Showing posts with label Animoto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animoto. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

How I Made My Video For Gipsy Moth

I enjoyed making the video for Postcards and Suntan Cream with Animoto so much that I thought I'd try one for my novel, Gipsy Moth.
It was really easy. Firstly, there are various styles to choose from to give the general feel of the video. I chose Antique Bouquet because I felt that the colours blended in with those on the cover.
Then I chose the music. It's an instrumental by Dorine Levy called Fly With Me. Apart from fitting in with the theme of flying, it also has a dreamy quality and is an instrumental rather than an electronic piece more suited for today.
The pictures are from the cover and a trip I made to Teignmouth one cloudy day in February, and again are very atmospheric.
All this suggests the emotion that Kathy goes through when she is sent away to Devon because she's  pregnant. And of course if you want to find out if her dreams come true, you'll have to read it!
To play my video click here.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Introducing my Postcards and Suntan Cream Video!

After seeing Jane Jackson's video for her book Dangerous Waters (which you can see here) I decided to make my own to promote Postcards and Suntan Cream, my book of summer short stories.
It was easy and free to make a standard 30 second video with the help of Animoto, and I spent a happy afternoon fiddling with  it, though I could have done it a bit faster I suppose!
If you want to see it, just click here.
Enjoy!