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Wed Vid Talk
Wedding Video Talk. Each week we bring you interesting, up-to-date conversations with video industry leaders, comsumers and professional wedding videogrsphers on all topics about Wedding Videogrsphy.
- WVT-2007-08-06-Ugly-George
Run Time 30 minutesWith Kathy abstaining for this show, Al ?ventures into the darkness? for a nearly exclusive interview with the infamous Ugly George. George gives us some of his history. He also talks about his equipment, and spacey-looking rig. This IS talk about VIDEO after all! The first Ugly George DVD is announced for the first time on this show. An Exclusive! - WVT-2007-08-04-Our-WEVA-Workshop-Preview
Run Time 31 minutesKathy and Al explain what their WEVA 2007 Expo Workshop on Monday afternoon is all about. After some apologies and explanations of their several month hiatus, they share the five wedding day areas the workshop will cover. 1-The Love Story 2-The Groom?s Segment 3-The Bridal Prep 4-The Bride and Groom Park segment, and 5-The Bridal Antics at the Park. The Workshop is called: Getting Set for Success: Creating and Implementing 'The Must-Have Shot List!' Monday: 3:30pm ? 5:30pm. See you there! - WVT-2007-04-07-Networking
Run time 60 minutesKathy and Al talk with Richard Markel, founder of the Association for Wedding Professionals International www.AFWPI.com about the importance of networking with other industry vendors, sharing leads and learning from each other. We all share the same client, the bride. What the other vendors at bridal shows can teach you about what a bride wants and how to book them. We talk about the topics to be covered at the AFWPI national conference, this year in Ventura, California and the International Conference at the end of the year in Ireland. Richard gives us inside hints as to what will be the hottest conference on the west coast. At the 43 minute mark we are joined by the author of Wedding Toasts, Tom Haibeck about his much requested seminar on Publicity and Promotion. His book was featured on Regis and Kelly (available at www.weddingtoasts.com). - WVT-2007-04-02-Audio-Pt2
Run Time: 63 minutes - Audio with Anthony Francese Part 2.Anthony Francese of Artistic Expressions in NJ, www.artisticexpressionsvideo.com, joins us for Part 2 of Audio beginning with the Reception Coverage. We talk about creativity and how he's pumping up the members of the NJVA to pull out all the stops to get the juices flowing. Also, interesting uses for your old battery belts! - WVT-2007-04-02-Audio-Pt1
Run Time: 53 minutes - Audio with Anthony Francese Part 1.You asked for audio for wedding video and we got you one of the best! Always inspiring, Anthony Francese of Artistic Expressions in NJ, www.artisticexpressionsvideo.com, and President of the NJVA at www.njva.com, joins us once again and walks us through what he does to capture audio the day of the wedding. We start by catching up with his latest business venture, Defying Gravity which uses helicopters to capture aerial footage and going for the gusto in life! Then we discuss each location in detail! From bride prep, to groom prep to ceremony! The audio portion starts at the 7:00 minute mark talking about prep, at the 40minute mark we go into the ceremony. Anthony stresses the importance of a GPS System in Wedding Video Coverage before we break before going to Part 2. - WVT-2007-03-25
Kathy and Al talk to Kris Malandruccolo and Melanie Davis about an exciting new add on available to wedding videographers. Heritage Makers offers Videographers ways to grow their businesses by offering books made online from your clients photos or from the digital stills produced from the event. It is also a direct selling environment. Here is a list of the products they offer:Storybook (8" x 8"), Brag Book (5" x 5"), Scrapless (7" x 5"), Roots (11" x 7"), Photo Journal (11" x 8.5"), Storycard (greeting cards), Storypost (postcards), Vertical Photo Journal,(7 5/8" x 10"),Greeting Cards, Postcards, Family Folds, Posters, Calendars. Kris can be reached at www.ElegantStorybooksByKris.com. - WVT-2007-03-06
Run time 28 Minutes With David Robin. We catch up with the world famous California event videographer as he recounts working at The Governors Ball for the 2007 Oscars, just after he returns from jet setting via clients private plane to Las Vegas to show a 40th Birthday montage at The Palms. It was quite a montage weekend as he was also hired to do an Entertainment Weekly party hosted for Al Gore! No rest for the successful! We talk a bit about the joy of seeing Martin Scorsese win his Oscar for The Departed and about the amazing documentary which we all loved An Inconvenient Truth. We also find out what we can look forward to at David?s upcoming Full Day workshop (first ever!) in Philadelphia, Pa. to be held on April 17, 2007. To register for the workshop, go to www.gpva.com and to see more of David?s work and training materials go to www.boulevardproductions.com . - WVT-2007-03-04
45 Minutes ? Randy Stubbs joins Kathy and Al as they talk about using your skills as a wedding videographer while shooting corporate events at destination locations. Covering events with photography and video, projection and more. What?s hot and what?s not in 2007. We also talk about the destination workshop they are hosting, Maui in May, on May 21,22,23 that he and Maureen Bacon are presenting. For more information go to www.videoartiste.tv and to register go to www.randystubbs.com. - WVT-2007-02-23
33 Minutes - Maureen Bacon talks to Kathy and Al about getting started in the business of wedding video, the importance of getting a good education in video, how she prepares for the wedding day, why she attends the wedding rehearsal and the upcoming workshop she is doing with Randy Stubbs called Maui in May. Info for this seminar can be found at www.videoartiste.tv and registration is available at www.randystubbs.com. - WVT-2007-02-20
65 min. - Kathy and Al talk to Dave Williams of DVideography, www.dvideography.com , about his quest for an editor for his studio. Dave?s visionary idea was to scour the world with a contest, complete with cash prizes, interviews for an editing position and free publicity to the contestants who are all looking for a job. This is the second time he has done this. We talk about the rules, the submissions and the amazing learning opportunity afforded to the rest of us to get to watch all 30 clips edited from the two camera shoot which is up on his website for the next three months. We also talk about the success of this blog and how it accomplishes his marketing goals. - WVT-2007-02-18
60 min. - Lou Bruno of Al-Art Video, a video dealer in New York, joins Kathy and Al to discuss HD and HDV and what you can do now to get ready for it. Shooting in 16X9 widescreen. The delays in delivery systems and ways to get around it right now. HD NLEs. We talk about the future of internet-delivered HD video. Shoulder mounted cameras verses smaller handheld versions. Which are selling more for the event videographer market? Lou discusses some specific features of the new Canon HDV camera. Also, he gives us some HD purchasing statistics. - WVT-2006-10-15
55 min. - Kathy and Al talk once again to Laura Randall of Edit1 Media, www.Edit1Media.com following up on the big Bridal Show they did in February. We discuss their Same Day Edits and the DVD she produced on how to do them, available at www.pixelpops.com. How does the regional order of events effect the way they are produced. What can be included and what can?t. In honor of Holloween, Laura tells us a horror story, The Same Day Edit That Almost Wasn?t! Shooting strategies, editing strategies and selling the same day edit also covered. Also, thinking like a photographer vs. videographer. Advise for the videographer just starting out. - WVT-2006-08-05
58 min. Kathy and Al answer listener questions and cover topics such as on camera lighting, umbrella lighting, developing a light kit. Al talks about the DVD programs he uses. We share tips on developing leads from various sources and answer the question ?How do you get business when you don?t have many demo?s to show?? We talk about the importance of a contract, websites with free listings, the Local Associations role in helping your business grow, and networking and promoting your business. - WVT-2006-07-13
86 min. Sheila Orsi, from Encore Presentation, at http://www.encorepresentation.com/ a Boston area videographer, and WEVA Expo s