1. Rock with Book Trailers
Lynn Johnson
Media Specialist, Pacetti Bay Middle School
St. Johns County, FL
Margie Rohrbach
Media Specialist, Atlantic Technical Center
Broward County, FL

2. What is a Book Trailer?
According to Wikipedia: “A book trailer is a video advertisement for a book which employs techniques similar to those of movie trailers.”
It’s become a business!
You can find them at YouTube!
University of Central Florida’s Digital Book Talk

3. How to get started… Students work in small groups.
Groups select a book.
Booktalk a variety of titles.
SSYRA
Florida Teens Read
Students keep Reading logs.

4. Choices to make… Software Still images, live action, or combination
iMovie
MovieMaker
PowerPoint
Still images, live action, or combination
Audio
Background music, sound effects
Narration

5. Groups meet to… Assign tasks.
Decide key scenes that will spark interest and convey main idea/mood.
Plan, plan, plan.
Create a storyboard, script.
Gather pictures, video clips, drawings, background music, sound effects.

6. The Basics Make it short (1-2 minutes).
Start with a conflict to grab the viewer’s attention.
Introduce main character(s) and setting.
Show an important scene that occurs early in the story.
Show a potential antagonist.
Show another important scene. (Keep scenes short)
Show a series of quick, action or tense scenes that focus on the rising action.
Decide on a closing scene – but don’t reveal the ending!

7. Reminders… Focus on the main character’s problem or goal.
Introduce the antagonist or obstacle to this goal.
Create a series of scenes that quickly show the story without telling too much.
End with a “cliffhanger.”
Do NOT give away the ending.
Do NOT summarize the story.

8. Create a MOOD… Use intriguing images.
Use background music, sound effects.
The closing scene should reinforce the mood and make an impression on the viewer.

9. Be sure to include… Title of the book and the author’s name
Correct spelling, capitalization; underline or italicize the title
Credits at the end – Follow the copyright guidelines!

10. Where to go for help… http://www.digitalbooktalk.com
Select “UB the Director”
How to write a
How to create a storyboard
Student work samples
Windows MovieMaker Online Help
Apple iMovie Online Tutorial

11. Assessment…
Broward County’s Rubric

12. For handouts and this PowerPoint…
MrsRohrbach/index.html