Moana Hasegawa & Hikari Horiuchi (Gr. 7)
<Comment from the Award-Winner>
I think the most challenging part was that we had to get a lot of pictures and drawing for the whole video. We used animations in the parts where the pictures changed. We also chose a song that would match the story. We want you to see the part where we put a lot of pictures together so that the pictures look like a flashback. We also put it with the beat of the piano. Thank you!
<Comment from the Judge>
This conveys well that people's emotions can be expressed in color and that each person has various "colors" not only in text but also in images that go around at a high pace. It is a work that is visually very impressive. It clarifies what challenges the protagonist must overcome, but the trailer tells us that it's not just about reviving, it's about accepting people.
Hiroshima International School
Jundai Okano Taishi Hiraishi (Gr. 9)
<Comment from the Award-Winner>
For this book trailer contest, we mainly showed the part where the two main characters become nice friends. This scene will make the actual story engaging, so we manipulated the video and the text together. We also considered the ending to make it engaging the viewers to actually read the book. Adding to that, we used the time lapse effect to make Chaplin as a motif of our trailer.
<Comment from the Judge>
The text and video overlap well, and the background of the story (what kind of boy the hero is, how he met the girl) is explained carefully. Also, by using black-and-white images, it shows this is the past, and the memories of the main character are well communicated. I feel something close to nostalgia. However, I got the impression that the girl disappeared suddenly. I would like you to explain more carefully what happened and what the hero has to overcome.
Tsukuba International School
Yumi Mishima (Gr. 8)
<Comment from the Award-Winner>
It was challenging at times to make this book trailer because I began using new apps that I have never used before. This included new editing software, as well as a digital art program. A large amount of time was used for me to get used to using these, and I feel that the extra time I spent doing so could have been out to use in creating the actual trailer.
<Comment from the Judge>
It is often seen that the soul did not go where it was supposed to go and was returned to the world. The mysterious and unrelenting atmosphere of being returned to the world because of the whims of an angel is well conveyed from the angel's paintings. However, when I explored what the "colorful title" is and what it means to remember my sins in the first place, I think it turned out to be a better work.
"Kujira no Onaka kara Purasuchikku"
『クジラのおなかからプラスチック』
Tsukuba International School
Kaito Narita (Gr. 6)
<Comment from the Award-Winner>
Thanks to the Book trailer, I was able to how much people work hard. When I was making the Book trailer, I thought “It is so hard to make cookies” or “photograph is so hard”. This is when I noticed that many people are working hard thinking “oh, this is hard”. Many people are working hard to earn money for their child or themselves. This was the first time to feel that.
<Comment from the Judge>
It was very effective to see how whales and dolphin shaped cookies eating plastic broke. It is visually strongly communicated that the sea is a broken place and the body of the creature is broken. Also, this book not only raises problems but also conveys solutions. Furthermore, it would have been even better if it was made entirely of original pictures rather than ready-made images. It may also have needed a mechanism to make viewers think "I want to know more about this issue.”
"Sonotoki Made Sayonara"
『その時までサヨナラ』
Hokkaido International School
Kei Sakamoto (Gr. 7)
<Comment from the Award-Winner>
This was my first time making a book trailer so it was a good experience for me but it was also very difficult to make the book trailer. I used the app called “CapCut” to make this book trailer. I shortened and lengthened each scene so that the sentences of all the scenes could be easily read. I used free materials to make this book trailer. It was hard for me to choose pictures that are all related.
<Comment from the Judge>
The balance between music and video is very good. I think it conveys a change in the hero's mind. It would have been more convincing if we included not only music and letters but also the voice of the "But ..." scene.
"Kujira no Onaka kara Purasuchikku"
『クジラのおなかからプラスチック』
Tsukuba International School
Hannah Ukizintambara Yokotani (Gr. 8)
<Comment from the Award-Winner>
In order to make the book trailer, I made a script to help me have a clear plan that I could also change quite easily. After I was happy with what I had written I drew a screenplay of what I wanted the trailer to look like as I planned to make a stop motion book trailer. Later I painted multiple backgrounds, drew and cut out props for the stop motion. After filming everything I began putting the images together in iMovie and took notes of what I wanted to re-film or add which I did later on. When I finished all the filming and putting the images together, I looked for sound effects and music that would match my book trailer. The final thing I did was to add the writing that I had previously planned out.
<Comment from the Judge>
Through the combination of pictures and music which made good use of primary colors, it is well communicated that sea creatures are suffering due to human carelessness. Furthermore, I think it will be effective if we touch on "What should we do?”
"Sakura Saku"
『サクラ咲く』
Hokkaido International School
Annabelle Cooke (Gr. 8)
<Comment from the Award-Winner>
I made 3 book trailers already. However, I think that this one was the hardest one to make. This year, I chose a more difficult book than last year. I think that I was enjoying making the book trailer the most when I was drawing. I am happy that I chose this book because it was funny and interesting. This book has 3 parts, but I chose to make a book trailer for “Sakura Saku”. I want to make more book trailers and make them better each time.
<Comment from the Judge>
It is very attractive that it starts with a stationery that falls like a cherry blossom petal. This attracts viewers. It is structured to arouse curiosity as to who the sender of the letter is. However, the hero was not only obsessed with the sender of the letter but also wanted him to pay attention to things other than the sender through the letter. Also, it would have been better to use the original picture instead of the drawing cover.