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March 21st, 2009 — In The News, Irene as Editor, Irene as Writer
Been busy busy busy at my new job as creativ director of Book Trailers for BookShorts.com. Just the next logical progression in a long line of association with BookShorts and their book loving ways.
Book videos or video book trailers aim to do what movie trailers do for film, or music videos do for song – aim to get your message out there using video, the all powerful captivating moving image.
With the rise of the video on the web, the Internet is a natural medium for book trailers, and a great way for authors to promote their books, their art, their speaking abilities…and build relationships with their fans.
Book videos can take many forms:
- Author Biographies
- Video Book Trailers
- Themed Book Series
- Book News
- BookShorts Films – fully realized short films meant for the festival and/or TV broadcast.
What do you do with your book video? You distribute it and spread it around. Put it on your author web sites, your Facebook fan pages, YouTube and MySpace pages. Use Tubemogul to distribute to up to 20 other video and social networking sites.
Ask your fans to put it on their blogs.
Put it up beside your Amazon page. Ask your local book retailer to set up a kiosk in their store and play it.
Book trailers can also help you build relationships with your readers, and grow your legion of fans.
In this era, authors are ever more responsible for their own publicity and promotion. Luckily with web tools and social networking this is becoming more and more accessible.
October 28th, 2008 — In The News
Tis true. I’ve moved to Newfoundland – lured by the call of the puffin – sound appreciation, like music, being very subjective.
I luvs it here.
I luv the sound of the fog horns blowing loudly right in my backyard, now that I am accustomed to them and know that a ship will not be crashing through my picture window. I love the view of the narrows that astounds no matter how many times I see it – or not – depending on the fog. I even love the slugs that I find under my desk, or more frequently, the slug trails on the carpet that just start and disappear – with nary a critter in site.
Maybe if I could learn how to do a slug call – I could call them out.
But I am here. Hanging with the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, the musicians, comedians, and other arty members. And my new friend BABS! of moovy.ca.
August 25th, 2008 — In The News, Irene as Writer
Yeeha. I’m an Intern at Ink.Canada Facebook Edition – Karen Walton’s screenwriter’s group built to foster and nurture writers, community and a Canadian filmmaking industry.
Check it out. Join. Participate. Make great film.
November 11th, 2007 — In The News
My three short films based on Mireille Silcoff’s book Archetypes screened at The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
this past October 19th.
I also sat on the panel for the Film Byte Workshop: Artists Crossing Platforms, which was moderated by Judith Keenan with Filmmakers Sherry White, Mary Lewis, Katerina Cizek
I was also the Official Blogger of the festival. Catch up on this shenanigans at bittertonic.com.
September 29th, 2007 — In The News
My short Film “Archetypes: The Expectant Mother” will screen at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, as as part of the all-night screening of the last four years of the One Minute Film and Video Festival. The Expectant Mother was part of the festival’s 2006 lineup of films with the subject growth.
The screening starts at 7pm and runs until dawn. It will be held on the patio at the Rhino Bar and Grill, 1249 Queen St. W. (two blocks west of Dufferin Ave.). The bar has an extended liquor license and will be serving drinks until 4am.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is an an all-night arts festival that will be taking over the city on Saturday night (September 29, 2007). See you there!
March 20th, 2007 — In The News
It wasn’t something I thought that would happen to me when I grew up, being interviewed for my submission to Darryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival
But then again, I didn’t think I would get kicked out of clown school either.
Click here to read the interview I did with co-creator Diana Galligan.
October 20th, 2006 — In The News
It wasn’t something I thought that would happen to me when I grew up, being interviewed for my submission to Darryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival
But then again, I didn’t think I would get kicked out of clown school either.
Click here to read the interview.