Note: at the bottom of this post you can read part of the Silence & Co. Graphic Novel
This week’s Friday Find is a Trailer for the Graphic Novel Silence & Co.
If you have followed the progress of my Comic Book (which will eventually be bond as a graphic novel), you will remember that I created a motion comic for my Kickstarter campaign (view here).
I think this will be a new trend for creators/publishers of comic books and graphic novels. Meaning if you plan on releasing a comic or want to raise money through Kickstarter you should be making a motion comic of some sort as a great way to promote your project.
The reason why it is such a great marketing tool is because …
- It is a fast way for people to judge the quality of the art & writing
- It shows professionalism and dedication (which people like)
- Can allow early feedback if done before printing
- Allows you to be in the search engines of all the video sites you submit to.
Here is the video:
What I don’t like about this Motion Comic
- Beginning is a little slow.
- Animation is a little weak in a few parts.
- A few of the images you can tell they took what will be a small panel and made it full screen (details in the drawing looks weird).
With all that said, I want it to be known that I really like the trailer. I can tell a lot of hard work went into it. I only mention the things I don’t like as a way for you to learn from what Crystal Productions (the creators of the graphic novel) has accomplished.
Now let’s look at all the great things about the Motion Comic.
What I like about the Motion Comic
- Lot’s of action (even it if is towards the end)
- Great use of camera moves to make the comic panels enjoyable on video.
- Felt like a movie trailer and gave enough information to peek viewers interest.
- Music worked really well with the video.
The Graphic Novel Silence & Co
I hope you have found my critique of the motion comic helpful, but I would be wrong not to not tell you more about the project itself.
The book is a 176 page, black and white, original graphic novel written by Gur Benshemesh, art by Ron Randall, lettering done by Eisner John Workman, and the cover are is by Steve Lieber.
The graphic novel will be on store shelves at the end of May, 2013, but you can check out a free preview below.
