EventDV - "Cash Cows in a Changing Economy"
In the September issue of EventDV I had the privilege of profiling
some of the leading event
videographers as they talked about how the changing economy is effecting their businesses.
Not only can you read this article in EventDV but you can get "upfront and personal" with each of these industry leaders as you take a video tour of their companies.
If you would like to have your company featured in EventDV, with a video tour of your studio, e-mail me and we can talk. hal@halslifervideo.com
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Vantage Point Productions - San Dimas, California
Steve, and his talented wife, Laura, run a very successful production company in Southern California. They recently won a GOLD Creative Excellence Award, at WEVA’s annual expo, Demo category, for their Dreams of Little Girls wedding collage. They have won eight WEVA CEA’s and six 4EVERGroup AAA awards, and have been voted by their peers as one of the top 25 hottest and influential videographers in the industry for two consecutive years.
Their company, Vantage Point Productions has just released a Director’s Set of their educational DVDs. Learning from their marketing and artistry, sound design and stylized productions philosophy I have added value to my own productions. Purchasing their DVDs is a must for all videographers.
You can get info by going to their on-line store at steveandlaura.typepad.com
The next time you are at a video convention you may notice Steve and Laura since they are very active in the industry. Don’t hesitate to say hello being as they love meeting new people and talking shop.
For Event DV, they welcome you to a tour of their home-based studio and discuss how and why they have been successful for more than 25 years as a full time production studio. Never ones to let the seriousness of business stop them from having a bit of fun; join the Moses’ for a bit of So Cal sociability. Be on the lookout for a surprise special guest appearance!
Contact Laura and Steve at info@vppvideo.com
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Fat Cat Productions - Wichita, Kansas
Barry and Stephanie Guinn know how to run a progressive video company and most of all how to come up with exciting products for their clients. So many clients began telling them, on camera, that “Fat Cat Rocks”, they bought the URL; www.fatcatrocks.com
They have plans to produce a series of training videos for the videography community, yet they have been so busy with their ‘now projects’ that everything is on the back burner. To keep up with what the Fat Cat’s are up to log into their blog at http://fatcatrocks.blogspot.com and subscribe with the free link. They welcome any questions and correspondence from fellow videographers and you can reach them at info@fatcatrocks.com . The Guinn's discuss their marketing philosophy and showcase some of their current video projects in this Event DV clip.
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Frogman Productions - Stoughton, Wisconsin
Philip Hinkle of Frogman Productions has just walked away with coveted Gold CEA at this month's WEVA convention with a highly emotional memorial video that he produced.
Philip has made Frogman Productions available to
produce Same Day Edits for other videographers during the off season. He is an
Edius genius and
consults with productions companies who seek his advice in sharpening their Edius
skills and is available for one on one or group Edius training sessions. In
this Event DV video, Philip guides you through the importance of branding your product as well as how to run a
successful company like Frogman Productions.
Hinkle is one of the most decorated
videographers in his Wisconsin marketplace and might have to build an addition to his
workplace just for some added rooms to hold all his awards. Contact Philip at info@frogmanproductions.com
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JC/DV Productions - Rogersville, Tennessee
Jerome Cloninger of JC/DV Productions started
out his career path as a Chef and is now cooking up some amazing video
productions.
He is becoming a master of Wedding Movie Posters and
Wedding Movie Trailers. Videographers have reached out to
Cloninger to
have him produce his products for their bridal couples and he is
setting up a wholesale division to service the industry. You can check
out www.jcdv.net to get more information.
Cloninger invites you to learn more about his journey to becoming an icon within his market and a peek inside his office by viewing this exclusive EventDV clip. Email Jerome at j.cloninger@jcdv.com
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2nd Generation Video Productions - Austin, Texas
The Malcoms are always coming up with great ideas that you will see
when viewing their video tour of their company. The latest creation from 2nd Generation Productions, is the creation of an online "Video Bridal Registry" for their brides that allows guests to purchase
specific items for the bride's video or to simply purchase a gift
card to be used toward the purchase of her video. This service is available to other videographers as well for a monthly charge.
The registry pages can be customized to look like your company's web
site. You will customize a registry page for each bride and give the
bride a link to her registry page. She can include the link in her
wedding invitation, her shower, invitations, and on her page on
social networking sites. Guests will purchase items using the popular
shopping cart method, and will pay using a credit card. If you
choose, you can include the purchasers' names in a credits segment on the video: "First Dance segment given by Tom and Susie Jones". The
guest can specify how they would like to be listed as part of the
checkout process. The guest will receive an email acknowledgment. The bride and the videographer will also receive an email notification of
the gift. The bride is able at any time to log on and review all of
the gifts given for her registry. The videographer may also log on and review gifts for all registries. The registry service requires a
merchant account for handling credit card transactions. The Malcolms have
created a sample registry for a fictitious bride. If you would like
to see the registry from the point of view of someone purchasing a
gift for this couple, go to: http://www.2gvp.com/sampleregistry. If
you would like to see the registry from the point of view of the videographer offering this capability to their brides, contact Jerry and Penney at: registry@2gvp.com
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Whit Wales Wedding Videography - Holden, MA
appeal is because so much of the content and plot is
already there, that it's a subtractive endeavor - a whittling down -
towards scrimshaw - rather than the mayhem of an additive process -
which for him is akin to Curious George and Lucy baking a cake from
scratch.
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Jensen Films - Sacramento, California
Mike Jensen and I have
shared many a breakfast discussing our video businesses. He is a veteran who knows how
to run a successful business. In this Event DV clip Mike's precious daughter
takes you on a tour of his Sacramento, California studio to showcase some of the very unique products that her
Dad offers to his bridal couples in addition to his standard wedding video
fare.
Mike currently uses a Canon 814XL
camera for his Super8 work. 
For his aerial imagery, Mike rents
a Robinson R-44 Hele with an experienced
pilot, and uses a Ken-Labs KS-6 Gyro Stabilizer mounted on a Sony FX-1
camcorder. His 'GroomCam' setup, which features an incredible 1"
camera, includes a Sony superwide microcam from
SuperCircuits.com cabled to an Aiptek HDDV camcorder. This MicroCam
was inspired by and first used at the World Record Wedding Video Event
(WRWVE - http://www.weva.com/wrwve/),
which Mike produced. More of Mike's incredible QTVR wedding
panoramas can be found at http://www.jensenvideo.com/pg4panoramic.html and on his blog at http://www.sacramentowedding.blogspot.com/. Mike can be contacted at info@jensenvideo.com
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