John Salcedo tells us about the making of the book trailer for “My Life After Life.”
The book trailer idea for “My Life After Life” originated as an inquiry from Dr. K. Paul Stoller, MD FACHM, after we completed a short documentary featuring John Logan, one of his patients who suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Dr. Stoller repaired his PTSD with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy decades after coming home from Vietnam in 1968. My little brother Julio Salcedo directed the film and Inder Mann was the Director of Photography. BRAIN STORM: “Purple Heart”
I had never heard of a book trailer concept but I became interested immediately. Galen Stoller, prior to the train accident that took his Earth life, was an accomplished actor, ethical vegetarian, and helped train dogs for Assistance Dogs of the West. Following the second anniversary of his passing, he asked his father to write this book.
Producing the book trailer for “My Life After Life” required a creative approach to make the book more interesting to sell, so I decided to apply some cinematic language. The book trailer makes more sense after viewers read the book to appreciate the true connection between the arts and the spiritual world. There is a piece of wisdom in the book that describes art, music, and literature as having very high soul energy and Dr. Stoller had an interest with the them and was able to align himself through his subconscious mind; in a dream state to communicate with with his son after his passing. You’ll have to see the trailer for yourself!
Since the concept of book trailers is still fairly new, I decided to not restrict my creativity by limiting my time to 30, 60 or 90 seconds. The entire book trailer is over three minutes and is a hybrid structure of a short film and a commercial. I like to call it “Cinematic Marketing.”
The book trailer opens with a shot in outer space which is how I felt the reader would best identify with Galen’s perspective from the spirit world. The white flashes represent Galen’s spirit presence to allow the viewer to begin building a relationship with the Galen’s character. The indian flute represents the alignment with the “death walker” and the Santa Fe connection between Dr. Stoller in the spiritual realm. Hence the term “Death Walker Series.”
2012 is kicking off with a technical advisor gig for two back-to-back episodes (214 & 215) on the ABC show “Body of Proof” with Dana Delaney, Peter Dunlop and guest starring 90210′s Luke Perry involving a bioterrorism incident. Body of Proof Episode 214 is scheduled to air on 17 Jan on Tuesday night on ABC. Thank you to the Reelshow International for international support given to film students & entrepreneurs. Thank you!
John Salcedo is a Reelshow member and Competition Winner.
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