But this is probably the best book trailer I've seen so far:
We set up the story (well enough even for someone not already familiar with the world), capture the tone, and get the pace. The visuals are great; I especially love when Tessa turns into a vampire. It's exciting and scary... just like much of the book. We set up the basic story with written words and intense music, but throughout we get voice over that lets us know our main character. Then at the end we get glimpses of the other characters and the action. The last part about the first kiss was a great scene to include. Clare is really good with love triangles and I had a lot of fun while I was reading trying too figure out who that first kiss would be with. The whole thing ends with some great animation, intense music, and a reminder that we already love Clare and the shadowhunter world she's created from The Mortal Instruments.
I think one of the reasons this trailer worked so well is that the book followed through with all the promises the trailer made. Watching the trailer again actually made me want to go grab Clockwork Angel off the shelf and start rereading it.
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I agree, it has to be one of the best book trailers I've seen. It's only rival being the trailers made for Sherrilyn Kenyon. They are short, but near movie quality. I'll post links to two of her trailers below:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rLOqwFUexg
I just wish it was easier to have good trailers made for authors who aren't as famous as these two. I've begun making a trailer for my own book, hopefully one to rival those three, and it's costing me hundreds of dollar-- Yet I still have to edit all on my own.
Those trailers are pretty good. I like the use of the traditional voice over instead of trying to get someone who sounds like the main character. (9 times out of 10 I don't like voice over at all in actual movies).
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