The Making of a Book Trailer
Nineteen months after releasing my autobiography I’ll Do It Myself, I am excited to announce the release of the book trailer!
Yes, I realize the order is somewhat backwards. But, I did not know book trailers even existed until after launching my book. And then there was the process of learning what exactly a book trailer is – similar to movie trailer to create hype for a new movie – and then figuring how to create one.
In the end and with some tips from my wonderfully supportive husband Darrell, I used Camtasia Studios, largely because of its relatively easy of adding captioning – a must for any video! Using my text-to-speech program TextAloud and the voice of Kate, I created the voiceover. The text was then used for the captions. And, I added I brief clip from John Denver’s Sweet Surrender.
I find it amazing that the technology exists to enable me to create such a project, even though it isn’t quite Hollywood style.
So…without further ado…
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