Michael Miller is one of the founding members of Circle of Seven Productions. He was the Director of Photography, Visual Effects Supervisor and Editor of the very first official Book Trailer – “Dark Symphony” for Christine Feehan. Since then, he has produced hundreds of trailers and teasers for COS and won several awards for his work.

Although Michael remains an integral part of COS, he started his own company - Digital Realm Productions, in 2007 so he could offer his visual effects services to others.

Michael holds a degree in electronics, specializing in video. He custom builds all of the workstations used in his studio. He is also a musician and has written scores for several of the trailers he has worked on.

Michael is a member of the International Academy of Visual Arts.

Mike talks about what helps him create a book video successfully.

Check out one of the fun videos Mike did that won an award -

http://youtu.be/Z26rQTP1hrI

Also joining the group is Victoria Fraasa who has been with COS since 2004.

The daughter of a Spaniard/Filipino father and American mother, Victoria grew up in Miami, Florida. After graduating from Florida State University she worked in New York City for the next ten years in various film industry jobs including a camera woman for CNN, film stage manager, and producer of music videos and commercials. After years of successfully producing high end music videos and commercials, she turned her efforts to developing and directing short films. Her first short film “Breathless” was accepted in 1998 by the Independent Film Projects’ Independent Feature Film Market. Her next film, “Maria of the Flowers” was awarded first place in “Collaboration…A Short Film Contest” held in Miami. The film premiered in London at the BBC British Short Film Festival and has been accepted at several Hispanic Festival across the United States. Victoria, with her cinematographer husband Steve Fraasa, is owner of Fraasa Films, Inc. which produces and directs infomercial’s, commercials and short films for the book industry. Victoria is currently working in both Los Angeles and Florida as a director.

One of the videos Victoria talks about is Left to Die-

http://youtu.be/Hc0i3NGA96M

She discusses the challenges of making a trailer.

New addition to COS is Peter Hall who has created some wonderful Cover Story videos as well as an amazing video called Silencing Sam. Peter talks about the us of music in book video. And he talks about one of his favorite book video projects, Pulse of Power

http://youtu.be/ULUYo61aXSY

Find out what these leading professionals feel are the challenges, future and fun of book trailers!

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Brian Kannard is the author of Skullduggery: 45 True Tales of Disturbing the Dead and he owns Grave Distraction Publications that is an amazing opportunity for people looking to publish or looking for help using CreateSpace.  Brian gives us a little taste of the true story behind when Elvis’ grave was disturbed and talks about working on such a strange and unusual non-fiction book. He also talks about publishing, self-publishing and following your dreams. Great advice and a lot of fun!

Stokes McMillan is an amazing author and person and his story about how he researched his novel is an amazing event all itself. He talks about researching such an emotional book and what it was like to meet the survivors of that horrific night that inspired his novel One Night of Madness. 1950 three white men drunk on moonshine break into the home of a black family and kill three children. It’s heart breaking, it’s unbelievable and it’s all true. The book retells the story of that night and of this historic event of the court case that followed.

Listen to the podcast to find out more details and please feel free to leave comments or questions.

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Reader’s Entertainment Radio catches up with author, director, actor and all ’round Renaissance woman Tanya Wright live Feb. 3rd, 2011. You can listen to the live show at www.blogtalkradio.com/circle-of-seven.

Be sure to make it a favorite!

The chat room will be open for listeners to send questions and make comments. Once the show is over the podcast will be made available here on the blog so you can find more links, hear what others said and leave additional comments or questions for Tanya.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBi2qgm2avE

Tanya is an amazingly interesting woman with talents in both acting and in writing. She has published her first novel – Butterfly Rising and will be the director for the movie.

We plan on asking Tanya what she attributes her success to, what it’s like to be on the set of True Blood and what advise she would give those looking to be as successful as her!

Tanya will also talk about self publishing and answer any questions from listeners.

Please join us live on Thursday 2/3/11 at 6PM Eastern/3 PM Pacific.

Learn more about Tanya at the following locations!

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In this funny and entertaining podcast we hear a little of Brad’s song, a little of his work philosophy and some very interesting stories about his past as a journalist and growing up a Jersey boy.

You can find out more about Brad at www.bradparksbooks.com and be sure to check out his Multimedia page where you find some great interviews and the now infamous Brad Meltzer song!

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Interview with Brad Parks on Novels Alive TV

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You can find out more about Karen at http://karenballbooks.com

Karen writes Christian fiction and has been nominated for several top awards. She also has contributed to a non-fiction book about writing!

Karen is an editor for B&H Publishing and is able to give a frank and insightful view on publishing, time management and writing. Find out what we learned!

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We discuss what’s coming in 2011 with Dark Predator and Savage Nature and about the amazing fan convention coming up in Feb. 2011. There are still a few spaces left! This is an experience not to be missed!

Christine talks about her fans, her daily life, being a reader and what she does on her community site. Find out what the member’s only site has to offer and how you can get in on it!

Listen to the podcast and please feel free to comment or ask questions!

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Official Trailer for Ruthless Game!

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Dianna talks about what it’s like to write with Kenyon, what she’s doing on her own and how she comes up with her great marketing ideas!

Dianna worked for Fortune 500 companies like Coke, creating unique marketing ideas, now she applies that energy and muse to her books! We learn a great deal about her ideas, her books, her style and her future!

We ask her what the pros and cons are of working with a celebrity author and what she thinks of her fans. Find out more by listening to this fun, entertaining and enlightening podcast with Dianne Love!

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Reader’s Entertainment caught up with the girls as they celebrate the one year anniversary of their blog! They have some fun contests going on, guest author blogs, silly pictures and lots of wonderful romance novel entertainment!

The ladies talk about how they got started, what their favorite genres are and how an author can get their book reviewed!

We laughed…a lot at the expense of our dear friend Gannon, who couldn’t make it to the program tonight! LOL We now know Gannon’s super power has something to do with chocolate, but we can’t say more. You’ll have to listen to the podcast.

Pj talked about the history and the future of The Romance Dish, Buffie and I talked about our Facebook stalking and addition and Andrea gave us a sense that the site is very much a “sisterhood” of sorts.

The Romance Dish ladies can also be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/theromancedish! Stop by and find out what the latest fun and laughs are all about. Maybe you’ll win something!

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One question for the panel that we’re sure you’ll want to hear the answer to is- “What do you do, or who do you turn to when you want to validate that you’re on the right track with your goals?”

Listen to the podcast to learn some great information on marketing, relationship building and what’s working or what’s not.

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More on the wonderful guests for the show-

Sherre DeMao. Sherré is founder and Chief Marketeer of SLD Unlimited Marketing/PR, Inc., a full-service marketing consulting and strategy firm she established in 1984. Sherré helps owners of start-up and small to medium-sized companies become more savvy managers and marketers by providing innovative operational and marketing guidance, solutions and services.

You can find out more about Sherre athttp://www.sldunlimited.com

Deborah Chaddock Brown. Prior to opening AllWrite Ink®, Deborah Chaddock Brown was the Director of Communications for Cole National, a billion dollar, national optical retailer. As the head of communications her responsibilities included ensuring corporate initiatives, products and values were communicated to executives, field management, store associates and franchise owners in a method that was clear, concise and understood.

Overall, Deborah’s 25+ years of experience in the sales, multi-unit management, training and communication fields benefit her clients as she has the ability to look at a communication need from both the end-user and company perspectives.

You can learn more about Deborah at http://www.allwriteink.com/

JJ DiGeronimo is bold and effective as she advises Fortune 500 companies toward next generation data centers to support IT service architectures. JJ works to empower women in technology and is the creator of the site Purposeful Woman.

You can find out more about JJ and about Purposeful Woman at http://www.purposefulwoman.com/

Lovely, brilliant women sharing their insight, experience and knowledge! Check out the podcast!

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They discuss the origin of book video, their effectiveness in marketing, and the future of these powerful branding tools for the future of the book industry as a whole.

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