Book+Trailer+Comparison

media type="youtube" key="UKs74qAjDz8?rel=0" height="315" width="560" I liked this trailer. I thought it was better than the other one by far. It does make me want to read the book because it brings in the viewer with curiosity. It’s 1996 but she finds Facebook, which wasn’t invented until much later. It’s intriguing to know your future and it’s makes me curious what Emma’s future is and how she responds to it. I liked that it had a girl narrating the story, the dial up tone and showing AOL and Facebook on the computer. What couldn’t have been done better is explain a little more about the book and show Josh’s reaction to Facebook and the future.
 * Official Book Trailer**


 * I like this original book trailer. I like that it gives a good plot summary and it entices readers to want to read the book without giving much detail at all. The dial up tone at the beginning really works well in bringing the book trailer to life. I thought it was a little cheesey, but overall I think it is a good book trailer. **

The trailer is a teaser of sorts-- in that it gives just enough information to leave you wondering how the plot of the story plays out. In this aspect the trailer is very successful. It piques the viewer's interest and makes them want to grab the book and see what's inside. I agree with both Lauren and Sammi that the dial up tone at the beginning really sets the stage for the novel. People reading in the present day will understand immediately that the book takes place about a decade back into the past. The images and actors add to the appeal of the trailer. The fact that the book trailer resembles a movie trailer may pull in a wider range of audience members. The voice-over summarizes the book (though very briefly and leaving out some essential pieces) which also adds appeal. My only issue is that the summary serves more as a teaser than as an explanation about the story. If I was given more information into the situation (such as the issues involving Kellan and Tyson or the love-dilemmas between the various couples) I'd be even more excited about reading the novel.

This book trailer was interesting. It had some high production values and the use of clips instead of just pictures and text intrigued me. The music and editing reminded me of a movie trailer, and it would have made me consider reading the book if I did not have to for this class. I forgot how annoying the dial-up noise was until I watched this trailer.

media type="youtube" key="aKNeyH_Fpcg" height="315" width="560" Student Book Trailer

I didn’t care for this trailer; it didn’t intrigue me enough to read the book. I found it boring because all the trailer is is spelled out sentences of what is going on. There is no people, very few images and annoying music playing in the background. Personally, there is nothing I liked about this trailer. I couldn’t wait for the 48 seconds to be up. What could have been done better is to make it more intriguing. Have Emma and Josh in it, show a computer with Facebook; something, anything other than annoying music with it just spelled out on a black background. If you show this trailer to high school students, I think they would be bored with it and wouldn’t want to read the book. It doesn’t captivate the audience or pull them in. The first trailer got you thinking and made you curious about the future. This did nothing.


 * I thought this book trailer was a poor one. There was no interesting dialogue or music, the music just distracted viewers from reading the text. There were no images that really advertised the book. I think that if they would have used music that related to the book, had pictures of people that they envisioned to be Emma and Josh, used the dial-up sounds, and did more then just type text, then the trailer would have been better. It doesn't make me want to read the book at all. **

After viewing the "official" book trailer, this trailer looks especially bad. As Lauren pointed out, the trailer doesn't present the novel in an interesting manner at all. The text was boring, the images weren't informative, and the music was annoying. Nothing about the trailer described the story (other than the summary that spelled out across the screen, but even that lacked in true information about the plot and story line.) I found the first image displayed to be interesting, (the pole with directions to multiple countries flagged along the sides) but had I not read the book I would have no clue what it meant. The point of a movie/book trailer is to gather audience members to watch/read what is being advertised. This trailer would not intrigue me to read "The Future of Us."

My reaction to this trailer was "OK..." It really did not deviate from what is said on the jacket of the book, and was kind of boring. I do not think that the individuals responsible for this trailer put much work and effort into it, and it kind of shows. I agree that since it was just text and one kind of unrelated image, it did not do much to make the viewer want to read the book.

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