Marketing Opinion Needed: Book Trailer
I recently had this book trailer constructed. Overall I like it, but I am having some reservations. I have no experience in these matters and this is my first attempt at pro-active promotion. Without going into those reservations would anyone please provide me with their opinion of this trailer and, if need be, anything you feel needs to be done to improve it.
Thank in advance!
https://youtu.be/wxEbGxrFAGM
Thank in advance!
https://youtu.be/wxEbGxrFAGM
The text-in-video format is tedious. If I didn't know this book, saw the wall of text, and saw there was 60 seconds left, I would probably turn it off. I would have liked pictures of Antarctica with a voice person reading the text, with no text shown unless they turn on captions.
I wonder if the music is too upbeat, if maybe it should be something between the current music and something mysterious like what people might associate with Stonehenge or digging up the monolith on the moon. Maybe the music is right, though, to convey this won't be a mystical book.
I have no idea to execute an ad. Seeing this reminds me I started this book while ago, and I got distracted by two other books. I want to go back and finish it.
Unlike with the game I'm producing I don't have additional illustrations aside from the book cover itself.