1. Creating a Digital Book Trailer A presentation for ‘Writers Unleashed’ Festival 17/11/13 Sharon McGuinness http://www.mrsmacsbooks.weebly.com http://www.mrsmacslibrary.com

2. Who Am I O A Teacher Librarian with a passion for writing and reading O My first picture book ‘Coming Home’ 2012 O My first ebook ‘Try!’ 2012 O Use book trailer tools in my primary classes to create their own O Not an expert!

3. A Trailer’s Purpose O To promote your new book O Acts like a hook O To encourage readers: a great teaching tool O Examples: O http://www.mrsmacslibrary.com/book- trailers.html http://www.mrsmacslibrary.com/book- trailers.html

4. What To Use O Windows Movie Maker OR O Mac iMovie O Photopeach http://photopeach.com/http://photopeach.com/ O PowerPoint slides

5. Key ‘How To’ points O Must grab the viewer’s attention in the first frame O Keep text to a minimum O Usually text on one slide, image on the next

6. The Ending O Keep your reader guessing – don’t reveal how the story ends O Tell readers where to obtain the book – bookshop, online site, libraries etc O Finish with the cover of the book and publishing details.

7. Adding Images O Copyright! O You must have permission to use images – don’t forget to ask your illustrator’s permission! They will also have access to high resolution images which are the best to use. O If you intend using any other images, ensure they are downloaded from a copyright free site or purchase your own

8. Adding Images O You can filter google images to obtain access to shared images by using an advanced search. O You can also locate images from flickr O http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ O or buy your own from O http://www.istockphoto.com/ http://www.istockphoto.com/ O http://www.gettyimages.com.au/ http://www.gettyimages.com.au/

9. Adding Music O Adding music adds another layer to your trailer. O Once again, you can use copyright free music for free O http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ O Or purchase your own (I paid $30 for mine) O http://www.premiumbeat.com/ http://www.premiumbeat.com/

10. Tutorials O Getting started with Movie Maker Getting started with Movie Maker O Movie Maker2 Tutorials – Atomic Learning Movie Maker2 Tutorials O PDF Guide to Movie Maker2 PDF Guide to Movie Maker2 O Imovie Tutorial – Apple Imovie Tutorial O Youtube video imovie tutorial Youtube video imovie O Photopeach tutorial Photopeach

11. Giving Your Trailer That Extra ‘Flash’! O If you know someone who has experience using flash animation, they could apply it to a couple of your illustrations to give your trailer something extra. O This is a skill, so you will need to budget for an additional cost.

12. Nearly There….. O Just like your book, a trailer will undergo a series of drafts. O Don’t rush it! O Get feedback from ‘critical friends’ O Only when you are fully satisfied….. O Consider if you want to allow comments etc, then: O Upload it to youtube http://www.youtube.com/?gl=AU http://www.youtube.com/?gl=AU

13. Finally…. O Promote your trailer via social media – twitter, facebook, tumblr, your website/blog O Don’t forget publisher and illustrator websites O Alert bookshops and libraries close to the day of launching your book.

14. Need More Help? O Email me! O Smclibrary.shaz@gmail.com Smclibrary.shaz@gmail.com