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 […]
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Proximity and Location in a Web-Centric World
How Important is Locality in Maintaining Good Customer Relations? Location is everything, so they say. And I know this was true during most of my career. But given how long that career has been, this probably started to change 20 years ago. For the first 30 years or so, distance was an issue, but it […]
The Importance of Music to Your Tribute Video (Part 2)
In this part, we’ll actually break down a typical family “tribute” and look at the kinds of music we might use for each part of the project. Let’s look at a typical life story. What kind of music is appropriate? In this case, the subject is an 80 year old celebrating a milestone birthday. Introduction: […]
Photographers: These Slide Show Apps Will Turn Your Images into Videos
Recently, we discussed the idea of using picture and video slideshow apps as an alternative to video editing programs to achieve the Tribute video you’re trying to create. They all allow the inclusion and editing of video segments, and allow music and narration tracks as well. Each have their strengths and weaknesses. Here we’ll do a review […]
Video Interviews: Questions and Answers
Interviewing is an Art. Here, I’d like to answer some questions about video interview questions and answers. Interviews fill a role when you need to fill out a story that can’t otherwise be illustrated, or simply lacks a lot of visuals. This is a problem at times for all video producers. Interviews with your subject […]
Choosing an On-Line Music Production Library
The Production music library is the backbone of the audio portion of the video production business. The better ones offer a lot of variety, originality, and a wide range of moods, tempos, and orchestration styles. They offer rock, jazz, movie-style music, r&b, acoustic, classical and more. Pricing varies, from “by the cut” to “all-you-can-eat” by subscription. […]
How to Look Great in Your First Video Job
…Without Breaking the Bank, or Pricing Yourself Out of the Business. Perhaps you’ve produced a few family tributes now and you think you might look for customers and start a business. Well, that’s how I started. But the goal from day one is finding business. You may start on on February 1st, but that doesn’t […]
INTRODUCING: A Love for Tribute Videos
Tribute videos are handmade videos that celebrate the life of a loved one, family, coworker, or public figure. They feature photos, artifacts, music, memorabilia, and sometimes interviews with and about the subject of the video. They can be warm, funny, nostalgic, sad, or a celebration. (To see brief samples, click the play button on the […]
The Importance of Music in Video
