SERVICE CATALOGUE
CINEMA FOR THE WRITTEN WORD
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FLAGSHIP TRAILERS
We map the book's audience, your marketing goals, and the story the campaign needs to tell before a single frame is planned. Original footage, scripted, cast, and directed specifically for the book, produced to the standard of a film or television series trailer.
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.
£20,000
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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.
£20,000
+VAT
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.
£15,000
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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, if you have concerns or questions about AI within our work please consult our AI Transparency Statement.
£7,500
+VAT
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..
Single Character
£10,000
+VAT
Two Characters
£15,000
+VAT
Three Characters
£20,000
+VAT
AUTHOR BRAND CONTENT
CAMPAIGN INTERVIEW
A directed author interview filmed in a location selected to reflect the tone of the campaign. Gunpowder House conducts as well as films the interview, shaping the conversation around the author's personality and the title being launched. The format extends well internationally, giving the publicity campaign reach without the author needing to travel.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Any author launching a specific title, and especially debuts where establishing the author's personality is part of the campaign strategy.
£7,500
+VAT
BRAND VOICE GUIDE
A strategic document that identifies and articulates the author's visual and editorial identity in relation to their audience. The output gives the author, their publisher, and future collaborators a shared creative language applicable across any production or campaign, and typically remains current for around three years before an author's evolution warrants revisiting it. Developed collaboratively with Gunpowder House, the guide is included at no additional cost alongside any production.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Authors building their identity from scratch, those preparing for a significant launch, and authors moving into a new genre or readership.
£5,000
+VAT
EVERGREEN INTERVIEW
A long-form production built around an author's profile. Gunpowder House directs and conducts the interview across multiple shoot days and is shaped to include event coverage and audience interaction. It produces a portrait of the author as a cultural figure: content with a lifespan that extends well beyond any individual campaign. Delivery is formatted for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and broadcast TVC. Clearance of all materials for broadcast is integrated into this production. Scope and format are agreed in direct conversation with the publisher and author, and priced accordingly.
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Established authors with a substantial body of work and high-profile personalities.
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BROADCAST CLEARANCE
INTEGRATED CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT
For Gunpowder House productions going to broadcast. Gunpowder House manages the full Clearcast submission workflow alongside the production, from initial script assessment through to clock number assignment and final TVC delivery. Claims are identified and substantiation requirements confirmed before the camera rolls, removing the risk of unexpected costs from reshoots or re-edits once the campaign budget is committed.
Claims Substantiation Advisory
Publishing broadcast advertising makes claims that require documented evidence: bestseller designations, award attributions, sales figures, critical quotes, and reader reviews. Each carries distinct substantiation requirements under the BCAP Code. Gunpowder House advises on what evidence ClearCast will require for each claim at script stage. This service identifies regulatory risk and specifies the standard of proof required. It does not substitute for formal Clearcast approval.
Clearcast Production Submission
Publishing broadcast advertising makes claims that require documented evidence: bestseller designations, award attributions, sales figures, critical quotes, and reader reviews. Each carries distinct substantiation requirements under the BCAP Code. Gunpowder House advises on what evidence ClearCast will require for each claim at script stage. This service identifies regulatory risk and specifies the standard of proof required. It does not substitute for formal Clearcast approval.
£5,000
+VAT
CONSULTATION ADVISORY
An assessment of the scheduling restrictions applicable to a specific campaign, covering timing classifications, ex-kids qualifiers, and post-watershed requirements. Gunpowder House advises on whether a safe version should be produced alongside a restricted cut, what that edit requires, and how to ensure delivery meets the technical specifications of BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, and other broadcast platforms.
£1,000
+VAT
View Our Work
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None of This is True | Lisa Jewell
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BOOK A STRATEGY CALL
During our call, we’ll explore your objectives, uncover the barriers holding you back, and map out effective video strategies designed to help you achieve your goals and targets.
PUBLISHING CONTENT
srishti@gunpowderhouse.co.uk
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
harry@gunpowderhouse.co.uk
NARRATIVE CONTENT
max@gunpowderhouse.co.uk