That was a great link!
GarageBand, Acid, and similar are fairly inexpensive and come with some decent loops. (A search will probably bring up some nice freebie programs as well.)
Making a deal with a local band, or connecting with one on MySpace is your best bet - DON'T use songs you hear on the radio - you'll get your trailer pulled. Same goes for classical music - while the music may be public domain, the performances aren't.
Animation is going to cost you quite a bit, and is very time intensive. I'm working on some 'animations' built out of still photographs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVoSbQgSJaQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdDPyzgRVVM
I've yet to see a great book trailer, but I've seen decent ones, and flat out cryptic ones. Don't forget a link to your site, your NAME, what the book or series is about...all that fun stuff.
GarageBand, Acid, and similar are fairly inexpensive and come with some decent loops. (A search will probably bring up some nice freebie programs as well.)
Making a deal with a local band, or connecting with one on MySpace is your best bet - DON'T use songs you hear on the radio - you'll get your trailer pulled. Same goes for classical music - while the music may be public domain, the performances aren't.
Animation is going to cost you quite a bit, and is very time intensive. I'm working on some 'animations' built out of still photographs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVoSbQgSJaQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdDPyzgRVVM
I've yet to see a great book trailer, but I've seen decent ones, and flat out cryptic ones. Don't forget a link to your site, your NAME, what the book or series is about...all that fun stuff.