Welcome to the 2011/2012 Summer Read Book Trailer and Book Review Competition for teens at Logan City Council Libraries. Competition Guidelines are as follows……
You need to be in Grade 8 -12 in 2012.
Read a book.
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.
Post it to your YouTube account and tag your YouTube Video with LOGANSUMMER11/12
Fill in an entry form available from all Logan City Council Libraries.
Prizes include 2 x iPod Touch.
The contest runs from December to January, so please enter videos anytime between December 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in February. You can enter as many videos as you like – they just need to have separate You Tube URLs and be entered separately.
Don’t have a video recorder? Logan Libraries have flip cams that can be borrowed for use inside the library, to create your masterpieces.
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.
You Tube has some great videos on understanding Copyright and understanding creative commons.
What is a Book Trailer or Book Review?
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.
A video book review is exactly like a book review, except captured on film instead of on paper.
Winners from the 2010/2011 Summer Read.Flip.Win Competition
Book Trailer examples
Hunger Games by Suzzane Collins
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Rangers Apprentice – John Flanagan
Some Book Review examples
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
The Hunger games by Suzzane Collins
Part 1 – How to create your own book trailer/book review
Choose and read the book
Review the book - what was good, unique, interesting, etc. – brainstorm/list/mindmap
Write a first draft – impressions, the feeling, important points
Create a storyboard - break it down into how you would like the clip to run
Plan effects – transitions, sound, colouring, etc.
Create the book trailer/review
Part 2 – What tools can I use to create a book trailer?
Tools
Windows Movie Maker (PC Desktop)
Microsoft Photo Story 3 (PC Desktop)
iMovie (Mac)
Music
Images
Part 3 – What tools can I use to create a book review?
Webcam, Video camera, Flipcam, Camera , Mobile phone and Computer
Try and include Title and Author, plot summary, main characters, setting and personal opinion.
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