The Book Trailer: The Westing Game
After reading The Westing Game I decided it would make for a very intriguing book trailer because it is a mystery. Most people can get easily caught up in the drama of a mystery because by nature people are normally very curious. I knew that by making a book trailer I could give the viewer some key details, then leave them with questions in order to get them more interested in reading the book. The point of making a trailer for anything is to persuade the viewer to either watch a certain movie or read a certain book. The ending of The Westing Game is very unexpected and I think it is more satisfying because the reader doesn’t see it coming. My trailer for The Westing Game provides the viewer with a basic understanding of what the book is
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I knew that I needed to grab the viewer’s attention quickly to get them interested but I had to do so carefully, without giving away any spoilers. I wanted to give the viewer some basic knowledge from the book to start off with, in order for them to understand the groundwork of the story. Because The Westing Game is a mystery there is some key information that is necessary for the viewer to know in order for any future references to make sense. I wanted to make sure that I didn’t give too much information from the beginning of the book because then I would lose the viewer’s interest. I wanted to keep it fairly simple because a trailer is not meant to be a summary. After laying the groundwork for the viewer I quickly escalated the tone of the trailer by mentioning how Sam Westing was found dead in his mansion. This is a turning point in the book because without it there would be no Westing Game. If I had failed to mention this in my trailer it would have been impossible to intrigue the viewer or explain any future details about the story. One of the challenges of creating my trailer was trying to explain how the game worked without giving too much details. I knew I needed to include it in my trailer but I didn’t want to confuse the viewer. Once I was able to explain the basic concept of the game I knew that I was finished with the hook for the trailer. My goal was to leave the
I knew that I needed to grab the viewer’s attention quickly to get them interested but I had to do so carefully, without giving away any spoilers. I wanted to give the viewer some basic knowledge from the book to start off with, in order for them to understand the groundwork of the story. Because The Westing Game is a mystery there is some key information that is necessary for the viewer to know in order for any future references to make sense. I wanted to make sure that I didn’t give too much information from the beginning of the book because then I would lose the viewer’s interest. I wanted to keep it fairly simple because a trailer is not meant to be a summary. After laying the groundwork for the viewer I quickly escalated the tone of the trailer by mentioning how Sam Westing was found dead in his mansion. This is a turning point in the book because without it there would be no Westing Game. If I had failed to mention this in my trailer it would have been impossible to intrigue the viewer or explain any future details about the story. One of the challenges of creating my trailer was trying to explain how the game worked without giving too much details. I knew I needed to include it in my trailer but I didn’t want to confuse the viewer. Once I was able to explain the basic concept of the game I knew that I was finished with the hook for the trailer. My goal was to leave the