Book Trailers
I’ve been seeing more and more hype about book trailers, and I wondered if anyone has thoughts about them. Circle of Seven Productions has quite a few.
Here’s one that has a mix of stills and live video.
Then Christine Feehan has the higher budget ones.
Alesia Holliday has a new series she’s launching soon.
What are your thoughts on book trailers? For me, it’s all about the music. If the music is great, then it seems to come together. I’m not a fan of sound effects like horses’ hooves or men screaming in battle. I once saw a historical author’s website where a knight in shining armor came clippety-clop across the screen, and I started laughing. It was too Monty-Pythonish for me. I’m sure it was meant to come off as a heroic, sexy man, but I kept waiting for him to mutter comments like, “We are the knights who say Ni!”
Anyway, what trailers did you like? Which ones were cheesy?
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Bonnie Ferguson Says:
I enjoy book trailers and one that I thought was amazing was for Colleen Gleason’s The Rest Falls Away.
Nancy Says:
I skip them.
Nancy
Tori Lennox Says:
I avoid them because I’m on dial-up and they usually take FOREVER to download.
Robyn Says:
You just quoted Monty Python. I love you.
I haven’t seen many trailers; it’s kind of hard to execute. But the cheesiest commercial I’ve seen is Nora Roberts for the In Death series where she’s hiding behind a post with her shades on.
Olga Says:
Actually, it depends upon the mood and the amount of time I have on my hands. The ones I like are at Brenda Novak’s and Allison Brennan’s websites.
mary beth Says:
I love, love, love Colleen Gleason’s trailer. I don’t know her, and I’m not a big Victorian reader these days, but I’m totally buying the book based on the trailer and I’ve shared it with friends too. You can see it at colleengleason.com
Jill Monroe has a new trailer up on her site that’s pretty sexy.
I’m NOT a fan of the book commercials I’ve seen on TV and at the movies, but I like trailers.
Amy Says:
I have lots of thoughts on them but I’m pretty sure I’m biased. LOL