Book Trailer Making Tools & Tutorials

 

Editing Programs

• Audio Slides – easy to use not as many effects

  • POWER POINT– Free -you can use this and turn it into a movie at the end – save in HD – tutorial
  • GOOGLE SLIDES – Free [ like Power Point] however audio not as user friendly as Power Point. – tutorial
  • ADOBE SPARK – Free new cool – can add 10 seconds narration to each slide – so a bit tricky to make it sound narration film like, you can download or save in HD- also this is an online editor which means sometimes it freezes – teach a lesson theme. Music is all there and easy to find CC images – puts credit at the end. Tutorials

• WINDOWS LIVE MEDIA – sort of a timeline track editor – similar to using IMOVIE

• — There are ways to trick this program and get the narration on first. You can export out in HD – gives more control – have to upload background music – Tutorial

• ADOBE Premiere Elements or Adobe Premiere Pro

• Real timeline editing with multi tracks – will allow video merge and often trickier transitions and titles
• Premiere Elements  is the easier to use – allows multi track – videomerge -narrating in program – editing control – themes. There are some background music and sound effects you can use. Tutorial
• Premiere Pro CC  this is harder to learn – but work so smoothly and is what I use to make my trailers. However I subscribe to Creative Cloud – and for $26/month [education/student]- I have access to every program that adobe makes. Tutorial

For Narration

• Adobe Premiere Elements or any good editing software –
  • o Will allow you to add narration in your timeline without putting images first.
  • o Kris Kasprzak YouTube – Mastering Narrations and Mixing Sound, Adobe Premiere Elements –

• Windows Live Media – you can trick this program into saving your narration- however it will save it as a wma file not mp3
  • o Add any image or images that will create 90 seconds or the length of your script.
  • o See this YouTube tutorial – by Dom on How to Do Voice Narration in Windows Movie Make
  • Note: You can save the wma file as an ACC – go SAVE MOVIE – choose AUDIO ONLY – choose – MP4/ACC

• Vocaroo
  • o Free – online sound recorder – easy to use
  • o Quick YouTube tutorial by Krhilby Vocaroo Audio Recording
  • o Click allow – when dialog box comes up – it starts right away – then look under for click to save – download as MP3

• Audacity
  • Free download – but harder to use – can use to edit your voice – pitch, etc. – multi- track
  • David Taylor’s Audacity: Complete Tutorial Guide for Beginners
• Examples of Book Talking by Nancy Keene Podcast – http://nancykeane.com/rss.html

• Microphone I use – Audio-Technica ATR2100 – USB – $79 on amazon prime [6/2016]

Sites for Image/ Photo Search

• Pixabay
  • completely free – no credit needed
  • first row shutterstock images – you cannot use
  • Pixabay Tool Demo by Shawna Cevraini
  • can get vids here too
• Photos for Class
  • From Flickr – give citation on the pix which is a problem
  • Need to click view on Flickr – to get CC info and photo without credit on bottom
• Flickr Advanced Search or for public domain Flickr Search Commons
  • Search Modifications allowed, large pix
  • Search 2nd box near the word commons if searching Commons
  • Good for characters – then finding action shots with character
  • Get the character right – better to go slightly older – then slightly younger
  • Tip: search boy portrait, girl portrait, woman portrait, blue eyes, blonde girl , teenage girl freckles
  • Also find a good character pix – search that photographers gallery for more family photos – check copyright
  • Be careful of reset.
  • How to Search Flickr The Commons Tutorial Vid – by Richard Byrne [ note the arrow icon allow for short URL also you can change to modification only and get more hits]
• Creative Common – All in One Search
• Harvard’s Guide to searching creative commons/ public domain – more choices – great resource

Search for Videos – Vimeo – Internet Arcvhive – Pixabay [ no citation needed]

• Vimeo for videos – you can join for free this is what I use the most.
• Search – then select +More
• Try CC BY, CC BY NC, CC BY –NC-SA, CC0 [public domain]
• Never search ND – means you cannot alter
• If you see the download button – look for HD 720 [mobile SD or SD will be fuzzy in final trailer] – they have given you permission to download – this takes awhile to search.
• How to download – basic members can

Search for Background Music

Kevin MacLeod – Incompetech – must use cite CC BY

YouTube Free Audio Library– if you see person icon cite CC BY

Advanced Editing Tools

• BeFunky
  • o Not all features are available for free – but you can crop fast and put in some effects fast – sometimes I use borders
  • o Easy to use – but not photoshop
• Gimpshop is like Adobe photoshop but free to download
  • o here you can separate or pixel out background to lay over other images or videos
  • o also sometimes I change eye color – or added a scar [Kizzy Ann]
• Removing Background in Adobe Photoshop   Tutorial