Introduction
Movie trailers are designed to tease you just enough to make you want to pay to watch the advertised movie. These excerpts are usually drawn from the most exciting, funny, or otherwise noteworthy parts of the film but in a shortened form and usually without producing spoilers. Often music accompanies images and narration that sparks an interest in the show. A good movie trailer excites a potential moviegoer without giving away the climax of the film. Your task will be to create the same excitement for a story we read this year!
Task
You and a partner or two will produce a book trailer using one of the stories we've read this year as your content. Your trailer should include the following:
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Name of the story your trailer is advertising. Begin with something like, "This year you will be reading the story...."
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Include at least three sentences or words such as ‘Their Biggest Adventure”, “A Challenge she never Imagined, Just when you least expect it.
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Use events of greatest interest from the story that will compel people to want to read your story, but don't give away the ending.
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Use lots of good images to help draw fans in.
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Add music to reflect and enhance the mood of the story. Be sure narration is louder than your music.
Process
1. Begin by deciding which story you will build your trailer around, and then gather the following information.
- Introduce the book: Includes the title, the author’s name and the genre.
- Tell about the book: Introduce the main characters and action. Don’t try to tell every detail.
- Tell about your favorite part of the book or make a connection: Persuades the audience to read the book and leaves the audience wanting to know more. For example, explain what the main character has to overcome but don’t tell if he/she is successful.
2. Create a script for your trailer. Due Thursday, May 9, 2019. (10 points)
3. Brainstorm backdrops and settings you will use in your video.
4. Your trailer should be 30 seconds to a minute in length.
Evaluation
Book Trailer Scoring Guide
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson-docs/30914Rubric.pdf
Conclusion
Complete these statements about this project in your notebook when you are finished:
- What I enjoyed about this project was ______.
- What I found difficult was _____.
- Next time I will _____.