers will be so simple to "narrate."  It does take
practice though...just like teaching kids how to paraphrase in a
research paper <wink> 
So this summer I'm showing participants how to do both, but with more
emphasis on MM, since animoto is drop and play basically.  Wish you were
in Texas!!  
Also, look at my new trailer I created for Eternal by Cynthia Lietech
Smith on my blog:
www.naomibates.blogspot.com

Hope this'll help!!


Naomi Bates
Northwest High School Library
>>> Suzanne McRae <crlibrary@YAHOO.COM> 06/16/09 10:23 AM >>>
Good Morning LM_NET,
 
I am interested in learning how to do a book trailer.  This is something
I would like to do as a project between the English classes and the
library..  I would like the students to create book trailers for some of
our books so they could also be used to promote the books in the
library.  However, I have never done this before and I don't know where
to start.  Could someone put me on the right track?  
 
Thanks so much.
 
Suzanne McRae


Suzanne McRae 
Library Media Specialist
Soundview Campus, Bronx, NY
crlibrary@yahoo.com 




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