Assignment 2
Book trailers. To be honest, I have always found book trailers to be pretty sad. I have to agree with the article in the Chicago Tribune by Nina Metz that they are usually just a failure. I think I've only seen 1 on TV once ever and can't think of any instances online, unless I was deliberately looking for them. I think a lot of them out there are so low budget and vague that you can't really tell what it is an ad for until they suddenly show a book cover at the end. All in all though, I don't see them as being particularly useful for doing readers advisory. They can be very hit or miss.
Digging around YouTube I found a few choice examples...
The good?
This one is actually decent and makes you interested in the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWrNyVhSJUU
I think they do an excellent job of portraying the air of mystery the book gives, leaving you wanting to know more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYiw5vkQFPw&list=PLl_PJIosbtT4OV1P0eg2l5e0QkqzGkIfO&index=6
Creative use of illustration!
The bad?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0TnH3GEieE&list=PLl_PJIosbtT4OV1P0eg2l5e0QkqzGkIfO
Terrible acting, terrible green screening, wardrobe (that clear eye thing really pasted on her face, really?), and lost my interest quickly. I was kind of interested in reading this book sometime, but now I'm afraid I'll just keep picturing the really bad campfire scene and kissing with bad fight scenes inserted.
Need a laugh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZVE5uF24Q
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