The Queen of Attolia - Booktrailer

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Enjoy, Sounis!




( Fake Cut to Credits ) 

Comments

[katecoombs.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! I love the gold tones and the music, also the roll of thunder and the final line.

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Kate! The opinion of one of my favorite authors means a lot to me!

Glad you enjoyed the sepia tones and the "a storm approaches" sound effects. :)

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's cool! Well done!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Always a pleasure entertaining you, TG. :)

[elle-winters.livejournal.com]

OMG This was beautiful, I'm so glad we finally got trailer 2!!

I'm sending this out to all my friends!!

<3

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

:) <3 - <3 - <3 Thank you, sweetie!

Oh, please do and tell them to feel free to leave me hugs too! - <3

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

I can't turn the sound on at the moment, but even just the pictures were absolutely great! I especially like the frame that said "A queen who wears a mask." I'm sure the music will make it even more dramatic!

P.S. I also liked the last frmae that says "Do not offend the gods" with the open windows and the wind blowing the curtains! THat was just perfect! Great Job!!!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Headphones? ;)

So very glad you enjoyed; thank you, dear!

I saw that picture at a photo prompt comm and totally fan-girled the starch out of it. It's perfect for the closing climax of QoA, evoking an image of the wind calmly blowing through the windows after the gods shatter the glass. I've always adored Irene's reaction to the gods literally blowing holes in her palace. Glass is very expensive, you know? Squee!

I also have one for The Thief (http://ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com/3626.html) that you may enjoy. Tell me how you like it with sound! :D

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

Headphones? ;)

*sigh* I used to have headphones, until somebody *glares pointedly at 1221bookworm* borrowed them and then lent them to my mom (without telling her they were mine), and I haven't seen them since!

All that aside, that was GREAT with the sound on! The soundtrack was so suspenseful and Just perfect!
And while the sound was turned on, I watched your trailer for The Thief too, which was also absolutely wonderful! The best part: "Instigated by a dirty little thief" !! :)

[1221bookworm.livejournal.com]

I was going to explain that I took your headphones, so you didn't have to glare at me.

(Besides, I would never steal from you, I only borrowed them!)

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Keh... I lent a pair of headphones to one of my sisters once and never saw them again! So I feel you pain... :)

Ow, thanks so much. The sound is very important to the timing and transition of each image, so I'm glad you enjoyed it both ways! Your comments gave me lots of smiles. :)

[1221bookworm.livejournal.com]

This was wonderful!! :) I think my favorite line was the "with only one hand" one, with Irene and the hook! (Do you know how long it took me to figure out Irene was holding a hook in that cover??)

The Theif was GREAT!!! Each line I thought, "that was my favorite line" and then there would be another, and I'd say "no, that's my favorite line!" I like how it starts in the dungeon, and has the ring!

Any plans to do one for the King of Attolia??????????????????????? (It would be greatly enjoyed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

P.S. - Just the making them is great!! How long does it take you? My sister and I have done a couple 1 minute PSA's, and they always take forever to do. Where do you find your pictures? They just work sooo perfectly!!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Hah! I've heard about that and all the things everybody else thought it was. To me, it was always obvious it was a prosthetic hook, but it's just so darn fancy that I believe many people were fooled!

:) Heh, thank you! Everyone really liked the lines for TT, especially the "legendary thief" bit.

Of course! I want to do a trailer for all four books.

It takes a day or two the lay the ground work. The ground work being the music, all the images, and the text. And that's the easy part. The most time consuming part is probably, fine tuning the timing and the all the ken-burn panning. All and all, I can make one in a week abouts. This one I actually made back in June, but I let it sit for awhile and edited here and there.

The images come from a variety of places. Most of the pictures are of the various cover art that's been produced over the years with a few tweaks. Many of them are from the Japanese editions, which I only have pictures of because of the lovely peggy_2. View Pictures HERE. (http://sounis.livejournal.com/145271.html)

Some of the images were supplied by Sounis members over the years, and I found them in the archives. The lion seal ring is one of those, the girl dancing in the white dress, and the map which was drawn by one of my betas. Others I've collected myself, and I few were even snagged from then_theres_us, a DW picture prompt comm that has the loveliest eye-candy on the the internet.

Honestly, my greatest resource is probably all of your guys. Big thanks to everyone! :)

[1221bookworm.livejournal.com]

Editing is definetly the most time consuming!! I know, because I am the main editor when we make videos, and one little change means another little tweak to make that fit, and so on and so on ..... (On the last video, my sister wanted a "bouncing dot" over the lyrics. What a headache :( It had to land right, and fit with the music. I nearly pulled my hair out!)

Anyway, it's so neat that you can use the covers! And artwork from Sounis! Someday when I have "free time" I'll have to go through the archives!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

A single second can screw up the whole thing! Don't I know it! :)

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

That was great! What program did you use?! I know I asked you last time but I forgot!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, Checks.

I used IMovie and IPhoto, my dear. Bless Apple software.

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Whoaahh, that's probably the most epic thing I've ever seen! I love it! (I just watched the TT one too, and it's awesome.)

If you need any inspiration for the KoA one (heh, which I hope is coming soon...), I made a weird little outline for a trailer awhile ago but didn't do anything with it due to my nonexistent video skills.

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Whoaahh, that's probably the most epic thing I've ever seen!

*is flattered* *blushes like Sophos* Thank you, Agh!

I've actually been thinking about the KoA, and I'm a bit torn. The themes for TT and QoA were quite clear to me. In TT, we have a mythical, mysterious quest. In QoA, we have a war story of love and tragedy and the strength it takes to overcome lose. In KoA... We have absolutely everything! I'm thinking I want to focus on the themes of sacrifice, love, and forgiveness spiced with bits of Gen's con on the entire Attolian court; but fitting all that into a minute to a minute and a half vid will be a challenge.

I'm speculating at music and images right now; so if you have any creative suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

Either way, I'm sure you have video skills, Agh! And! I even know of a great place for you to experiment. There's a very simple Doctor Who trailer maker (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/trailermaker/) on the BBC website. You have a limit of 30 second, but I made two HERE (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/trailermaker/view/7iy2bw) and HERE (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/trailermaker/view/7iy2bh) and learned a lot! It's really not as hard as it looks, so go try your hand! (No pun intended. Maybe...)

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

I was wondering how you were going to handle KoA! Maybe you could focus on what Costis sees?

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

You know... Agh seems to have tickled my muse, because I laid the ground work for KoA last night. I've decided to focus on Eugenides's struggle against accepting the crown and how the gods are pushing him to do just that, with a bit of Costis being flabbergasted thrown in. :)

I finally settled on a music choice and more or less finalized the text. I just seem to be in lack of very KoA-ish images. I need to go image hunting! You find the coolest fan-girl stuff when you go image hunting. See this beautiful painting (http://ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com/9862.html) of Irene I found when I was making QoA.

All in all, it should not be a long wait for KoA! Though... I can see why no one has ever made a trailer for this book before. There's so much to cover and a noticeable lack of appropriate images.

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

That is a beautiful image of Irene - so beautiful and calculating! Good luck making your trailer, and I look forward to seeing it - I'm sure it will be great!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the well wish! I always have the greatest fun making these, and I'm very happy that you enjoy them!

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey! I can't wait to see it! If I ever refine my nonexistent skills (and by nonexistent I mean that the only time I've ever made a video was when I filmed my cat for a video self-portrait in 6th grade...), I'll definitely try to work out mine -- it would be more focused on Costis and Attolia-the-country's perception of Gen.

I'd totally be willing to make some drawings for scenes you need if you think that would help!

~the muse tickler

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you should work on it. As of yet, there aren't any trailers of KoA, so we fan-girls need to get to work.

Heh, thanks so much for the offer, but I actually just finished and sent it to Mira for review yesterday. Production went quite well once I got started. I just need to make a few more tweaks before I post, so you'll be able to see it very soon!

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

YAY!