Summer Read.Flip.Win Competition

The 2010/2011 Summer Read.Flip.Win Competition is here! It’s simple to participate:

1.       You must be in Grade 8 -12 in 2011. 

2.       Read a book

3.       Shoot a short video (up to two minutes long). It can be a Video Book Review (why you liked the book) or a Video Book Trailer. 

4.       Post it to your YouTube account.

5.      Tag your YouTube Video with LoganSummer10/11

6.       Fill in an entry form available from all Logan Libraries

The contest runs from December to January, so please enter videos anytime between December 1 and January 31, 2011. Winners will be announced in February. You can enter as many videos as you like – they just need to have separate YouTube URLs and be entered separately.

Don’t have a video recorder or a computer?  Logan Libraries have flip cams that can be borrowed  for use inside the library as well as computers with microsoft movie maker to help create your masterpieces. 

Prizes include 2 x Flip cams, guest blog post on State Library of Queensland’s The Edge with winning clip promoted.

All book trailers must adhere to copyright laws.  They must be original, copyright free or permission must have been obtained for borrowed images and/or music.

FAQ

What is a book trailer?

A book trailer is like a movie trailer for books.  It uses a variety of  multimedia including images, sounds, video, animation, music and words to compel the viewer to read the book.  It has to be captivating, engaging and persuasive.

Can I see an example of a book trailer?

The Billionaires Curse - Richard Newsome

Rangers Apprentice – John Flanagan

Mac Slater Cool Hunter: Rules of Cool – Tristan Bancks

The Case of the Diamond Shadow – Sophie Mason

Word of Honour (and other titles) – Michael Pryor

The Tales of Runcible Jones (and other titles) – Ian Irvine 

The Three Wishes – Isabelle Merlin

The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen – Deb Abela

Before the Storm by Sean McMullen

Finding Home  by Gary Crew, illustrated by Susy Boyer  

Genius Squad – Catherine Jinks

Any tips on making a book trailer?

Making a book trailer

http://www.squidoo.com/booktrailers
Book Trailers: 11 steps to make your own
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2008/12/03/book-trailers-11-steps-to-make-your-own/
Making Book Trailers with Photo Story 3,
http://www.techlearning.com/article/8160
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows: make show-n-tell cool again
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx
Windows XP: Movie Maker 2.1 Download
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
Apple – iMovie – Make a movie on your Mac.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
Power Point for Book Trailers
http://www.slav.schools.net.au/downloads/08pastpapers/31reimagine/trailers.ppt

What music or sounds can I use?

Free Play music – http://www.freeplaymusic.com/

Jamendo – http://www.jamendo.com/en/

Free Sounds Project – http://www.freesound.org/

Incompetech – http://incompetech.com/
Musopen – Free Public Domain Classical Music – http://www.musopen.com/
Royalty Free Music, Background Music, Production Music, Buyout Music Library
http://www.opuzz.com
CSSMusic.com – Royalty Free Music – http://www.cssmusic.com
Free Stock Music for Educational Use
http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html

What images can I use?

FlickrCC 

 http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/

FlickrStorm

 www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/

Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos
http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php
Stock Photography
http://www.fotosearch.com/
Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
stock.xchng – the leading free stock photography site
http://www.sxc.hu/
Images and more – Microsoft Office
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/images

If you are still stuck, feel free to post your questions in a comment.