BOOK TRAILERS
FLAGSHIP PIECES
FULL CINEMATIC TRAILER
A scripted production with a professional cast, filmed on location across two dedicated shooting locations. Scenes are written to the book's brief, characters are brought to screen by professional actors, and delivery includes a master trailer cut alongside platform-formatted variants for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Clearance of all materials for broadcast is integrated into this production. A Brand Voice Guide for your author is provided at no additional cost.
Recommended For:
Established bestselling authors, high-ambition campaign launches, and any project targeting audience expansion beyond existing readership or TV broadcast placement.
VIGNETTE TRAILER
A production built around the book's visual world rather than its dialogue. Actors appear on screen but speak no lines; the trailer communicates through setting, movement, and atmosphere. Period settings, distinctive landscapes, and high-concept physical environments are particularly well served by this format. Delivery includes a master trailer cut and platform-formatted variants for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
Recommended For:
Books with rich, immersive settings or high-concept worlds: fantasy, horror, romance, and romantasy particularly, where the environment and atmosphere carry as much weight as the characters within it.
ATMOSPHERIC TRAILER
Original footage, filmed on location, with no actors on screen. The production communicates the story's world entirely through place: the landscapes, interiors, and physical environments that define it. No AI-generated imagery is used at any stage. Delivery includes a master trailer cut and platform-formatted variants for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
Recommended For:
Debut authors, fantasy and genre fiction where world-building drives the campaign, and any author approaching video for the first time.
SIGNATURE PIECES
CHARACTER TRAILERS
A Character Trailer casts a professional actor as one of the book's characters, giving commissioners, agents, and audiences a concrete visual argument for what the property looks like on screen. For authors with an established readership, they also function as high-engagement campaign content in their own right.. Delivery includes a master trailer cut and platform-formatted variants for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
Single & Multi-Character Commissions
Character Trailers can be commissioned around a single character or across multiple characters from the same title. Each commission delivers a master cut and platform-formatted variants for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Multi-character commissions include a combination trailer bringing all commissioned characters together into one piece, produced from the same shoot and delivered alongside the individual films.
Recommended For:
Authors with an established readership, titles with book-to-screen ambitions, and series built around a returning character..
STOCK FOOTAGE TRAILER
A trailer built from licensed, commercially sourced footage, edited and scored to the same standard as a bespoke piece. The right choice for campaigns that need a strong cinematic presence at a quick turnaround.
Note:
Stock footage cannot carry the same AI-free guarantee as our other offerings, and we are transparent about that from the outset.
BOOK COVER REVEALS
CINEMATIC BOOK COVER REVEAL
A physical shoot with the book cover as the subject, built around cinematic lighting and set design drawn from the visual world of the book.
MOTION GRAPHICS BOOK COVER REVEAL
A digital production incorporating animation, typography, and illustration to build to a final reveal frame. Suited to authors marking a format transition such as hardback to paperback, refreshing their visual identity, or releasing a collector or special edition
ADD-ONS
Production Elements
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Additional full-length edit beyond the master variants included in a base production.
For campaigns requiring distinct versions for different audiences or territories.
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Per professional actor or on-screen talent beyond those included in the base production.
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Per shooting location beyond those included in a base production, covering all associated logistics and permissions.
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A professional voiceover artist sourced, directed, recorded, and integrated into the final cut. Available for productions where an audio team is not already in place to handle this.
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A licensed drone pilot and equipment for aerial footage. Insurance and flight permissions are the responsibility of the hired specialist.
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A qualified action or intimacy coordinator engaged for productions requiring choreographed physical sequences or intimate scenes between cast members.
Social & Platform
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A re-edit of an existing production to support a new release window, such as paperback, audiobook, or special edition. The edit accounts for any shift in campaign aesthetic between formats, including changes to tonal direction, colour grade, and sequencing. Priced per cutdown, with a reduced rate when multiple cutdowns are commissioned together.
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Social platform formatting for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube is included in every Gunpowder House production. This covers additional platforms or destinations beyond those included as standard.
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Each broadcast platform carries distinct technical specifications and requirements. Export for BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, and other broadcast networks is charged per network.
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Three short-form cuts drawn from the hero production, formatted for social platforms and designed to build anticipation ahead of the main release.
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A dedicated filmmaker documents the production day and delivers a standalone edit. The licence to use the material across your own social content and press is purchased alongside the production.
Work with us on your next title
We understand some projects require tight timelines. We pride ourselves on being able to work quickly and efficiently while not compromising on quality. However, any project with a full production window of less than two months will incur a rush fee.
Where a compressed timeline requires schedule restructuring and prioritisation, a 20% surcharge applies to the project total. If you have any questions or concerns about project durations and turnaround times please do not hesitate to contact us.
RUSH DELIVERY
OTHER SERVICES
AUTHOR BRAND CONTENT
Bring your authors and their brand into focus.
BROADCAST CLEARANCE
Make sure your content is TV ready
PUBLISHING CONTENT
srishti@gunpowderhouse.co.uk
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
harry@gunpowderhouse.co.uk
CHARITY FILM CONTENT
max@gunpowderhouse.co.uk