A bad trailer is worse than no trailer. A good one sells the mood in seconds and doubles as an ad. After that it keeps earning on your website and Amazon page, and at every launch. Readers want to meet the author too. A short film of you talking about the series builds the sort of loyalty that carries a backlist.
Filmed properly, shared everywhere.
Planning starts with the book and its readers: the hook from your blurb, the tropes, the setting and the feel of the series. Then we cut a version for every place it’ll be seen, from the widescreen trailer down to vertical clips.
Book trailers
Thirty to sixty seconds that sell the hook and mood (and the tropes), with ad cuts.
Author introduction films
Readers get to meet the person behind the series on your website and Amazon page.
Readings and interviews
Excerpts, Q&As and podcast-style interviews, recorded with proper sound.
Short clips
Vertical clips from every shoot for BookTok and Reels, plus Shorts.
Video that sells the series.
Concept and script
We take the hook from your blurb and build a structure and on-screen text to suit the genre.
Filming
Interviews and readings, plus atmospheric footage shot on location or in the studio.
Licensed music and footage
Music and stock footage cleared for ads and social, so nothing gets taken down.
Editing and captions
Cinematic edits, captioned so they work with the sound off.
Every format
Widescreen for YouTube and your site. Vertical for BookTok, Reels and Shorts.
Ad versions
Shorter cuts made for campaigns on Facebook and Instagram or TikTok.
From blurb to premiere.
Plan
We agree a concept and script, and a schedule that fits your release.
Film
We film you and the setting, plus the small details that set the mood.
Edit
We edit and caption it and add music, then send it over for your feedback.
Release
You get every version, ready for the launch and for your ads and socials.
Videography for authors, answered.
Are book trailers worth it?
A good one is. It sells the mood fast and doubles as ad creative. Our guide to book trailers and author videos shows where they help most, and you’ll find how to write one in our book trailer script guide.
Should authors have a YouTube channel?
It can work well if you can keep it going. Readings and series explainers suit it, and so do Shorts. See our guide to the author YouTube channel.
How do I film an author reading?
Pick a short passage with a strong hook. Get the sound and light right, and don’t let it run long. Our guide to the author reading video walks through it.
How much does a book trailer cost?
Stop thinking of marketing as a cost. Call it a cost and you cut yourself off from a vital part of your business, and turn it into a negative. See it as an opportunity. Better still: a great book with nothing to watch is the lost opportunity. A good trailer keeps working for years, in ads, on your website and at every launch. We don’t do off-the-shelf packages. After a short conversation about your concept and budget, we’ll give you a clear quote before filming starts.
Where are you right now?
Four quick questions, and we’ll show you where we’d start. Your answers come straight to us with your message, so you won’t have to explain it twice.
Let’s talk. Pick a time that suits you.
A 30-minute introduction call on Microsoft Teams, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Your answers come with the booking, so we’ll be ready for you.
Prefer to talk it through? Make an appointment for a 30-minute call on Microsoft Teams, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
What we’d do for you
See it in action
A closer look at the work behind each part of your plan.
Every light, pointed at your books.
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