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  • The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - Trailer

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    sir archely
    Published on March 22nd, 2011 20:33
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    Thought I could share this. It's a book trailer I made for my YA lit class this semester. I won't claim to be any kind of film-maker, and I used the very simple Windows Live Movie Maker, but it was a lot of fun. This sort of trailer, more like a slideshow with short bits of text over it, is very popular among school librarians and teachers. The aim is to get teens interested in reading the book, and reading in general. I'm not sure how successful it is, but we have fun with it.

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      Mike - March 25th, 2011
      Well, you got me interested in reading the book, despite of the title, which sounds a bit too cheap. Odd thing about the trailer contents... he was a baby, and escaped?!
    1. sir archely's Avatar
      sir archely - March 25th, 2011
      Heh, yup. That's exactly what happens. Haven't you ever read any Neil Gaiman before Mike?

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