Today is an exciting day around here! I thought I’d wake up to the sun shining and birds chirping. Instead, it’s grey skies and SNOW! But I DON’T CARE! It’s BOOK TRAILER DAY!
I’ve had it in my mind since I finished writing this book that I wanted to put together a book trailer to promote it. And the vision I had in my mind was so clear. Pictures from some of the weddings I photographed over the years hanging on twine. “Magic hour” light shining from behind them. Close-up shots and lots of bokeh (that pretty background blur). So, I browsed through photos on my computer, had some prints made, and begged Jake to use his big camera with its video capabilities to shoot it for me. Last month, we made it happen. And it turned out just like I imagined.
The getting there was a bit of a process. I edited the entire thing myself on my ten year old Mac, but the iMovie program exported it in such low quality. I was crushed and shed a tear or two after all the work I put into it. But all was not lost. Hubby to the rescue! We sat down last night and recut the entire thing together using his computer with a better video editing program. And it looks glorious!
Without further ado … here is the official book trailer for Goodbye, Magnolia. Enjoy!
A few behind the scenes tidbits:
• The pictures on a string were totally inspired by my cousin Sarah’s wedding. She also happens to be the beautiful bride on the cover of my book.
Hi, Sarah! 😉
• Several photos in the video are from Sarah’s wedding as well. I was trying to stick with the yellow color scheme as much as possible.
• The cute wedding couple toward the end … stock video footage that I chose just for that yellow sash around her dress.
• The voice over … yeah, that’s me. I don’t love my voice, but as my mom said, “This is your baby. Might as well be you doing the talking.”