Book Trailer Activity

Steps for the Book Trailer assignment.

1. Review the content from Module 3 on Book Trailers.
2. Select a book that you would like to use for your book trailer. If you do not work in a K-
12 environment, contact me and we will work together to select a book that is appropriate
for your work environment.
3. You will create a script for your book trailer that includes a scene-by-scene description of
your project.
4. Review your resources from Module 3 and your Curated Collection of Production
Resources on visual design. Decide which type of font you will use for your title.
Should it be serif or san serif? What size will the text be? What color will the text be?
What color will the background be?
5. Use the information from the step above and create a title for your Book Trailer.
6. Create an introduction to your book. Your introduction must include a short video clip
of you (medium shot) introducing the book. Your introduction should serve to
motivate your potential audience of readers to view the book trailer.
7. Create your Book Trailer using iMovie or MovieMaker. Be as creative as you like in your
book trailer. It should be designed to motivate a specific audience of readers. Do NOT
read your entire book. This is a trailer intended to give enough information to make
your audience want to read the book.
8. Create a credit slide at the end of your Movie Trailer. Again, follow the guidelines from
the resources you found in your Curated Collection of Production Resources visual
design guidelines.
9. Save your project with the name: BookTrailer_YourLastName
10. You will then need to upload your finished book trailer to YouTube.
11. After you have uploaded your video to Youtube, you will get an embed code and embed
your finished project to your web repository professional portfolio.

Assignment Submission
Once you have created your Movie Trailer, you will upload it to a video webhosting site
(YouTube). Then, you will embed your video book trailer to your Web Repository
Professional Portfolio. Follow the instructions on the video webhosting site for
embedding your movie trailer into your Web Repository Professional Portfolio.
Instructions for uploading and embedding are included in the resources. Post the URL of
your Book Trailer to the dropbox titled Book Trailer by the date identified on the
course calendar and the dropbox.

Resources
1. How to Upload a Video to YouTube
2. How to Embed a YouTube Video into your Website
 Book Trailer Storyboard Activity Rubric

Unacceptable Passing Acceptable Target

(0 Point) (1 Point) (3 Points) (5 Points)
Storyboard Storyboard was Storyboard is Storyboard is Thorough
Submission not submitted by included in web included in web storyboard is
due date. repository by repository and included in web
Book Trailer due date. Also URL is posted to repository and
Planning includes a the dropbox by URL is posted
Activity is complete Book due date. Also to the dropbox
missing or Trailer Planning includes a by due date.
incomplete. Activity. complete Book Also includes a
Trailer Planning complete
Activity. Book Trailer
Planning
Activity. /5
Storyboard Storyboard was Basic content is Most of the Storyboard
Content not submitted by included. scenes are contains
due date. included. detailed scene
Storyboard by scene
includes description of
personal audio narration
introduction and and visual
hook. scenes.
Storyboard
includes
personal
introduction
and hook. /5
Total Points on Storyboard for Book Trailer
/10
 Book Trailer Production Activity Rubric
Unacceptable Passing Acceptable Target
(0 Point) (1 Point) (3 Points) (5 Points)
Text Title and credit Verbal elements Most verbal All verbal
Elements not included. do not follow elements follow elements follow
appropriate appropriate appropriate
lettering style, lettering style, lettering style,
size, spacing, size, spacing, size, spacing, color
color and color and and contrast.
contrast. contrast. Presentation
Presentation Presentation includes title slide
includes title includes title and credit slide.
slide and credit slide and credit
slide. slide. /5
Introduction Project does not The Book Trailer The Book Contains a
include a contains a video Trailer contains personal video
personal introduction to a personal video introduction by the
introduction. the book trailer. introduction to student with a
the book trailer strong hook. The
by the student. introduction
The introduction contains a medium
is appropriate shot and a
for the motivational
suggested approach.
audience. /5
Content Content is not An attempt has There is one Book summary
appropriate for been made to key scene or provides key
the intended depict some theme from the scenes or themes
(Counts audience or does aspect of the book from the book
Twice) not provide a book, however represented in have been
clear introduction creatively
from the content the trailer. This
to the book.
of the book has makes the presented. These
not been made viewer make the content
clear to the generally of the book clear
viewer. aware of the to the viewer.
content of the
book. /5
Audio Audio is difficult Pace of the The pace of the The pace of the
to hear without narration is narration fits the narration fits the
headsets or is adequate; audio script; audio is script; narrator
otherwise has some drop recorded so that speaks clearly;
distorted. out. sound level is audio is recorded
audible and can so that sound level
be heard without is consistent
a headset. throughout the /5
 presentation and
can be heard
without a headset.
Creativity/ Production does Meets minimum Many aspects of All aspects of
Effort not meet expectations. the production production exceed
minimum exceed minimum
expectations minimum requirements. This
requirements. means that you
have added
elements beyond
the assignment
description. /5
25 Possible
Points /25