How+to+Make+a+Book+Trailer

**Steps to Making a Book Trailer**
Movie Rule ||  || http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Home+Student+Book+Trailers ||  || Short sentences – 1 picture, Long sentences – 2 to 3 pictures, get basic book info for title ||  || Title of book- everything gets saved here ||  || Save often throughout this process ||  || If you crop make sure it is still 640 by 480 Don’t remove black borders From **Add at Title** you can add an effect to your picture. ||  || Let Mrs. Barrow know you are ready ||   ||
 * Pick the right book || One you love
 * Watch other trailers || Get ideas -
 * Write your script || 10 to 15 sentences
 * Make a Folder || K Drive
 * Find your pictures || Search – 640 by 480, reuse or copyright free, right click & save picture __on full size__ to folder, name , photographer? ||  ||
 * Photo Story 3 || Begin new story save to your file
 * Import pictures/ green& black || **Import & arrange your pictures** ||  ||
 * Match Script to pictures || Skip ahead to **Narrate your pictures** – to place notes for script only. Now go back to **Add a Title** to your picture to create your title on the green background and your credits on the black screen. ||  ||
 * Flow & Focus || Does it flow, does it make sense – not too much script on one picture, did you end strong Hit preview and watch. ||  ||
 * Enhance & Edit || From **Import and Arrange Play** edit your with pictures
 * Create Music || Skip ahead to **Add Background Music**, click the picture on the timeline and your music will start there, the music goes very low on the timeline. ||  ||
 * Test & Show- preview 1 || Hit the preview button anytime – did your music enhance the story- do you still have focus and flow
 * Narrate & Narrate again || **Narrate & Customize Motion** – your script notes are already on- try and narrate with emotion in one sitting- Keep redoing as necessary. If it sounds good match number of seconds to your narration – **customize motion** ||  ||
 * Test & Show – Preview 2 || Hit preview button again – this where you need to adjust narration and music. Let Mrs. Barrow know you are done. ||  ||
 * Finalize & Present || Now your story can be rendered to a movie – Mrs. Barrow does this and then will put it on the book trailer wiki. ||  ||
 * Evaluate || How did you do?? Self evaluate – a form may be provided . ||  ||

Thanks to Michelle Harclerode for creating this checklist.