Shoot Ta Thrill!
The Secrets to Shooting
Award-Winning Raw Footage!

Steve Fowler
VIDEOEXPERTS, East Windsor CT

Elections Committee Chair, PVA of Connecticut

Let Award-Winning Videographer Steve Fowler’s 21 years of experience
show you how to increase your skill set so you, too, can “Shoot Ta Thrill.”
See LIVE demonstrations as Steve manipulates his shoulder mount and hand-held
cameras, and explains the tools necessary to acquire his “Shoot Ta Thrill” shots.

You’ll view the raw footage and final productions, so you have complete knowledge
of his process.  You’ll study Steve’s complete, yet simple, “Shoot Ta Thrill” shot list
so you can instantly utilize what you’ve learned.  You’ll realize the importance of
preparing for the shoot, including creating a timeline for shooters, checking and testing
equipment, how to clean your lenses, and how to improve your organization skills.

Steve’s list of vital information will range from selecting camera support systems
to choosing the best audio monitoring gear and hearing protection, and even
where to find the most comfortable shoes and socks. You’ll learn how to
balance yourself while shooting and how to breathe properly for maximum
camera stability.  You’ll go through each segment of a typical wedding
day shoot and even see a finished production in this fast-paced seminar.

Fast, cool, and new in ‘08!

Multi-award winning producer and graphic designer Lance Gray ,
from PixelPops Design, will show you stunningly fast tips and tricks
for improving the look and feel of your work with Photoshop,
and other production tools.  If you thought the 2007 results were
killer fast, wait until you see what Lance has up his sleeves
for VIDEO 08 – you’re going to be blown away!

You’ll learn ways to take ordinary imagery and turn it into
something extraordinary.  Novices and expert users alike will
gain valuable insight into how PixelPops Design uses these very
same techniques to consistently sell productions from $10-50K!

Ever wonder why some clients are real easy to work with and others, well, they just aren’t?  Do you realize that your own personality plays a huge role every time you interact with a client, potential client or other industry professionals?  Are you aware of the various personality types?  Do you know which one you are?

Let award-winning videographer and PixelPops Design co-founder Brian Gunn help you figure out what makes you tick. More importantly, find out what makes the client tick in this thought-provoking presentation.  Once you learn the simple methods for determining the personality of who you are dealing with, Brian will help you discover how to motivate your clients, anticipate their actions, and be less irritated by people that irritate you. You’ll walk away with an asset that you can use immediately.

Once you know these methods, whether you are on the phone, in a sales presentation, in production or just about anywhere, you can quickly figure out who they are. Business and life will then get more entertaining and enjoyable.  This instructive seminar will have you figuring people out even before you leave Orlando.

Extreme Makeover!
A First-Hand Case Study of
Three Actual Business Makeovers

Alex Hill
Elysium Productions, Irvine CA

Member PVN, Orange County CA

Tired of selling on price alone?  Want to become profitable,
or even more profitable? Fed up with working with couples who
aren't in your target market?  Frustrated with business advice
that doesn’t seem to apply to you or your company?

Alex Hill, the CEO of Elysium Productions, took on the challenge
of helping three real studios to improve their businesses
using Elysium's "sustainable change process". These are the
guidelines Elysium has followed to become one of the country's most
successful wedding and special event videography studios.  Find out the
results of these makeovers directly from the subjects of Alex’s case studies.

Alex will give you a clear process to use to examine your own
vision and values, your goals and targets, and assess your
current reality versus your perceived obstacles. Alex will demonstrate,
with the help and input of his three real-life studio case studies,
how to align strategic direction and tactics to improve such areas
of your business as branding, pricing strategy, and salesmanship.
You’ll learn the importance of quality and consistency in your
marketing efforts, along with suggested methods to improve
overall business efficiency and product/service quality no
matter where you are in the lifecycle of your business.

Nine Squares
and Four Crosshairs!
Beyond the Rule of Thirds:
Understanding Artistic Composition

Julie Hill
Elysium Productions, Irvine CA
Member PVN, Orange County CA

While it is challenging to shoot in an environment that you can’t control,
you can avoid having to settle for mediocre results by using proven methods
of camera and subject placement already used effectively by photographers and artists.
Join award-winning videographers Julie and Alex Hill of Elysium Productions as they
teach you how to think beyond the rule of thirds, and, instead, to think like an artist.

Discover their proven shooting methods and learn how to be an observer with
a keen eye, rather than trying to manipulate the subject and environment.
Learn how to use negative space, create a moving camera look while barely
moving, and how to see and produce uniquely composed shots.
They’ll show you how to use textures in your composition and how creatively
use the sun and light flares, and also off-camera lighting techniques.

In post production, you’ll learn how to enhance even drab shots with
color correction and how to brighten scenes with minimal added grain.
Julie will show you how to analyze your shots and determine what gets
slo-mo and what goes real time.  And as a bonus, Julie will
show you how music enhances EVERY edit!

Pro-Networking™
Building Your Video Business
Through Strategic Networking

Neen James
Neen James Communications, Philadelphia PA

International productivity expert Neen James will share real-life systems and
strategies to increase your bottom line.  Her high-energy, interactive
program will establish systems to help you increase productivity, leverage
everyday communication tools, demonstrate strategies to grow your business
and communicate how to build a productive business development Action Plan.

Neen will teach you to create a personal business development plan
for 30, 60, and 90 days, and to apply her five personal strategies to boost
your business development skills.  You’ll even learn how to calculate
RON (Return on Networking) to maximize your networking profitability.
You’ll be able to apply productive strategies for before, during and after
networking events, plus utilize the mind-mapping technique for
business development proposals.  She will show you how to assess
colleagues and vendors to create profitable strategic alliances and
implement strategies for internal networking with existing clients.

The Garden State Effect!
A Great Soundtrack Will Set You Apart

The movie “ Garden State ” is perhaps one of the most
superficial movies ever made - but Gen Y'ers connected to it in droves!
Why all the hype? One word - soundtrack.  Copies of fresh,
eclectic music were sold to over one million twenty-somethings.
If the Hollywood directors do it, then we should too.

Are you are feeling that the sounds of Celine, Enya, and epic movies
don't accurately personify your couples?  If you are looking for
some fresh new music for your wedding edits, but you don't have
the time or interest to watch MTV or read the latest issue of
Rolling Stone, you're in luck; now you don't have to.

Through podcasts, myspace, and iTunes, Chris Jones will prove
you can appear to be a music aficionado in just a few minutes each day.
Learn how to find the coolest music that will have your clients treating
YOU like a rock star, and do so without taking much time out of your workday.

Chris will teach you to find podcasts that present and review
the newer, cooler music and how to listen to that music and
determine how to use it in wedding videos. You’ll also discover
how to mine the iTunes music store efficiently for new tracks.

Music sells! Let music sell you!