Once you have all of the elements for your sizzle reel in a file format, you are ready to create the sizzle reel. These four elements, as previously noted, include the following:
– the narration as a mp3 or wav file
– a music file (highly recommended) as mp3 or wav file
– the photos or images in a jpg., jpeg., .png, or other accepted format
– the video clips if any in an mp4 or other accepted video format.
The next step is adding in a slide with any credits and information on where viewers can get your book or contact you. Additionally, you want to create some background music for a more professional touch.
Commonly, a sizzle reel includes one or two final slides with the credits and contact information. This can include a website for the book, film, or author if there is one, as well as an email and phone number. If you don’t already have this information in a .JPEG or video format, an easy way to create these slides is as PowerPoint presentation with one or two slides.