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 […]

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 […]