Monday, August 11
Power Sessions | Daily Sessions - Tues|Weds|Thurs | Schedule-At-A-Glance
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All optional Pre-convention Power Sessions will be held at the JW Marriott and will conclude before the WEVA 2008 Opening Night Gala featuring the WEVA 2008 Creative Excellence Awards Wedding Film Fest.
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How to Make EXPO 2008 Your Best Experience
Tim Sudall, Video One Productions
Monday: 10:30am - 12:00pm FREE! |
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With so many exciting sessions to choose from, what's the best way to plan your Wedding & Event Video Expo 2008 conference schedule? Discover how thousands of wedding and event videographers have soared to new heights of creativity - and greater profits - by creating a personalized schedule to hit the ground running at every WEVA EXPO.
This free, pre-EXPO orientation session, presented by WEVA Wedding & Event Videography Hall of Fame inductee, and WEVA Creative Excellence Award-winner, Tim Sudall will help you organize and maximize a WEVA EXPO 2008 experience that's perfect for your specific needs.
(Seating is limited. Please register in advance to secure admission.)
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Adobe After Effects: Quick-Start Boot Camp
Rod Harlan, DV Confidential
Monday: 1:00pm - 3:00pm ($55) |
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Not sure which effects suite is right for you? Here's your chance to
get a good look under the hood of Adobe After Effects and uncover new ways to jump-start your creative juices.
Learn the basics from renowned Adobe trainer Rod Harlan who takes you through an intense overview of powerful new
After Effects applications you can begin using immediately. Learn how to get started and up-to-speed quickly.
Discover time-saving short-cuts, new techniques, and amazing AE creativity you can save and use again and again to
create unique productions that command higher dollars.
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Anatomy of a Corporate Video Production
Lisa Sherman, MediaFX Video
Monday: 1:00pm - 3:00pm ($55) |
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Want more weekday work and lucrative new revenue streams? There's more to corporate video than shooting and editing.
Learn the complete process: From the initial phone call to the follow-up after delivery. See how to use wedding & event video skills you already have to outmaneuver competitors and capture higher dollars from corporate jobs you really want. Watch samples of Lisa's productions as she breaks down the process of:
- Making proposals
- Creating line-item bids
- Pitching clients
- Carrying a job through to final delivery - and beyond
Through roll-playing you will learn the value of the soft-sell and how to retain clients
long term. Plus, Lisa reveals successful lighting techniques for shooting interviews and how to create
alternate moods using gels.
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Hit the Ground Running... AND Making Money
Natalie & Robert Neal, Glass Slipper Productions
Monday: 1:00pm - 3:00pm ($55)
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Just getting started in wedding video? Learn successful methods and
avoid the pitfalls. From video business
management & marketing to production & delivery, Robert and Natalie will show you the key ingredients for
attracting today's brides, what they expect, and how to increase your income from new changes in digital
technologies. From getting the right gear, to determining the type of bride your business will cater to, this
session will enable you to leapfrog costly and time-consuming "trial and error" by allowing you to walk away
with a business blueprint for success.
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Final Cut Tips & Tricks
Don and Miriam Moran, Omaha Wedding Video
Monday: 1:00pm - 3:00pm ($55)
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Why won't copy-and-paste work for me?
How do you use a garbage matte?
What is a garbage matte?
How do I separate audio and video tracks?
Whether you're already into Final Cut or just getting off the ground you will
learn a bushel full of efficient ways for increasing your workflow, and your artistry. Discover techniques and
tips on editing, navigation, color correction, transitions, mattes, keyboard shortcuts, buttons, and more.
Plus, learn 5 impressive effects that produce creativity clients will love and how to produce each
in just 2
minutes or less!
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Creating Spectacular 2D & 3D Photo Montages
Dominic Velasco, IMACRON (Phillippines)
Monday: 3:30pm - 5:30pm ($55) |
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Learn how to use the WOW! factor to increase your photo montage
creativity and increase your profits.
Multi-year WEVA Creative Excellence Award winner, Dominic Velasco shows you how to create over-the-top photo
montages that command top-dollar prices.
From brainstorming the storyline to using Photoshop and After Effects to produce breathtaking videos, this session will help you double, even triple your photo montage business.
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Getting Started in Funeral and Memorial Video
Alan Naumann, MemoryVision
Monday: 3:30pm - 5:30pm ($55) |
Make more money by expanding your video services. Find out how to get into this fast-growing niche market and get answers to key questions including:
- Where do you start?
- What's expected?
- What are the video requirements, responsibilities and protocol?
- How do you market?
- What do you charge?
- How are current trends in funeral videography changing?
- Do you have to cover funeral services to expand into Memorial Videos?
- How will the Internet impact the future?
Alan shares his unique insights for success in this emerging market and shows how you, too, can be profitable.
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Creativity Starts With the Camera!
Ryan Bodie, Studio 26 Productions
Monday: 3:30pm - 5:30pm ($55) |
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Ever wonder how those creative shots are done? There are some breathtaking "looks" that even post can't create.
Get out of auto! See how to take your camerawork and your creativity to the next level by learning how and why manual settings affect your images and how to use settings to enhance your storytelling visually.
Discover new, hand-held techniques for using depth of field (DOF) to get more creative and how DOF can change mood. See how shutter speed, ND filters, aperture and focal distance work to increase or decrease DOF. Learn successful techniques for enhancing your camera creativity using white balance, calibration, lighting and more.
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