November 13-Book trailer

Today we will begin thinking/learning about how to create a book trailer. Book trailers are exactly like movie trailers, but about books. Students will be creating a book trailer for a book they've been reading in class during independent reading or else for the book we just finished-Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Today we watched some movie trailers as well as some examples of previously made book trailers.

Here is the handout for the book trailer

Create a Book Trailer

You know what a movie trailer is, right? Well, you will create a Book Trailer about either Monster or one of the other books you read this year.

Requirements for Book Trailer:

·       Between one and two minutes long

·       Includes MUSIC that matches the emotion of the book

·       Has IMAGES/VIDEOS that match the emotion of the book

·       Drama of the trailer BUILDS (Makes the viewer really want to read the book)

·       Correct spelling/grammar and legible text

Now that you know what I'm looking for, start brainstorming ideas of what you might include in your trailer:

BEGIN BRAINSTORMING FOR YOUR BOOK TRAILER

Title of the Book:                                                               Author’s Name:

Genre (fiction or nonfiction; fantasy, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, etc…):

Description of the main character:

Problem the main character has to overcome (DO NOT explain if the character is successful at solving the problem):

Description of at least one more character:

Summarize a few details about the action of the novel (3-4 sentences max: NO SPOILERS):

What was your favorite part of the book, or a connection you personally made to the story or characters?:

Three descriptive adjectives to describe the book (avoid vague words like “interesting” or “good.” Use dynamic words like “adventurous” or “depressing”).

What are some similar books or movies (if you liked x, y, z, then you’ll like this book)?

What would be a good song, or good music to play with your book trailer?

What could be the tagline for your book?

Examples from movies:

Armageddon (1998)"Earth. It was fun while it lasted."

Dumb and Dumber (1994)"For Harry and Lloyd, every day is a no-brainer."

Finding Nemo (2003)"There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean. They're looking for one."

I Am Legend (2007)"The last man on Earth is not alone."

The Matrix (1999)"Reality is a thing of the past."

Office Space (1999)"Work sucks."

Alien vs. Predator (2004)"Whoever wins, we lose.”