Category Archives: Tutorial
The Nuclear Method
The Nuclear Method might sound like an odd title for a how-to book, but once read, you will appreciate it. The Nuclear Method by Emma Wayne Porter is only ninety nine cents at Smashwords, but if you are preparing a … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Craft, Must See, Tutorial
Creative Commons Film Group
If you have any interest at all in creating independent video productions, then you need to check out this new group. By independent productions, I mean anything from a simple book trailer to a full-length movie. The Creative Commons Film … Continue reading
The Backstory
I read some interesting comments on “The Other Side” blog and a couple of friends asked me related questions in the last few days. This looks like a good time to share some more of my creation process. The Other … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Coding, Education, Publishing, Tutorial
How to Create a Trailer – Part 4
Disseminate So far, we’ve gathered a handful of separate files consisting of audio, video and/or still images. Then, we edited each of them using the appropriate programs. Finally, we assembled them into our grand production and exported the collection as … Continue reading
How to Create a Trailer – Part 3
Assemble and Edit In the first two parts of this tutorial, I’ve tried to show you some of the basic tools and steps to making the raw material for your video. In big-screen movie parlance, the entire process is broken … Continue reading
How to Create a Trailer – Part Two
Each book trailer I’ve seen so far has three components. There is the visual content, the audio content and some text. The visual components can be either short video clips or still images. The audio can be the spoken word, … Continue reading
How to Create a Trailer
The latest promotional buzz in eBook circles seems to be trailers. We’ve all seen them not only on YouTube and other online venues, but they are now appearing among network television commercials as well. I just finished my very first … Continue reading
