A new and exciting way to promote reading books is with video! These videos are called Book Trailers. They are similar to a movie trailer, with a design to build interest in books and reading. The main difference is that a movie trailer already has visual images to work with - clips from the film. With a book trailer, the maker has to convert the written words into visual images. The trick is to convey a sense of what the book is about without giving anything away - and without really clearly defining what the characters look like, as most readers prefer to visualize what they are reading about as they imagine it themselves. A book trailer provides just a glimpse of the overall story and just enough hook to draw in the reader. Reaching out to young people through a digital medium in order to encourage reading isn’t a new idea. But, it is an ever-expanding idea with more and more opportunities to engage young people and create new readers using new media. Cool kids read and make book trailers! Cool kids read. Most book trailers run from one to three minutes. They can be anything from the author reading a passage from the book, to an elaborate mini-movie. Below, we invite you to peruse our own Inverness Primary Book Trailers. Enter the theater, grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show.
Most book trailers run from one to three minutes. They can be anything from the author reading a passage from the book, to an elaborate mini-movie.
Below, we invite you to peruse our own Inverness Primary Book Trailers. Enter the theater, grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show.