Marketing with Mandy: Book Videos
Michelle M. Pillow She’ll be talking with us about how to make a book video!
Book Videos, Part One – The Very Basics
Book Videos (AKA Book Trailers) have been sweeping across the internet. For those of you just starting out with this new medium of marketing, it can be a little daunting as to where to start. The good news is there are a couple free basic programs out there to make the transition from author to movie maker easier.
FOR AUTHORS: this can be a great way to market at little cost, reaching new readers.
FOR READERS: don’t feel left out. You can still make fan videos for your fave authors using these simple steps. Interested? Check out the Express Yourself Contest
Photo Story from Microsoft, a free download
Microsoft Movie Maker, another Microsoft freebie
The program I’ll be talking about is Movie Maker. If you’re familiar with Windows and Office products, navigating Movie Maker isn’t difficult and making movies is really as simple as “drag and drop”. For a detailed listing on how to use Movie Maker, you can visit the Microsoft website
NOTE: THIS IS A VERY BASIC WORKING OF MOVIE MAKER FOR BEGINNERS, TAKING YOU STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE MOVIE MAKING PROCESS.
Before you get started, it’s best to watch a few videos to get an idea of ones you like.
To watch Mandy Roth Videos – click here
To watch Michelle Pillow Videos – click here
Play around with it a bit with the program you select to get used to it and I’ll be posting more how to’s on it this week!
I made it onto Mandy’s blog… I feel like a rockstar today
March 27th, 2007 | #
Hey woman,
Cool blog. I have a question: Where do you get the photos or videos to put into the book trailer?
Tootles,
TJ
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March 27th, 2007 | #
Hi TJ,
Part II of the Book Video week has some great helpful hints on where to find royalty free stock photos.
March 28th, 2007 | #
LOL! Big thanks to Michelle for taking time out of her busy schedule to stop by and talk about this with us this week!
March 28th, 2007 | #
Actually, today it’s a fairy princess
“Hey woman,
Cool blog. I have a question: Where do you get the photos or videos to put into the book trailer?
Tootles,
TJ”
Hi TJ, thanks for coming over. In the next segment, it’ll have some links you can check out. This is basic videos for beginners, so I’ll be talking about how to make videos with still images, though adding video is easy once you learn how to do it. You can buy video through stock places as well. Try shutterstock.com.
March 28th, 2007 | #