Deconstruct the following book trailers to identify the techniques the creators have used.
- What worked well? What was effective?
- What could be improved?
- What techniques can you identify?
Here are some questions and ideas to prompt your thinking:
- Who is the intended audience?
- How is the audience hooked in? What technique is used to grab attention?
- What is the central 'dilemma' or complexity and how is this communicated to the audience?
- How is the genre of the book communicated?
- Who is communicating the information? A character? An omniscient person/being (sees and knows all)?
- How is tension developed?
- What persuasive techniques are used?
- What didn't work or could be improved?
Images -
Visual Effects |
Transition between slides/images |
Sound Effects |
| Camera Angle |
Text Information / Quites |
Background Music |
Screen Shot -
Point of View |
Voice |
Voice Over |
The Enemy by Charlie Higson
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Gone by Michael Grant
Wake by Lisa McMann
Skinned
Shelter by Harlan Coben
