Story Trailer Planner

Story Trailer Planner

Trailer Script

Write an introduction that:

·  Starts with an anecdote (“Imagine a world”…), quote (from your book), or question

·  Highlights the main characters

·  Reveals the main problem

Imagine a world of wicked winds and even more wicked people, a harsh world where only the harsh survive. This is Eurus.
A girl exiled from her homeland takes on the brutality of the Eurus winds and its people as she searches for her family.

Write a sample of an exciting or dramatic scene from your book that:

·  Relates to the main problem

·  Shows off the main characters

·  Hints at something important to come without giving away the ending

“What’s wrong?” Uru asked.
Naamah stared in cold silence at the dusty scroll in her hands. Its torn edges revealed it’s age. She had been gone a long time.
She cradled the frail artifact in her hands. The muskibou skin that it was written upon was dry and cracked like the skin of one of the elders, worn over years of windswept savagery. She cried. She cried for the lost years. She cried for her own pity. She cried for the words that lingered between her and her mother the last time they spoke.
Uru interrupted her sorrows.
“Naamah?” he asked.
A solitary truth enveloped her mind.
“They’re gone.”

Write a conclusion that:

·  Questions what will happen

·  Predicts reader interest (“If you enjoyed…”)

·  Urges action

Naamah’s adventure to find her family takes her from the icy shores of Dairres across the Capific Ocean and into the mysterious marble caves of Ambler Hamnel.
Be the first to join Naamah’s adventures in Eurus March 4th.

How will music and pacing be different from one section to the next to engage your audience?

Introduction / Slow, dark, foreboding.
Body / Soft, quiet, sad
Conclusion / Epic, adventurous, faster pace.

Trailer Storyboard

Sketch out each shot of your trailer below. Include what narration and audio will be playing during each shot.

Shot #1
(Elder Jnoh turning to face camera with evil look and wind blowing from side.) / Narration:
Imagine a world of wicked winds and even more wicked people
Audio/Other Notes:
Slow, dark, foreboding.
Shot #2
(Desert shot wide – Naamah collapsing in cold desert) / Narration:
a harsh world where only the harsh survive
Audio/Other Notes:
Slow, dark, foreboding.
Shot #3
/ Narration:
This is Eurus.
Audio/Other Notes:
Slow, dark, foreboding – extended long note as picture zooms into Darries.
Shot #4
Blank screen / Narration:
“What’s wrong?” Uru asked.
Audio/Other Notes:
No audio yet
Shot #5
(Naamah 3D model with animal skin scroll in hands) / Narration:
Naamah stared in cold silence at the dusty scroll in her hands. Its torn edges revealed it’s age. She had been gone a long time.
Audio/Other Notes:
Soft, quiet, sad
Shot #6
(Animation of weathered scroll with foreign language slowly fading away in the end) / Narration:
She cradled the frail artifact in her hands. The muskibou skin that it was written upon was dry and cracked like the skin of one of the elders, worn over years of windswept savagery.
Audio/Other Notes:
Soft, quiet, sad – scroll fades away in the end as wind sound fades out music
Shot #7
(Rain animation starting slowly then getting bigger) / Narration:
She cried. She cried for the lost years. She cried for her own pity. She cried for the words that lingered between her and her mother the last time they spoke.
Audio/Other Notes:
Wind combines with rain storm sounds until it fades out with an echo of Naamah’s mother’s voice. “Naamah…”
Shot #8
(blank screen) / Narration:
Uru interrupted her sorrows.
“Naamah?” he asked.
Audio/Other Notes:
Storm fading out
Shot #9
(Naamah with scroll – tears on face/scroll) / Narration:
A solitary truth enveloped her mind.
“They’re gone.”
Audio/Other Notes:
No background sound
Shot #10
(3D Naamah in Dairres on a muskabou) / Narration:
Naamah’s adventure to find her family takes her from the icy shores of Dairres
Audio/Other Notes:
Starting softly - Epic, adventurous, faster pace.
Shot #11
(Naamah in whale boat on ocean) / Narration:
across the Capific Ocean
Audio/Other Notes:
Epic, adventurous, faster pace.
Shot #12
(slowly zooming in shot of Ambler Hamnel cave entrance) / Narration:
and into the mysterious marble caves of Ambler Hamnel.
Audio/Other Notes:
Epic, adventurous, faster pace.
Shot #13
(Book cover with date title animated in) / Narration:
Be the first to join Naamah’s adventures in Eurus…
March 4th (animated title)
Audio/Other Notes:
Big finale