Book+Trailers

toc =Creating a Book Trailer= Teachers, before you begin the book trailer project, read the //Digital Book Trailers for Windows// handout below. It has tons of great information on what materials that you will need to do the project, as well as a sample calendar or day by day guide, a rubric, and a peer evaluation handout.

=**Step 1: Watch & Analyze Book Trailers**=
 * Digital BookTalk
 * Book Trailers 4 All These book trailers are created using a free service called Animoto.
 * Comic Book Trailers These are professional book trailers created by book publishers.
 * Book Screening (Requires access to YouTube)
 * Book Trailers for Readers (Requires access to YouTube)
 * Use the [[file:Analyze Book Trailers.pdf]] handout to analyze the trailers.**

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 * //Dreamland// by Sarah Dessen;** **Book Trailer created by: F. Mendez-Torres**
 * //Shiver// by Maggie Stiefvater;** **Book Trailer created by: M. Marroquin**
 * //The Kindling// FIre-Us Trilogy Book by Jennifer Armstrong; Book Trailer created by S. Orellana**
 * //The Ranger's Apprentice// by John Flannagan; Book Trailer created by T. Starr**

=Step 2: Create a Storyboard=
 * What is a storyboard?
 * Create your own storyboard by filling in the[[file:Story board template.pdf]]

=**Step 3: Learn about Copyright & Cite Your Sources**=
 * **Copyright:** Am I allowed to use images and music that I find online for my project? Visit the Copyright for Studentspage to find out.
 * **Citing sources:** Use the //Book Trailers Credits// handout (below) to document every image, sound effect, video, and song that you plan to use in your book trailer. You must include the Book Trailer Credits at the end of your video.

=**Step 4: Search for Images, Music, & Sound Effects**=

**Creative Commons (CC) Image Resources**
 * Flickr Creative Commons: Blue Mountains (START HERE!)
 * Creative Commons Search Tool:
 * Wikimedia Images
 * Public Domain Images
 * Cepolina: Travel and Nature Free Photo Archive
 * Stockvault
 * Stock xchng (you might have to create a free account)
 * Open Photo
 * http://images.google.com (choose "labeled for reuse")
 * Pics 4 Learning
 * Photobucket


 * NOTE!** Search for images that are bigger than 640 X 480. Anything smaller will look grainy and pixelated in your trailer. Using the Creative Commons Google Image Search,conduct a search for ONLY large images (see pic below).



**Creative Commons (CC) Music Resources**
 * Creative Commons Music: Contains a list of websites to search for Creative Commons licensed music.
 * Vimeo Music Store: Contains a sizable collection of songs that can be freely downloaded and used in video projects. Make sure to click on Advanced Options and then select Creative Commons License.
 * Free Music Archive:Contains a large collection of music that can be freely downloaded and used in video projects. Search by curator or genre.
 * DigCCMixter: Contains a large collection of music that can be freely downloaded and used in video projects
 * Jamendo:Creative Commons music that can be freely downloaded and used in video projects.

**Creative Commons Sound Effects**
 * Audio Micro:In order to download sounds, you will need to sign-in using the following info:
 * Username: walthamlibrary
 * Password: Ask your library teacher: library
 * Free Sound:In order to download sounds, you will need to sign-in using the following info:
 * Username: walthamlibrary
 * Password: Ask your library teacher: library

=**Step 5: Watch Window's Movie Maker Tutorials & Start Making Your Book Trailer!**=
 * Step 1: Finding Windows Movie Maker on your computer:
 * Go to the //Start Menu//
 * Click on //All Programs//
 * Click on //Entertainment//
 * Click on //Windows Movie Maker//
 * Step 2: Windows Movie Maker Basics
 * Step 3: Saving a Project NOTE: SAVE EVERYTHING TO YOUR H DRIVE OR A FLASH DRIVE!! Save frequently.
 * Step 4: Capturing Video NOTE: SAVE EVERYTHING TO YOUR H DRIVE OR A FLASH DRIVE!! Save frequently.
 * Step 5: Importing Content
 * Step 6: Using the Storyboard
 * Step 7: Changing Default Settings (picture duration, transitions, etc.)
 * Step 8: Editing with the Timeline
 * Step 9: Adding Titles and Credits
 * Step 10: Adding a Music/Audio Track
 * Step 11: Adding Narration
 * Step 12: Exporting the Movie

=**iMovie Tutorials**=
 * iMovie Find Out How (Scroll down the page to see all of the tutorials available)

=Step 6: Share Your Video with the World= The WHS Library has a subscription to School Tube. You can login to the library's School Tube account by using the username and password below. If you've never uploaded anything to School Tube before watch the Uploading Videos to School Tube tutorial.

School Tube
 * **Username:** walthamlibrary
 * **Password:** contact your library teacher: library