by Ms. Millam, Teacher Librarian Valencia HS Revised by Ms. Besser, Teacher Librarian Portola MS Book Trailer Basics

Online Book Trailers Book Trailers are like commercials Different types: Slide type with written descriptions Film type (like a movie trailer with words/action) Software (so many different kinds) MovieMaker iMovie (Mac users)

Make a Booktrailer/Digital Booktalk Keep it simple. Choose a book you’ve read (and liked). Use an impactful cover or premise. Choose images that enhance your presentation.

Make a Booktrailer/Digital Booktalk Use copyright-free sites for images/pictures. DO NOT PUT TEXT OVER A PICTURE. (Text is hard to read over images.)

Copyright Free Sites Images Music Remember to ALWAYS cite your source of images & music

How-to Create a Book Trailer Step 1- Outline Book trailer Plan out wording, image needs, and tone (is it scary, happy, funny?)

Step Two – Choose Images/Pictures Choose images (copyright-free). Select images that tell the story. Hint: Place in a new folder and put all images and music there.

Step 3 – Create slides Using PowerPoint, create slides with images and text. Limit text. Use phrases and SHORT sentences. Be careful to choose text colors that will show up. Do not use a picture as background & place text over it.

Step 3 – Image Selection Choose photos/clipart with care. The photos/images should help TELL the story. Insert them into the slide and adjust size. Be careful not to make it too big. (See next slide for a bad example.)

Example of a badly pixilated image – too big -Note the wavy lines, and unclear image. -Pictures should have crisp, clean lines and text.

Step 4 – Choose music Use copyright free music ( Music helps create the mood of your presentation. Save music to folder with images for the Book Trailer.

Check in with your teacher You have done so much: Gathered pictures and images Selected music Created the PowerPoint and saved it It is time to check in with your teacher. Review, critique and approve (check spelling)

Time to save You created a PowerPoint that tells the story: You have given a few details. just enough to grab everyone’s attention You have put in music that helps share the story. creating mood and tone You have put in photos and images. Adding detail and creating interest It is time to save your file.

Save PowerPoint as JPEG Critical step: Upon finishing your slides click “Save As” Select JPEG File Interchange Format (Scroll down to it on the pick list). It will ask if you want it for all slides, click Every Slide. Click down arrow to use pick list Scroll down to JPEG

MovieMaker Basics Open MovieMaker Click Import Media to import your slides

Drag and Drop slides and music Click & drag music icon where you want it to begin storyboard will automatically change to a timeline view “edit” music by dragging it to fit picture timeline

Select JPG files (slides) 1)Select.jpg file type 1)Click on correct slides and Click import

Add music Select.mp3 file type Click on correct music file & Click import

Adjustments Click and drag on little tab to adjust time of each slide Little tab-close up

Save file Click - Save to my computer Enter title name & click NEXT

Saving (continued) Click Next

Time to turn it in! (on an external flash drive)