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WEVA Live!: Reception
Eugene DiFrancesco, EugeneWorks.com
Jeff Wright, Blue Skies Cinema
John Goolsby, Cannon Video Productions
Thursday, 8:30am - 9:30am |
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For this 4th and final segment of WEVA's new original WEVA Live! series WEVA Wedding & Event Videography Hall of Fame inductee Eugene DiFrancesco and Multi-year WEVA Creative Excellence Award-winner Jeff Wright will show how they create a compelling "Story" of the reception, rather than a long series of dance footage and speeches. Getting creative with both camera angles and strategic movement allows their reception coverage to rise above the crowd.
WEVA Hall of Fame inductee John Goolsby, MPV also gets in the mix to for a LIVE demonstration of his award-winning audio techniques (hint: most which rarely involve the on-camera mike).
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Triangle of Success
Glenn Mattson, Sandler Training; Mattson Enterprises
Thursday, 8:30am - 9:30am |
 Getting to the top of your professional career requires focus on three areas for your continued growth and improvement: attitude, behavior, and technique. Although techniques are important, they alone will not take you to and keep you at the top. Your attitude drives everything, your behavior makes things, and the techniques are the tools you need to get it done. Discover the areas in which you need to personally improve in order to help you be and stay a success.
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Reaching the Next Level: Sound Design
Steve & Laura Moses, Vantage Point Productions, Inc.
Thursday, 8:30am - 9:30am
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7 -time WEVA Creative Excellence Award-winners Steve & Laura Moses show how sound is one of the most reliable generators of emotion the filmmaker has in his/her arsenal. It has its own value and is not there just to help the visuals. It is no less important to the viewer's experience than the cinematography.
This exciting audio and visual presentation is designed to teach the fundamental principles of sound editing and how sound design is an essential component of top dollar, high quality video productions. Effective use of sound goes far beyond properly captured vows and toasts. Sound is a direct link to the heart, and connecting with an audience emotionally is what makes a company stand out. Learn how ambient sound, walla, dialogue, sound effects, and sound bites are the underutilized keys that will unlock a film's complete potential... taking it to an entirely new level.
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Internet TV: It's What the YouTube Generation Is Watching
Michael Kolowich, DigiNovations, Inc.
Thursday, 8:30am - 9:30am |
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If there is one aspect of our industry that is changing at warp speed, it's the Internet and the viewing habits of today's Bride and Groom. Bob LeBar Vision Award honoree and Internet pioneer Michael Kolowich shows you the tools and techniques needed to prosper in today's market. From covering a Presidential candidate, to corporate America to his wedding clients, Michael has an Internet TV solution for all of them.
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Extreme Instant Edits
Adam Mancini, Reel Moments Video
Eric Model, Reel Moments Video
Thursday, 9:50am - 10:50am |
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Instant-edits extend beyond weddings! Expand your business by offering Instant DVD's for shows, dance recitals, and graduations. Producing more than 150 Instant-Edits annually, WEVA MPV's Eric Model and Adam Mancini show how Instant-Edits will give you the edge in attracting new clients, making you the preferred vendor at high-end facilities and increase your income long after the wedding day.
Whether you produce Instant-Edits on a regular basis, or are new to the concept, you'll get lots of useful tips in this "Instant Session."
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7 Ways to Get More Bookings from Bridal Shows
Julia Markel, Co-owner, Bridal Expo
Vice-president, Association for Wedding Professionals, Int'l
Thursday, 9:50am - 10:50am |
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Bridal shows can be your most effective - and most difficult - form of marketing. Julia walks you through the key factors that make a Bridal Show experience more profitable -from pre-show planning, to designing a booth that attracts attendees, how to qualify which brides you will spend time with, what actions at the show will best represent your business, and steps to make follow-up easier.
Also included are tools (such as a Bridal Show Planning Guide and a Goal-Setting Worksheet) to help you apply the new marketing methods you'll learn.
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Award Winning Highlights: A Great Business Card
Mark And Trisha Von Lanken, Von Wedding Films.com
Thursday, 9:50am - 10:50am
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What makes an award-winning Highlights DVD? It's a combination of storytelling and beautiful cinematography. WEVA Wedding & Event Videography Hall of Fame inductees and 2007 WEVA CEA Wedding Highlights Gold winners,
Mark & Trisha Von Lanken, share their insight and artistry for creating a Highlights masterpiece.
It's more than just great shooting and editing. Discover the key elements of producing Highlights that will let the couple relive the best moments of their day and leave viewers wanting more. Learn the "must have moments" and more importantly, the moments to leave out. Grasp new ways to think like a producer, not just a camera operator or editor. From shot composition to simple video filters, discover a systemized workflow to reduce your time in the editing bay.
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WEVA Latino: Tecnicas Avanzadas de Camara
Carlos Ornelas, Fantasy Weddings
jueves, 9:50am - 10:50am |
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¿Todavía estas grabando con tu cámara en AUTO? ¿Son las imágenes de tus video ordinarias? ¿Quieres aprender cómo mejorar la calidad de tu vídeo desde la Captura? En este seminario aprenderás las técnicas de cámara, trucos y los mejores ajustes para capturar esas imágenes Impresionantes que pueden hacer cualquier video ordinario en extraordinario. Mira como Carlos Ornelas captura sus imágenes tan impresionantes sin necesidad de estar corrigiendo en la edición. Descubre como manejar tu cámara correctamente y de forma mas eficaz, y por que grabar "Completamente Manual" es la mejor manera de hacerlo para la grabación de vídeos mas impresionantes.
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On the Cutting Room Floor: TOP 10 Editing Tips!
Brooke Rudnick, Marc Smiler Video Artist
Thursday, 11:15am - 12:15pm |
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You have hours of footage and it's time to perfect your masterpiece.
Learn how to work with all of the footage and keep everything in perspective. Master the art of controlling your video to keep your viewers on the edge of their seats. Adding music and sound effects can fill your viewers with emotion.
Clever editing can make the difference between an average video and a brilliant one. Come and learn the TOP 10 tricks Brooke uses to create award-winning wedding films for clients!
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Panel Discussion:
Marketing your Services: Proven Strategies That Work
Presented by WEVA International
Thursday, 11:15am - 12:15pm |
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In today's challenging environment it's more important than ever to discover fresh ways to creatively market your services... and out-market the competition. This Q&A panel session will give you new ideas, proven strategies, and ways that get you thinking outside the box. Discover the latest marketing tools & strategies to keep your video business growing and prospering even in a tight economy.
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How to Shoot, Edit and Market Bar/Bat Mitzvah Videos
Bonnie Durkin, D-Vision Video
Thursday, 11:15am - 12:15pm |
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Shooting and editing Bar/Bat Mitzvah videos is similar to weddings, but important rituals must be understood. Even though there is less competition in this market than in weddings, you need a special personality to work with kids and Mitzvah moms. Discover how the Mitzvah market is a more lucrative market than weddings with a variety of add-ons and the opportunity to keep your calendar booked two years in advance.
Learn the rituals of the Mitzvah ceremony and celebration, and the equipment needed for enhancing shooting and editing. Then watch different samples from the service and the party that illustrate how to shoot and edit. Multi-year WEVA Creative Excellence Award winner, Bonnie Durkin also shows you how to market to Mitzvah moms and slash your advertising costs compared to weddings.
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Wedding Movie Trailers: So Simple, Yet So Profitable
Michael Wolanin, Starring You Productions
Thursday, 11:15am - 12:15pm |
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Impress your brides with an effective movie trailer that will earn you more money and more exposure to potential clients in the future. Brides are anxious to see their wedding video as soon as possible and Michael Wolanin will share the formula for producing an exciting trailer quickly.
See how to create beautiful theatrical movie trailers brides will love - and the best part, make more money and increase your reputation.
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