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Dover School Library: Book Trailer Basics

To Do 5/13

What is a Book Trailer?

Book trailers are a sneak peak into a book. 

The goal of a trailer is to get someone excited to read a book.  

Trailers can be very different.  Watch these three trailers.  They are all about the same book but are all very different.

Which one do you like best?

Project Info

 

Book Trailer Project Rubric

Trailer submissions due by 6/9 and will be shared on 6/10

 

WHAT is it?  A book trailer is like a movie preview... but for a book!

 

WHO will watch them? Fellow students at Dover, maybe even kids from Marlboro, Newbrook, and Wardsboro!

 

WHY are we doing it?  To practice skills at video editing and to get kids excited to read books you have enjoyed!

 

HOW long are they? 40 -120 seconds.

 

We Video Tutorials

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Story Board

What Is a Storyboard?  It is a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a video.

Why is a storyboard helpful? It is a very important because it clearly conveys how the story will flow, as you can see how your shots work together. It also allows you to see potential problems that would not go unnoticed, ultimately saving you time.

Spring Book Trailers

Hi Readers!

You have the opportunity to make a book trailer this spring!

1.  You may work by yourself or with 1-2 of your friends

2. All of you MUST HAVE read the book before beginning the project.  The book can be a novel, non-fiction, biography or a picture book.

3.  There is a RUBRIC with the steps to complete each week.  You can move at your own pace.  But everything needs to be completed by June 9th.

4.  Office hours each week with Ms. Chevalier at 10:30 am each Wednesday.

Zoom link is in your google classroom.  This time is for:

* general Q&A  * feedback  *technical questions * time to work with your partners

5. You can also email Ms. Chevalier any questions you have at any time.

 6. This is going to be so fun!

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Spring Book Trailers

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Trailer

What to do TODAY

Today:

1.  Choose two trailers to watch and give feedback using the Feedback form

* Open the feedback form 

* Make 2 copies of the form

* watch a trailer and fill out a feedback form.

*share the feedback from with the person who made the trailer AND Ms. Chevalier

*please share your feedback as early as you can in the day so that the feedback can be incorporated into the next draft

2.  Edit your Trailer First Draft

3.  Export your Second Draft to Ms. Chevalier

4.  Need help with anything?  Want some feedback? 

     come to the 10:45 live zoom work time

 In order to be counted as present for today you MUST 

* send feedback form to Ms. Chevalier

AND

*export your next draft in WeVideo

Trailer

Trailer

FINAL TRAILERS

Trailer 2

Trailer 3