How To Make a Super 8 Book Trailer

By Jason Boog 

Need to create a distinctive book trailer on shoestring budget? It’s easy to make an iPhone video look like it was shot on a Super 8 camera in the 1960s.

First, download the free Super 8 app. The little is a promo for Super 8 movie, but it packs a powerful set of little tools–black & white filters, scratchy screen simulations and lots of other old fashioned film special effects.

Once you shoot and download your Super 8-style movie, use free film editing programs like Apple iMovie or Microsoft Movie Maker to add subtitles, music, or vocals to your silent book trailer. If you end up making a Super 8 book trailer, be sure to send us a link!