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The Trailer That Wasn’tMarch 29, 2008 at 9:16 am | Category: blog Hi, everyone! I’m Jackie Kessler, guest blogging today. Thanks so much, Sandy! You’ve probably seen a few book trailers out there. There has been loads of discussion, including over at Romancing the Blog and Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels and Pub Rants, about whether book trailers are worth the cost, if they get anyone actually interested in the books at all, or if they are just a waste of time. Me? I love making trailers. I know, I’m a sick, sick person and should be spending my time, you know, writing more. But the process of pulling the trailer together — finding the right music, writing the script, selecting the images — is sorta cathartic. (While I pull all the elements together myself, I hire editors to do the titles and actually produce the video.) After working solely in text for so long (like those marathon writing sessions just before finishing a book), branching out in visual and aural media to convey a message — a feeling — is just the kind of creative break I need. (Granted, I’d probably settle for a vacation to Maui. But that’s another story.) I’ve done trailers for my second book, THE ROAD TO HELL, and my upcoming novel, HOTTER THAN HELL. (Check them out on my website, if you’re curious.) And I had every intention of doing a trailer for ETERNAL LOVER, the Kensington anthology that officially launches this Tuesday, April 1 (yep, there’s a HELL novella in it). It was going to be a different sort of trailer — a homemade video — but sadly, I ran out of time. So here is the shooting script (sort of) for the ETERNAL LOVER trailer. [Scene opens to see Jackie Kessler's Precious Little Tax Deductions (ages 6 and 4), sitting at the kitchen table, smiling like the angels they pretend to be. Tax Deduction the Younger holds a copy of ETERNAL LOVER, its cover facing the camera.] TITLE: TITLE: TAX DEDUCTION THE ELDER: TITLE: TAX DEDUCTION THE ELDER: TITLE: TAX DEDUCTION THE ELDER: TAX DEDUCTION THE YOUNGER: TITLE: [The Tax Deductions scamper off camera.] TITLE: TITLE: There you go. The trailer that wasn’t. Let me know what you think about book trailers — love ‘em? Hate ‘em? Indifferent? — and leave a comment here. I’ll pick a commenter at random on Tuesday, April 1 (ETERNAL LOVER launch day!) to win a signed copy of the anthology. Thanks again, Sandy! |
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On March 29th, 2008 at 9:42 am, Sandra said:
Thanks so much for joining us, Jackie. I’ve always been a bit indifferent toward trailers, but done right, they can be a real asset. You’ve got two winners there.
Sandy
On March 29th, 2008 at 10:16 am, Jackie Kessler – Insert Witty Title Here said:
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On March 29th, 2008 at 1:23 pm, Carrie said:
I actually like to see a book trailer. I think that it makes me more excited about a book if there is trailer.
On March 29th, 2008 at 2:35 pm, Julie David said:
I watched your hotter than hell trailer, and thought it was really neat. I would have bought the book anyway, but now you got me just enthralled!
On March 29th, 2008 at 2:40 pm, Virginia Hendricks said:
Tee hee. I love the trailer! I look forward to reading Eternal Lover!
(precious little tax deductions…I love it! tee hee)
On March 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm, Dan_Phi said:
I think book trailers can be fun, but I haven’t really found that they affect my impression of a book or author nearly as much as an excerpt.
But a contest to win a book that’ll be this good, that I can get behind.
On March 29th, 2008 at 5:25 pm, Lori T said:
I think that trailers are fun and I enjoy watching them, but I am not sure that they affect whether I will buy a book or not.
I checked out both of yours and I loved them! I am looking forward to seeing your newest trailer.
On March 29th, 2008 at 8:55 pm, Tez Miller said:
I haven’t watched any book trailers, because I don’t need to. I already know what I’m interested in, and what’s on my wishlist.
Also, I only got broadband Internet early this year. After so long on dial-up, my habits haven’t changed much. I still haven’t visited YouTube.
Okay, go ahead, make fun of me for living in the past
Have a lovely day!
On March 30th, 2008 at 4:29 am, danette said:
Hi Jackie!
I want to see the Eternal Lover book trailer. It sounds cute.
I’m indifferent to book trailers, I don’t usually go looking for them but many of the ones I’ve seen had me adding the books to my buy list.
Hugs, Danette
On March 30th, 2008 at 6:19 am, Paula said:
The script sounds good, I would have liked to see the trailer.
I’ve seen some very nice trailers, but I didn’t think much of the trend until I began making them myself. *lol*
On March 30th, 2008 at 9:57 am, Jambrea said:
I think book trailers can be fun. I know that I love to watch them! Your script is too cute.
Congrats on the release.
On March 30th, 2008 at 2:03 pm, jeanne s. said:
I used to hate them because I was on dial up and couldn’t really get them but just this month I switched to broadband – woohoo!!!!
On March 30th, 2008 at 2:09 pm, Kim said:
If I stop by an authors website and see a trailer, I usually watch it. I like them. Not sure if they sway me towards a book, because if I stopped by, I’m already interested. lol That would have made such a cute trailer! Maybe you still can do it.
On March 30th, 2008 at 8:43 pm, Judi said:
I loved the script for the Eternal Lover trailer, way too cute! I find that I’m fairly indifferent when it comes to trailers. I will watch them if I come across them, but if I’m already at an author’s site it’s because I was interested in their books before having seen any trailers. So it doesn’t really affect my buying habits.
On March 31st, 2008 at 8:18 am, CrystalGB said:
I like book trailers. I think they are fun to watch.
On April 1st, 2008 at 7:38 pm, Jackie said:
Thanks so much for the comments! The mighty Random Number Generator hath declared a winner, and that winner be-eth…
Judi!
Congratulations! You’ve won a signed copy of ETERNAL LOVER! Please email me at j a x (at) j a c k i e k e s s l e r (dot) com with your postal addy.
On April 2nd, 2008 at 2:11 am, Judi said:
Well happy April 1st surprise for me! I’m excited to receive and read Eternal Lover.
Thanks so much Sandra and Jackie! The email has been sent.
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