Just returned from five days in Orlando, FL. Had a phenomenal time at the WEVA EXPO. I received, Monday night, a Bronze Creative Excellence Award for a photo montage. On Wednesday i gave a workshop to a capacity crowd on “Secrets to Staying Relevant”. Thank you to all the attendees.
It was wonderful hangin’ with some of the best event filmmakers in the country, including Ray Roman, Dave Williams, Patrick Moreau, Adam Forgione, Casey Warren, Loyd Calomay, Steve Moses and many many more!
Held from October 19-22, 2009, I was invited to speak at Re:Frame San Francisco, which is described as “4 days of intense shooting technique, business management, HD workflow, branding & marketing, creative storytelling techniques, social media and much more!” and it did not disappoint. My Seminar was entitled “Secrets to Staying Relevant”. Here is a review from Cameratown!
My Workshop
This being a conference primarily for wedding “filmmakers”, was a phenomenal opportunity to learn from each other in an intimate environment, made up of filmmakers new to the industry, as well as long time veterans.
Aside from the intense education, we had a blast partying every night way into wee hours of the morning. The Clift Hotel, downtown San Francisco, was beyond AWESOME! I finally got to meet and hang with fellow Event DV Top 25 recipient Joe Simon, as well as Moscow’s Oleg Kalyan. So much talent oozed from the Clift’s walls. Jason Magbanua, Kevin Shahinian, Kristen*, Alex & Julie Hill, Bruce Patterson, Loyd Calomay, Philip Bloome=OMG! The best of the best.
Made so many new friends. Cant wait until the next one. A big thank you to the Collective and all who came to my workshop. I had a blast!
We were honored to win two Creative Excellence Awards. One for Concept Video Production (Entourage Spoof) and one for Photo Montage (Beatles “Love” inspired Montage). We also gave a seminar on the subject of the Concept Video, sharing the stage with my friend Kevin Shahinian.
So great to FINALLY meet JMag, Ray Roman, Konrad, MichaelW, Matt Davis, Scott Strimple, Jerome Cloninger, John Hyland, Philip Bloom, Steve Weiss, John Moon, Brian B and Steve Zugelter!
And of course, such an honor sharing the stage with the amazing, one-of-a-kind Kevin Shahinian.
Lastly seeing peeps Adam Forgione (thanks for having me introduce you), Ron & Tasra, J. Goolsby, Moses’s, Keith Anderson, Bruce H, Sue Lawson, Pixel Monkeys, Christine Moore (i love you), Ryan Koral, Sylvia & Nels, David Perry, Josua Smith, Ryan Brodie,The Kuritas, Jenny Lehman, The Bacon’s, Natalie Neal, Tony Cucci, The Scheman’s, Hal Slifer, Fred Klein, Brian Peterson, The Argenes’s, The Ritondo’s, The Bertolami’s, Jerry Cleveland, Steve Fowler, The Hoenthaner’s & the Von Lankens, was always beyond simply a pleasure.
A huge thank you to the one and only Mr. Roy Chapman!
And the education for event filmmakers just keeps on coming!
Now in its 19th year, and open to all industry professionals worldwide, members and non-members, newcomers and veterans, Wedding & Event Video Expo 2009 is our industry’s biggest convention and trade show. Increase your creativity & marketing and increase your profits… NOW!
Register today using this special PRE Early-Bird Discount and SAVE!
From new and breathtaking wedding film creativity, to cool ‘new media’ marketing and stunning new digital ‘combo’ tech… it’s all coming to Orlando, FL this September… WEVA EXPO 2009 Rocks!!
WEVA EXPO 2009 is where our industry meets to discover cutting-edge technologies, techniques, trends, and new marketing impacting every aspect of digital video memories.
Attend WEVA EXPO 2009 and see the future of professional wedding and event video…TODAY!
New for WEVA EXPO 2009…
Special Spotlight on Combo Cameras – including WEVA ShootOut between the Canon 5D, Nikon D90, and the new Panasonic GH1… plus, much more!
Attend cutting-edge sessions in new Wedding Film Techniques, Camera Clinics, Breathtaking Wedding Creativity, Event & Corporate Production, Edit System Training, Mock Wedding Demonstrations, Digital Imaging Products That Sell, Workflow Streamlined, HD Production, Audio, Lighting, LIVE-Event Streaming, Social Media Marketing, and much more… including 2-Day Trade Show featuring Show-Only Discounts on hundreds of digital video and digital imaging products and services.
Hurry, PRE Early-Bird Registration Discount Ends June 30
All Full-Convention registrations include admission to all EXPO conference sessions, Opening Night Film Fest & Awards, Technology Demonstrations, Q&A Panels, Camera & Edit System Clinics, 2-Day Trade Show, Networking Parties, Free Door Prize Tickets, plus Complimentary Dinner Monday Night, and Free Continental Breakfast each EXPO morning! It’s an unbeatable value, but this PRE Early-Bird Registration Special ends June 30, no exceptions. All registrations are refundable through August 2009. Register today for WEVA EXPO 2009 and SAVE!
Opening Monday evening September 14, 2009 and ending by 5pm Thursday September 17, WEVA EXPO 2009 will be held at the brand new 26-acre Hilton Orlando in Orlando, FL. Guest rooms for all EXPO attendees are only $99/night (single or double). Parking and in-room Internet access is free for all registered hotel guests.
ATTENTION WEDDING & EVENT FILMMAKERS!
Re:Fine your talent + Re:Fresh your mind for 4 days with the hottest event
filmmakers in the industry.
4 days of intense shooting technique, business management, HD workflow,
branding & marketing, creative storytelling techniques, social media and
much more! We’ve searched the globe to bring you the best and most diverse
range of speakers so that you can take your business to the next level.
Break bread with international innovators of the wedding and event video
world in an intimate setting, as we take over one of the hottest 4-star
hotels in the city: CLIFT Hotel.
WHEN : Mon-Thur October 19-22th, 2009
WHERE : San Francisco’s trendy CLIFT Hotel (just a block from Union Square)
WHAT’S INCLUDED :
• 4 days of in-depth education in small group settings with an incredible,
diverse and global lineup of industry leaders
• Full Hot Breakfast each morning (bacon, eggs… oh yeah!)*
• Lunch Mon-Wed*
• Elective Seminars (Tutorials you select to suit your own needs)
• Hands on Shooting
• Free Admission to the Welcome Cocktail & Tues Night Event (PARTY!)
• Networking with the best in the business
There’s also an opportunity to win a FREE SEAT to RFSF! Read more about it
at www.reframecollective.com
REGISTER TODAY!
* Breakfast & Lunch are free for each night booked at Clift Hotel
Very excited to announce that we have a three page feature in the latest Wedding & Event Resource Guide. Please click on thumbnail to view it full size!
Published quarterly, Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide also includes links to related video in the Members-Only section of the WEVA website. “It’s WEVA members who are leading this industry worldwide and sharing their experience,” said Dan Argenas WEVA’s Director of Association Communications. “Each edition of Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide reveals what they’re doing, how they’re doing it, and more.”
Just got back from a very successful speaking engagement for the Bay Area Professional Videographers Association (BAPVA). Many thanks to Jill Jaknow, Oren Arieli, Dan O’Hara, Chuck Savadelis, Ted Banucci, Michael Ryan, Mark Triolo and everyone else who made my visit so easy and fun.
Topics covered:
Creative camera technique for wedding shooting.
Post production: how to add that magic to differentiate you from the crowd.
Sales and marketing approaches.
“Each year, WEVA invites members and non-members to enter their finest work in our industry’s most prestigious awards competition,” said Roy Chapman Chairman of Wedding & Event Videographers Association International. “The Creative Excellence Competition, in its 18th year, is once again open to all professional wedding and event videographers worldwide. It is a WEVA peer-reviewed competition and represents the highest awards honor in production achievement in our industry. There is always a new panel of judges every year, and each year brings a fresh opportunity for new productions to be honored. All videographers are encouraged to enter their best work!”
david robin | films won Gold in two categories:
Short Form Wedding Production
Photo Montage Production
Since 1994 we have won an unprecidented 25 Creative Excellence Awards, and continue to have the headache of where to put them. Seriously we are truly honored as competition gets stiffer and stiffer each year, with much amazing new talent emerging around the world.
