Video Book Trailer
The newest way to promote your book is with a video book trailer. It is similar to a movie trailer. The main difference is that a movie trailer already has visual images to work with - clips from the movie. With a book trailer, the producer must convert written words into visual images. The trick is to convey a sense of what the book is about without giving anything away. This may require photos, music, video clips, sound effects and/or voice-overs.
Most book trailers run from one to three minutes. They can be anything from the author reading a passage from their book to an elaborate mini-movie.
Your video can be distributed to various websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Metacafe, Google Videos, Yahoo Video, Vimeo, MySpace, Dailymotion, Blip.TV, i2TV, Twitter, VideoJug , Veoh or your website. Book trailers get great responses.
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Watch one of our trailers
We will produce your video book trailer in all of the following formats:
- HD 720p, high resolution QuickTime or MOV
- Flash FLV format for YouTube and web delivery
- iPod Video compatible mp4 format
- DVD for trade shows and events.
Our services include the following:
- Concept and script development
- Animated titles
- Royalty free stock photos, music sound effects, voice-overs and video footage
- Video production in multiple formats and DVD (as listed above)
- At least two revisions
Your trailer can be used as often as you wish with no additional charge – you own it.
Pricing
By nature, book trailers are custom productions with custom prices. We understand, however, that our customers need pricing guidelines to stay within their budgets. We have, therefore, developed a package price that allows easy budgeting. We work hard at keeping our prices reasonable. Authors are our friends and customers.
Quality Video Trailer - $395
Our quality production uses state-of-the-art video editing software with moving titles and words superimposed over four to six (royalty free) moving images, complete with your book cover. These images will be synchronized with royalty-free music for a powerful impact. You will receive multiple formats and a DVD. We will work closely with you through concept and script development with at least two rounds of revisions. We may even add extras at no additional cost just because we think it is important for the quality of your book trailer. This is a quality production that you will proudly link to your websites. Duration is 1 to 2 minutes.
Children’s Book Trailer - $345
Authors of a illustrated children’s book are charged $50 less because we have their illustrations to work with. These trailers are the same as our “Quality Video Trailers” described above.
Custom additions:
- Additional images (royalty free) – average $20.00 each
- Additional music tracks (royalty free) – average $35.00 each
- Royalty free sound effects – average $5.00 each
- Royalty free video clips –average $50 each
- Professional voice-over - $150
Allow us to create a personalized video book trailer for you that will capture the attention of your target audience and inspire them to purchase your book.
Please call or email us to discuss your project. You can rest assured that we will exceed your highest expectations.
