This is part of the Bittersweet Book Launch case study, where Dan Blank and Miranda Beverly-Whittemore share the yearlong process of launching her novel. You can view all posts here.
by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
This weekend my family played around with a bunch of book trailer ideas we’ve been scheming up. On Saturday, we had a couple of friends visiting who were perfect for the parts and game to play around with us, so we got out the camera and some carcasses-
yes, you read that right, carcasses- and shot some footage!
The crew:
The actors:
Setting up a shot:
In between shots:
The director getting a closer look:
Take three:
Playback:
And that’s a wrap!