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 […]
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 […]
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
