tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post6347050770389320607..comments2024-03-27T00:14:01.220-07:00Comments on Wendelin's Blog: The Making of a Book TrailerWendelin Van Draanenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-2249012640509924052016-09-19T20:08:29.696-07:002016-09-19T20:08:29.696-07:00Have a good week, too, Kylie! Glad we're doing...Have a good week, too, Kylie! Glad we're doing this again :-)Wendelin Van Draanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-58983709874323949642016-09-19T20:07:12.159-07:002016-09-19T20:07:12.159-07:00Shaina - yes, we "decorated" for that sh...Shaina - yes, we "decorated" for that shot. You'll laugh when you read that part in the book. Thank you for not calling me a bad influence RE your son's acting out scenes. Good that you reminded him who the good guys are! And I so appreciate all the nice things you said. Thank you! :-)Wendelin Van Draanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-54066053751570468862016-09-17T16:05:25.070-07:002016-09-17T16:05:25.070-07:00This was so cool to read! I love reading behind-th...This was so cool to read! I love reading behind-the-scenes things because it really helps to build the picture. I love how much work went into this just to make it perfect, makes me love it even more. The trailer does an excellent job building the book up and now I desperately want to read it for myself! I laughed so much while reading this post, sounds like you all had quite the Sammy Keyes adventure. I am very excited for the reissue of Runaway! I loved that book so much (well I love all your books so much, but that is besides the point) and I can't wait to see the book trailer for it, seeing how lovely Lincoln Jones' was. <br /><br />Have a exciting week everyone!<br /><br />Kylie<br /><br />Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837543024870687967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-69632134675524671922016-09-16T10:42:54.844-07:002016-09-16T10:42:54.844-07:00YUM, Denny's! I was wondering if you...decorat...YUM, Denny's! I was wondering if you...decorated that toilet specifically for that flushing shot, hahaha. Love it. Thanks for sharing this process--video making is intense! Whew, I'd rather write a book. Or read one. :)<br /><br />PS I read the Shredderman and The Gecko and Sticky books years ago, so we were prepped: we checked them out from the library all on the same day. Love the overlap! I own all of your books except these two series for some reason. May be time to remedy that...although yesterday Jay (my 7 year old) tried spray painting our house like the Tagger! Gasp. I reminded him who the good guy was in the book and who the bad guy was...hope he remembers! We're in the middle of reading Shredderman #3 aloud right now and he's been running around the house trying to take sneaky spy pictures of his sisters. Ha! Inspiration from literature. What more could a mother want? :)<br /><br />one more thing: I CRIED through Runaway--what a journey--and I can't wait to read all about Lincoln.Shainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348870391207174375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-62527223193569820682016-09-12T08:57:37.327-07:002016-09-12T08:57:37.327-07:00I laughed out loud at your last line. Thanks for a...I laughed out loud at your last line. Thanks for all the kudos -- they're much appreciated! Wendelin Van Draanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-59595729373428510752016-09-11T20:36:53.491-07:002016-09-11T20:36:53.491-07:00A very interesting description of the making of su...A very interesting description of the making of such a fascinating new...art form? Advertising vehicle? (I wonder what the book trailers Charles Dickens would have done would look like! We open on a sepia-toned London street....) This is a fun trailer, and it does the smart thing that good trailers should do, which is whet our appetite without spoiling our dinner (the story). You and Connor did a really good job on it, and I loved hearing about Connor's complicated but effective way of making relatively new footage look grainy - reminds me of the arduous steps the filmmakers underwent on "Zelig" to make their new documentary footage look decades old. I ESPECIALLY loved the seat-of-the-pants, guerrilla, better to ask forgiveness than permission style of film making - as you say, much like Sammy Keyes would do it! Three last comments - I can't wait for Lincoln Jones to be officially released, I am VERY excited that Runaway is being re-released (so richly deserved, and I hope you'll write about why it's happening in an upcoming blog), and now I really want a Grand Slam.MarqueeMovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083597575651631952noreply@blogger.com