Saturday, March 28, 2015

Illusionarium Book Trailer

A book I wrote, "Illusionarium", will be coming out soon.  {May 19th!}  My favorite part about this is that I got to make the book trailer!

{A book trailer is, like, a teaser to get people excited about the book.  I made the trailer for Entwined, so it was a lot of fun to do it for Illusionarium too.}  And, like the trailer for Entwined, the first version was totally the wrong direction.




I wasn't real happy with it.  The silhouettes I made felt too cartoony, the gears too heavy, etc.  And I felt like the there wasn't a unifying element in the style.

So, I scrapped it and went forward with a different look.  I made the vignette a lot more delicate, simplified the color scheme, and used images that were from the time period of the book.




I liked this much better!

It was a blast to make.  This is totally  my dream--to have a small-productions animation studio where I get to make, like, commercials and music videos and a bunch of different styles and I can get all artsy and stuff and there are dancing ballerinas everywhere

My other dream is to secretly live in Disneyland for the rest of my life.










A girl's gotta dream.


Anyway, here's the trailer.


A great big thank-you to Matt Gates {who did the music}, Jeff Meacham {sound mixing}, Joe Fowler {producer}, and After Effects, which is my favorite animating program EVAH!  Thanks, guys!
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36 comments:

  1. JulieMarch 28, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    Love love love I Heather. Can't wait!

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  2. KariMarch 28, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    I have been silently following your blog ever since I first read Entwined a few years ago, and I am finally writing to say how much I love your work, both written and visual! :)

    This trailer is gorgeous! I am so excited for May 19th!!

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  3. UnknownMarch 28, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    That looks fantastic! It gave me chills. Now the wait seems even longer. :/

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  4. Sarah PenningtonMarch 28, 2015 at 9:00 AM

    O_o
    I know I don't comment much on here, but I just have to say: that trailer is AWESOME.

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  5. SweetKeightMarch 28, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    Gorgeous as always!!!

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  6. LaurelMarch 28, 2015 at 9:50 AM

    This is an awesome trailer. And I'm ready to purchase Illusionarium.

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  7. Chris CormierMarch 28, 2015 at 10:40 AM

    Looks incredible, Heather! Great work!! Hope you get to do more of these in the future.

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  8. UnknownMarch 28, 2015 at 11:09 AM

    AAAHHH I AM SO EXCITED!!! *fangirl squeaks*
    Amazing trailer, love the animation! :D Can't wait to read it!

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  9. MacklinMarch 28, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    I am so excited for this book. Lovely trailer. I am taking it that Illusionarium will just as deliciously creepy as Entwined. So very happy!

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  10. Jenilyn CollingsMarch 28, 2015 at 1:31 PM

    Wow, Heather! That looks so amazing!! I can't wait to read it. :)

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  11. Ben SimonsenMarch 28, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    Way to go Heather! The trailer turned out great too!

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  12. JohannaMarch 28, 2015 at 4:35 PM

    Ahh I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait!!!!!

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  13. AnonymousMarch 28, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    Aaaaah! This wait is torturing me!! I'm so excited!

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  14. LinWashMarch 29, 2015 at 6:31 AM

    Yay! Love the trailer. Is the novel steampunk? I'm so glad you wrote another book!

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  15. Quinn Johnson, writer of Elders of the RuneStoneMarch 29, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    AWESOME!!! Can't wait!

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  16. EmilyMarch 29, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    I got goosebumps watching that! I pre-ordered the book last week, and I can't wait to finally read it!

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  17. Stephanie JobeMarch 30, 2015 at 2:53 PM

    I'm so excited. I couldn't squeal or watch the video because I'm on the phone at work but I did the next best thing and immediately pre-ordered it!!!!

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  18. Intisar KhananiMarch 30, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    That trailer is fantastic -- I can't wait to read the book! Wow. Just wow.

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  19. Bonnie @ A Backwards StoryMarch 30, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    Heather, this looks AMAZING!!!!!

    So, so good!

    I ADORE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  20. AnonymousMarch 31, 2015 at 5:26 AM

    I loved Entwined, and this new book looks amazing too!

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  21. RenéeMarch 31, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    Churros! I'd totally live in Disneyland with you, though we'd have to know all the locations of their security cameras and motion sensors so as not to trip them. Or we could just disable them. I wonder how we'd do that... I need to stop thinking about this.

    Awesome book trailer! I can't wait to read the book!

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  22. DrewMarch 31, 2015 at 1:45 PM

    Great looking trailer -- Evocative and interesting. I can't wait to read it!

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  23. Jordan WrightMarch 31, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    Wow! This looks great. Did you get to design the book cover too?

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  24. UnknownApril 1, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    Oh my gosh! I've been waiting FOREVER for another by you!!! Yay!! I can't wait to get it!!!😃

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  25. UnknownApril 1, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    Oh my gosh! I've been waiting FOREVER for another by you!!! Yay!! I can't wait to get it!!!😃

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  26. EliseApril 4, 2015 at 11:11 AM

    I can't wait to purchase this!!!

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  27. FranziApril 6, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    Omg. I found you on Goodreads, just searching for new books to read and now I'm totally in love with your second book already (I can't wait until May). Until then I can read your first book (it's always cool if the author is as interesting as the books he or she writes!)
    Great!!

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  28. smileynannApril 6, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    I can't wait!!!

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  29. Chiara CivatiApril 10, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    OMG!!! First, I'm totally in love with the trailer: that clip is perfect and I want to read that story more than before! I love how you work on it, like it's all a compass! I want to watch it again and again. And then read the book again and again!

    Second...please tell me Illusionarium will be published in Italy too as Entwined! :D

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  30. AlethrialApril 12, 2015 at 7:12 AM

    I CAN'T WAIT!!! It's beautiful!

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  31. Heather DixonApril 13, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    My word, everyone! Thank you so, so much for your kind words! I feel pretty lucky that I have such great people visit my blog ^_^

    @LinWash - Yes, it's a steampunk! I love dat steampunk stuff.

    @Jordan - I didn't get to design the book cover, but I will be designing the audiobook cover!

    @Chiara - Aaah I hope it will be published in Italy! I think it's in the process right now of being pitched to different countries. I was thrilled Italy liked Entwined so much!

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  32. Rose LedezmaApril 23, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    I hope to be Heather Dixon when I grow up. F'r real.

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  33. SarahApril 26, 2015 at 6:45 PM

    Gah! Heather you did fantastic on the trailer! I've been waiting for this book for forever! Ever since I found out from Grace that you were writing it! So excited! And congrats!

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  34. ldsjaneiteMay 5, 2015 at 9:02 AM

    SO, so excited for this!!!

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  35. UnknownJune 11, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    AHHH My library's copy of Illusionarium just arrived and I might have squealed a little more loudly than is appropriate for a library. I didn't even know this book was happening! Now to clear all my evening plans... :D

    The book trailer looks excellent, by the way. It's one of the best that I've seen!

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  36. Aliah E.August 8, 2015 at 4:23 PM

    So beautiful! I am ordering a copy right now!

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