Book Trailers + Ads
A multi-sensory experience that brings your book to life
One of the most innovative and compelling tools at an author’s disposal is the book trailer.
With countless books vying for readers’ interest, particularly in genres like romance, thriller, and fantasy, authors must find unique ways to stand out. A trailer serves as a powerful means to cut through the noise.
By combining visuals, audio, and text, a well-crafted trailer can instantly draw viewers in, sparking curiosity and engagement. It provides a multi-sensory experience that traditional marketing methods — like static images or text ads — often lack.
An engaging book trailer can make an immediate impact, increasing the likelihood that potential readers will remember your book.
It allows you to convey the mood, themes, and unique aspects of your book far more effectively than a written synopsis.
Music, voiceover, and visuals come together to paint a picture of your story and immerse viewers in its world.
Whether it be self-help books, graphic novels, or historical non-fictions — RDV Media partners with authors across genres to create audio-visual experiences that bring the masses to their stories.
Types of Book Trailer Video Services We Offer
1.
Teaser
Trailers
< 30 seconds
Short and sweet.
Captivating clips that grab attention and spark curiosity about your book. Exactly what you may need to generate excitement well before its release.
2.
Full-Length
Trailers
1-2 minutes
The complete story.
Extended videos that provide a comprehensive overview of your book’s story and tone, helping readers grasp its essence. This makes them more engaged with your writing
3.
Character
Spotlights
< 90 seconds
The hero (or villain’s) tale.
A brief, but impactful, deep-dive on a single character — offering readers fuller insight into their identity and the part they will play in your book’s narrative.
4.
Author
Interviews
1-2 minutes
A look at you.
Straightforward videos where the author discusses their book, inspirations and what readers can anticipate. These videos enable authors to connect directly with their audience.
Packages We Offer
From production to performance,
we build book trailer videos that do more than look good — they support real marketing outcomes.
1
The Essentials
(Create)
Best for authors and publishers that need a polished book trailer and already have an in-house team or agency to handle distribution.
This tier focuses strictly on conceptualizing, filming/animating, editing, and final file delivery.
Includes:
- Creative brief and production planning.
- Script or shot list development.
- Video shoot, direction, lighting, and audio capture.
- Editing, color correction, sound mix, and basic motion graphics.
- One master video deliverable plus a set number of cutdowns or aspect ratios.
Best for:
- Authors/Publishers with internal marketing teams.
- Authors/Publishers who want a standalone asset.
2
The Social Launch
(Distribute)
Best for authors and publishers that want the video created and optimized for social channels, with some strategic support around distribution.
This tier adds platform-specific versions and social marketing consultation.
Includes:
- Everything in “The Essentials”.
- Multiple video exports for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and paid ads.
- Caption and hook recommendations.
- Thumbnail or cover frame options.
- Basic launch guidance for organic and paid social posting.
- Optional stills pulled for supporting content.
Best for:
- Social-first marketing campaigns.
- Authors/Publishers testing creative across channels.
- Teams that want help turning one video into multiple assets.
3
The Full-Suite
(Optimize)
Best for authors and publishers that want an end-to-end partner, from creative development through audience testing and post-launch reporting.
This is the most comprehensive tier and best means of getting strategy, production, optimization, and ongoing marketing support at an affordable rate.
Includes:
- Everything in “The Social Launch”.
- Amazon A+ content for book listing (hero banner, featured and sidebar images).
- Pre-launch audience or consumer testing on video concepts, edits, or messaging.
- Feedback summary with recommended revisions.
- Launch strategy across organic, paid, and owned channels.
- Post-launch performance monitoring.
- Reporting on views, engagement, click-throughs, conversions, and content learnings.
- Optimization recommendations for future edits, ads, or follow-up campaigns.
Best for:
- Pre-order book launches.
- Authors/Publishers with larger media budgets.
- Authors/Publishers that want measurable performance, not just content.
- Teams needing both creative and analytics support.
Our Process
1. Pre-production
Laying the right foundation is essential to building any strong structure. Pre-production is where we figure out the best plan for your business. We decide on the concept(s), look, feel and style; and lock down all the details involved with how the content is going to sound and perform.
2. production
Now that we have the road map developed, it’s time to put it all together. This is where we do what we do best – create amazing content. Through editing we shape your story. Depending on the package selected, we add music, create text graphics and make sure your book trailer video(s) look how we planned in pre-production. It’s at this stage that you’ll see the first cut.
3. Revisions
Revision requests will be fulfilled within 24-48hrs of receiving them. There are up to three rounds of revisions allowed at this stage, within reasonable expectations and within the scope of the original book trailer video concept(s).
4. THE FINAL OK
With the final cuts complete and your approval signed-off, we create high quality files of your book trailer video(s) that can be used for a variety of formats, be it for web or television.
RDV MEDIA production packages are
tailor-made to fit the needs of each client.
Full service package features include, but are not limited to:
Script writing
Storyboarding
Voice over actor(s) casting & booking fees
Background music production / sourcing
… and more.