Birthday Tribute Video Case History: My Brother’s 60th
Birthday Tribute Video Case History: My Brother’s 60th This Memorial Day my annual family gathering was dealt a horrible blow: RAIN! So although we cooked outside under the eaves, we had to eat and celebrate inside, which can lead to a fairly dull time without access to a sunny outdoors and frolic in the pool. […]
Why I Wrote “Make Tribute Videos”
Why I Wrote “Make Tribute Videos” There are moments when large groups of people expect something special. The perfect toast. The sacred moment. The encore. The motivational speech. The crowd applauds, then roars. We all have these moments, if sometimes on a smaller scale. But they are just as important. The wedding. The anniversary. Retirement […]
“Make Tribute Videos” Book Out Now!
“Make Tribute Videos” shows you how to make videos honoring friends, coworkers, family, and others to celebrate anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, retirements, and more. Nineteen chapters are devoted to the basic tools, techniques, and technology needed to make your first tribute video. Once you know how, you can create and show this video to an appreciative […]
That’s Not Noise, That’s Art
Tony Schwartz (1923-2008), was a master of electronic media, created more than 20,000 radio and television spots for products, political candidates and non-profit public interest groups. Featured on programs by Bill Moyers, Phil Donahue and Sixty Minutes, among others, Schwartz has been described as a “media guru,” a “media genius” and a “media muscleman.” His […]
The Quick Guide to Making Your Family Tribute Video
Here’s a bullet by bullet overview of the tasks at hand when editing family tribute videos. The goal is to go for the audiences’s heart, and these pointers should help. Collect materials. These includes pictures, video, misc, interviews if you plan them. Import materials into your computer and video editing program. Select your first piece […]
Video Producers: Be RELENTLESS!
Storytelling: Still in Style
It’s still the way of the world: Young beats old, new triumphs over the status quo. I know. I was young once, and part of a generation that was taught to not trust anyone over thirty. Okay, 40 MAY be the new 30. but the attitudes still prevail, and moreover, we live in a world […]
How to Write a Video Script, Or “Words Only When Necessary”
At some point in your communications career, you will be faced with writing a video script. It comes with the territory. How you respond to this distraught pleasure will say a lot about you and your understanding of visual media. What makes writing an a-v script hard is not knowing how easy it can be. By […]
The Guide to Public Domain (Free) Footage for Tribute Videos
Let’s say you are doing a tribute video to celebrate your parent’s anniversary. You’ve got pictures, a bit of home video or film and appropriate music. But you’d like to add some production elements that enhance the story. That’s where public domain footage enters the picture. What is “Public Domain”? Item in the public domain […]
How to Make a Wedding Tribute Video
When people think of wedding videos, they think about the video that is created showing the wedding itself, the reception, and all that goes with them. This is the expectation when we talk about “wedding videos”. But I think there’s a much bigger opportunity for video at the wedding: The wedding tribute video. This is […]
