The mystery of movie making made simple: There’s an app for that
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tUYlrjgZLY]
You can use iMovie to create fun movie trailers that will work as commercials for your library, an individual program or your SRP. Here’s a tutorial on how to use it.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIumHiKZoDA]
Filed under: Marketing, Promotion, Short Films
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 32 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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I received an iPad for Christmas and immediately downloaded iMovie to try out these kind of projects.
Before school went back in session, I got my teens involved in making a “commercial” for our department's winter programs. They had fun AND learned some filmmaking skills. Plus they got creative control over a product meant to advertise to their peers.
Emily, that is awesome. I love hearing these types of success stories.