VLC Productions

While looking at the latest popular book trailers on the Viral Video Chart, I noticed the current second and third most popular book trailers (after the still phenomenally succussful Going West video) were both made by VLC Productions. They are doing good work in the blossoming world of book trailers.

Here they are:

"Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (with 23,270 views, this is very good for a book trailer):



"The Body Finder" by Kimberly Derting:



I like the style of these - eerie music, fast-changing snapshots interspersed with intriguing snippets of scenes, high-quality imagery. The style works well for the subject of the books.

The YouTube uploads are tagged properly, with all the information about the books' availabily and links to sites about them in the 'more info' section. VLC Productions reply to comments, another sign of someone who knows what they are doing.

This is what Vania says about book trailers on her blog:

Book trailers consist of still images set to custom or stock music in a video format. I plan a storyboard, style and shoot original photos for the trailer. I will work closely with you to ensure the trailer captures the essence of the book. The book trailers I do are unique and tailored to your book with no limit on the scenes I shoot for it.

Non-exclusive rights to the photos from the trailer or extra outtakes from the shoot can be purchased for additional fees.

You will receive a CD with five digital images of your choice. Additional images may be purchased for an additional fee of $25 per print

Prices: Teaser Trailer with Custom Mini Shoot and Stock Music starting at $850
Custom Shoot with Music starting at $1350

Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

She has a new YouTube channel for all her book trailers - I'll be keeping an eye on this!