Create+a+Book+Trailer

DESIGNING A BOOK TRAILER
**Remember your purpose is to persuade other students to read your book too!**


 * ANALYSE THE BOOK** - what was good, unique, interesting about your book. List/brainstorm/mindmap your impressions, feeling, important points.


 * RESEARCH OTHER BOOK TRAILERS** **t**hat are similar to what you would like to do. Preview some from this wiki or search for book trailers on [|YouTube] or Teacher Tube . Decide what you like and don’t like.


 * SCRIPTING & STORYBOARDING** Write a SCRIPT and/or create a storyboard.

Plan effects (transitions, sound, colouring, etc)
 * GATHER YOUR RESOURCES** - images, sounds, sound effects or video.Decide which ICT tool you will use for delivering your trailer


 * CREATE**: Review the plan – with teachers, other students and create the trailer


 * SHARE**: Some movies can be uploaded directly to a wiki. Alternatively, you can upload to YouTube and then get the embed code if you wish to place it on a wiki or blog.

Create your own [|video slideshow] at animoto.com. media type="custom" key="6911253" width="110" height="110"

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The Book Trailer below was made as an iPhoto Slideshow and exported as a Quicktime Movie. The movie has then been added to CEO Parramatta Teacher Tube Channel.

**ONLINE RESOURCES**
**free online resources. Students should include an acknowledgement slide** FLICKR - Use this search page to search for Creative Commons (Copyright Free) Images. PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGES - royalty free images FREE PHOTOS 8 royalty free images PICS for LEARNING CLASSROOM CLIPART DANOSONGS - royalty free music creative commons licensed site PARTNERS IN RHYME Free Sound Effects SHELFARI online Bookshelves

SOFTWARE SUGGESTIONS
iLIFE Suite for MAC includes iPhoto; iTunes; iMovie and Garage Band COMIC LIFE is a great tool for the classroom eg Illustrate a conversation between characters from a text in comic book format. Check out some samples and how tos on this Comic Life site SAM Animation for ANIMATION including Clay Animation

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