I was thinking a lot about book trailers recently. A lot of books
that come out have them now, and this is a relatively new thing--I can't
remember any books having trailers back when I was a teenager. And
there's a range of trailers. Some are more simple--text and pictures
with music, and then some are much more sophisticated with actors and
everything else. So after researching trailers a little, I came up with a
list of my favorites.
Best quality goes to
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. It's practically a movie trailer and it's definitely got the creepy vibe going for it.
The trailer for
Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne gave me chills at the end.
The Fault in Our Stars and
The Disenchantments are both short and intriguing, and they feel a little like trailers for an indie teen movie or music video.
And of course Lauren Oliver's
Before I Fall is one I simply love. The characters, the voice over, the way it's shot, everything reflects the tone of the book.
What trailers did I miss? What are some of your favorites?
So
the reason for all this book trailer thoughts? Several weeks ago I got
to weigh in on the script and casting for my own book trailer for
Unraveling. And TOMORROW, will be the release! More news to come soon.
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Liz Norris briefly taught high school
English and history before trading the southern California beaches and
sunshine for Manhattan's recent snowpocalyptic winter. She harbors
dangerous addictions to guacamole, red velvet cupcakes, sushi, and Argo
Tea, fortunately not all together. Her first novel, UNRAVELING
(Balzer+Bray April 2012), is the story of one girl’s fight to save her
family, her world, and the one boy she never saw coming.
I love book trailers. Some people hate them but I think they're fantastic tools to reel people in. I can't think of all my favourites off the top of my head but I really like the one for 'Leviathan' by Scott Westerfeld.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm not sure if I've seen that one. I'm going to have to Youtube it right now.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I think they're fantastic tools. I do think some of them work better than others though.
All the ones you picked are awesome! I love Maggie Stiefvater's trailers too, they're so beautiful and artistic :)
ReplyDeleteCan't way to see your trailer, Liz! Great post.
ReplyDeleteOoo, I can't WAIT to see the UNRAVELING trailer! :D
ReplyDeleteI think one of my favorite trailers is the one for Erin Bow's PLAIN KATE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tEPKqY7Ow
So lovely and ominous!
love this post! came here via veronica rossi's blog. here's a good trailer to a good book I read recently:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pazFwblKfkI
I love the trailer for STARTERS by Lissa Price. Can't wait to see yours!
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