LIQUID Beckstead was designed with the intention of offering a unique service to professional photographers. A solution for them to truly stand out from the rest. david robin | films had already achieved great success incorporating this technique into its work, so we decided to join forces with one of the greatest photographers on the planet DAVID BECKSTEAD. LIQUID Beckstead was the result. So in association with Dynamic Video (our representation outside the Los Angeles area) here is the result. ENJOY!

LIQUID Beckstead

“In a deep sea of photographers, how are you going to rise out of the water and be different? Seeing for the first time, my best images turned into a 3D presentation, felt almost ‘liquid’ to me. Like a river it moved so beautifully! I knew I had a ticket to DIFFERENT! I had no doubt brides would be ’stunned’ by this and pay anything to get a “liquidshow” for themselves. Talk about a striking way to show off my art! Hand crafted, one image at a time, over many hours of work; liquidshows are not for every photographer. Most will not pay for this kind of workmanship. But that leaves the field wide open for you! At your studio or on your laptop when a bride first witnesses your liquidshow she will instantly know that you are unique, book you on-the-spot and pre-pay for a liquidshow.”

“You got to get your tube and float down this river!!”

David Beckstead

10 Things You Didn’t Know About David Robin

1. Grew up in London, England. Moved to Los Angeles in 1981. Secretly wishes he would have moved to New York first.

(a) The house i grew up in. (b) The day I left for America. (c) Visiting NY for the first time.

2. Absolutely loves to travel, however, hates flying. Has been all over most of the world, with the exception of the Far East, Australia and some of northern and eastern Europe. But hopes to visit them in the, not too far, distant future.

Rome: The Spanish Steps.

3. Up until age14, had an awesome Marvel Comics collection. Sold them all to pay for a new sparkling red drum kit.

My latest DW kit. My dream come true!

4. Played drums for the English new wave band “Toyah” who achieved success in Great Britain.

http://www.orbit.force9.co.uk/behindthelake/html/musicians3fdr.htm

I’m the one 2nd from last on right.

5. Avid collector of Jazz, fusion, Progressive Rock and Pop CD’s currently approaching 5000.

6. Has a lovely wife and two teenage Sons, 17 and 18 yrs of age.

7. Watches every movie possible via Netflix. But will go to the theater when a really good movie comes out.

8. Secretly loves American Idol, and tears up when a good one is voted off.

9. Loves contemporary art, and would collect it, if he could afford it.

10. Wicked dry British sense of humor, and loves a great cup of Tetley’s English Breakfast Tea, or PG Tips. With milk and sugar, of course!

Orlando, Florida, Jan 21, 2007 — The top 25 videographers in the world were honored this evening by EventDV Magazine at the 4Ever Group Video 08 educational conference in Orlando’s Wyndham Resort.

“I want to thank my entire team for putting our name on the map for the third year in a row. I also want to thank all the professional videographers around the world who voted for me for this great honor.”

david robin

Press Release:

MADISON, WI–January 21, 2008—Today EventDV magazine unveiled the 2007 EventDV 25, and David Robin of david robin | films was named to the list as one of the 25 hottest and most influential event videographers in the business. The honorees were announced in the February 2008 issue of EventDV, and were recognized on Monday, January 21 in a special awards presentation during the opening night gala of the 4EVER Group’s Video 08 convention in Orlando, Florida.

“As the event video industry’s one and only all-star team, the EventDV 25 gives us the opportunity to recognize those videographers who are wielding the most influence today, through their innovative work, educational efforts, and outreach to other videographers,” said EventDV Editor-in-Chief Stephen Nathans-Kelly. “To make sure we recognized the right people, we turned the selection process entirely over to the ‘fans,’ and let our readers pick the team. Over the two-month online voting process, the readers cast well over a thousand votes, and our all-star team emerged.”

In addition to voting for their selections, readers had the opportunity to defend their choices with a brief description of their chosen candidate’s merits. Of David Robin, voters wrote, “He has set a standard that will keep the rest of us reaching for a long, long time.”

EventDV, the Authority for Event Videographers, is published monthly by Information Today, Inc. and read by over 27,000 event videographers and independent video producers around the world. For more information on EventDV, visit www.eventdv.net.

david robin | films is featured in the December 2007 “Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide”, which hit the stands today.

In an article entitled “The Best In The Business” Gary Kleiner wrote; “For creative camera work, David Robin was on-hand to show how he handles the second camera, getting some kind of shot every 10 to 15 seconds. His think-on your-feet technique was quite impressive, especially his creative use of monopod techniques.”

This article was written about a mock wedding that was staged at the Weva Expo 2007 in Las Vegas, featuring some of the top event videographers in the world, such as Jenny Lehman, David Williams and Mark and Trisha Von Lanken.

Also in the same magazine our “david robin | films 2007″ educational DVD was favorably reviewed.

I am honored to be invited into Style Me Pretty’s newest addition to their site…The Little Black Book of Very Important Vendors. The Little Black Book is their online guide to the most innovative and unique designers, planners and wedding industry professionals within each major geographic area. They were just recently featured on the Martha Stewart Show as one of her favorite blogs. Our entry can be found HERE.

“Who are the most influential videographers working in the field right now?”

To answer that question, EventDV Magazine asked its readers to select the EventDV 25, a veritable All Star team of the 25 “hottest” videographers or videography outfits working today. They might not have racked up the kind of lifetime achievement credentials that qualify Hall of Fame candidates (though many of them certainly have), but they’re all doing All-Star caliber work-and wielding All-Star caliber influence-in the event video world.

DAY ONE: Casa Goolsby
9.00 a.m Jody Goolsby puts out a wonderful breakfast as EventDV25 inductees start to show up at Casa Goolsby.
11.00 a.m Introductions and stories. In attendance (in no particular order): Mike Nelson, Hal Slifer, John & Chip Goolsby, Chris & Laura Randall, Mike Jensen, Trisha & Mark Von Lanken, LaDonna Moore, Laura & Steve Moses, Steve Fowler, Jeff & Andee Wright and Me.

Noon:”How can we change the perception of the Wedding Videographer, in the media?”

1.00pm Randy Stubbs finally shows up. So great of him to finally honor us with his presence. We all decide to dis and ignore him for the rest of the day.

Afternoon: Show and Tell: Each videographer gets the spotlight to show their latest work or concepts.

Dave Williams joins the group via iChat

7.00p.m Dinner at Victoria Country Club

DAY TWO:
10:00 a.m Breakfast a la Jody, followed by more Show and Tell. More discussion on how we can collectively improve the reputation of the Event Videographer, as well as, financial discussions concerning growing the business and returning a profit.

1.00 p.m Break for lunch: A lovely Mexican Fiesta!
2-6 p.m Saving the world from mediocrity!
7.00 p.m Dinner at Dave & Busters, followed by Pool.

This years EventDV 25 Symposium topped lasts years, for me, in terms of camaraderie, great food and enthusiasm. But more importantly than that, this collective of influential, supremely talented, videographers humbly stepped up to the plate, shared and bared our soles about life, running our businesses, how to make things better for the industry, how we can improve our lives, how important it is to give back, why we do what we do, and finally, just how much we love what we do and its influence on the world in terms of memory preservation, our passion and drive to create something worthwhile and lasting, and how ultimately our clients amazed expressions and tears of joy simply make it all worthwhile.

Not in attendance and sorely missed: Dave Williams, Randy Stubbs, Danny Sayson, Glen Elliott, Ken Ehrhart, Brett Culp, Chris Chibucos, Loi Banh, Kathy & Al Ritondo, Natalie Neal, Alan Naumann, Jason Magbanua, Robert Allen and Chris Watson.

david robin | films is thrilled to announce that we will be shooting The Emmy’s Governors Ball 2007 at the Shrine. The team will consist of David and Ari Perilstein (who recently shot Eva Longora and Tony Parker’s Wedding in France).

The August issue of Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide (WEVRG) includes:

* How WEVA CEA-Winner David Robin’s Progressive Marketing Has Taken His Event Assignments from Weddings to the Oscars.

WEVA Convention
Monday, August 13, 2007
Paris, Las Vegas

Honored and surprised, but gladly accepted two Gold Creative Excellence Awards, in the Love Story and Photo Montage Categories.
That brings us up to 23 CEA’s since 1994. That’s more than any other video company in the country (with the exception of CVP in Florida, who also have 23).

WEVA’s Annual Creative Excellence Awards
In conjunction with WEVA EXPO, WEVA International sponsors the annual Creative Excellence Competition Awards, the most prestigious awards in professional wedding videography. Now in its 15th year, the Competition encourages videographers to break new ground in creative, artistic work by honoring excellence in professional wedding and event videography worldwide.

For the full list of winners, go here!

March 2007 issue of “Wedding & Event Videography” features Heydar Adel, Senior Online Editor for the TV show “24″.

Also featured in the magazine is our article entitled “Adding Depth to Montages”. We show how we create some of our 3D techniques.