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Book Video Trailers

Short video built for the feeds where readers actually spend their attention.

Overview

Book Video Trailers

A book trailer is not a film. It is fifteen to sixty seconds engineered to stop a thumb mid-scroll, convey genre and mood almost immediately, and end with a reason to act. The format rewards restraint: the trailers that work tend to show less than authors expect.

What's Included

Everything in this service

Concept and script

Written around the hook, not a summary of the plot.

Motion design

Animated typography and cover treatment.

Footage and stills

Licensed material, cleared for commercial use.

Sound

Licensed music and mix, with captions for silent playback.

Platform cuts

Vertical, square and landscape versions from one production.

Ad-ready exports

Formats and lengths that meet each platform's ad spec.

How It Works

The process, step by step

  • Brief

    Genre, mood and the single idea the trailer must land.

  • Storyboard

    Shot-by-shot plan approved before production.

  • Production

    Assembled, scored, captioned and graded.

  • Delivery

    Every aspect ratio and length you need.

What You Receive

Deliverables

Master trailerVertical, square and landscape cuts15s and 30s ad versionsCaptioned versionsThumbnail stills
Pricing

Every book is different, so we quote on scope rather than a fixed list. Tell us where your project stands and we will send a costed proposal within one business day — no obligation.

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Questions

Video Trailer FAQs

Fifteen to thirty seconds for social. Sixty is the maximum before attention drops sharply.

Not every book benefits. Thriller, fantasy and children's titles tend to gain most; quiet literary fiction least.

Yes, and we deliver in the formats each ad platform requires.

Yes, cleared for commercial use, with documentation provided.

Related

Works well alongside

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