Top Book Video Producers Join Forces

Top book video producers combine forces in a joint venture that brings the creative and unique VidLit book videos to the top book video distributer and book trailer® producer Circle of Seven Productions. 

Starting the end of May 2008 VidLit Productions will become a production partner in the Circle of Seven Productions network.  Circle of Seven Productions will offer a COS/VidLit and VidLit’s special author interview product called The Naked Author which combines an author interview and fun visuals.

VidLit Productions has a very unique and artistic video product that is unlike the video products that Circle of Seven (COS) Productions offers. “I’ve always been a fan of VidLit,” says COS CEO Sheila Clover English, “They have a very unique style!”  VidLit Productions started making VidLit videos in 2004 and have worked with authors like Meg Cabot and Bill Meher. VidLit first became well known after their VidLit for a book entitled Yiddish with Dick and Jane gained media attention and the video received over a million views.

Circle of Seven Productions, who have been making book trailers® since 2002 and have created hundreds of book videos for authors like Christine Feehan, Lisa Jackson and Margaret Peterson Haddix, are a multi award winning producer and the first to put book video into movie theaters.  Their products primarily involve using live action or stock footage while the VidLit uses flash animation and narration.

The two companies have been on friendly terms for years, sharing opinions on trends, distribution lists and contacts.  Since the video products of each company are so creatively different there was more to be gained by joining forces than by competition.  VidLit videos will still be made by the VidLit team, but the administration and primary distribution will be handled by Circle of Seven Productions. Clients who have VidLit videos made through COS will benefit by the combined distribution of COS and VidLit as well as a combined professional effort to identify the best practices for creating and distributing book video.  Liz Dubleman, President of VidLit shares, “Both Paca and I believe that, given the state of the business, everyone benefits from this co-operative arrangement.” Liz Dubleman and Paca Thomas are the masterminds of the creative VidLit video.

“This is an exciting venture that all of our clients will benefit from,” says English. “We have broadened our product base by offering COS/VidLits and The Naked Author videos. And we’re working with one of the top book video producers. Liz Dubleman and Paca Thomas have been doing these years. It’s an art. And they bring expertise that, combined with ours, will put us on top in the book video business.”