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Written by Hank Castello   
Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Wedding Video Course

Our eight DVD wedding video course is comprehensive and geared for "real world" wedding videography.

After reading just about every book and reviewing many other "courses", I and a few other wedding videographer friends (with a combined fifty-plus years experience) were left shaking our heads in disbelief that there was so much misinformation and non-information out there.

We've outlined what we felt should be covered and are releasing most, if not all DVDs by May 2008..

Course Outline:

Disk 1

  1. Introduction
    1. Who am I / Who are we?
      1. brief bio,
      2. purpose/goal,
      3. team members
    2. Who is this course for?
      1. Beginners / Newbies
      2. Experienced wedding videographers
    3. What this course covers
    4. Show good side & bad of wedding videography
    5. Are you cut out for this?
  2. What you’ll need (Equipment - Each Item, covered in detail )
    1. Level 1 (the basics)
    2. Level 2 (middle-ground)
    3. Level 3 (advanced)
    4. Avoiding the Crooks - (Including many of those big magazine ads!)
    5. Buying Through eBay

Disk 2

  1. Principles of Videography
    1. Audio
    2. Focus (depth of field, etc.)
    3. Exposure
    4. White balance
    5. Shutter Speed
    6. Composition (framing, etc.)
    7. Lighting
    8. Camera movement & Handhold Styles

Disk 3

  1. Your marketing area
  2. Building your business
    1. Branding
    2. Business cards, logos, mottos, etc.
    3. Your Website (brief sketch, because covered on its own DVD)
    4. Getting known
    5. Marketing
  3. Defining Your Services (Plans, Options, etc.)
    1. Plans
    2. Options
    3. Extras & "Others"

Disk 4

  1. Your Website
    1. Your Domain Name
    2. How to build your own website without any HTML know-how!
    3. If #2 scares you, we'll talk about how to choose a web developer.
    4. Hosting
      1. Windows, Unix or Linux?
      2. PHP or ASP?
      3. Choosing a Hosting Service
    5. Functionality
    6. Layout & Design
    7. Search Engine Optimization
    8. Adwords, AdSense, Etc.

Disk 5

  1. Business Issues
    1. Bookeeping
    2. Taxes
    3. Insurance
    4. Employees, Contract Labor
    5. Policies
    6. Your Contract

Disk 6

  1. Covering the Ceremony
    1. Info Gathering
    2. Rehearsals
    3. The Ceremony
      1. Your Arrival
      2. Bride & Groom Preparations
      3. Setting Up Mics & Cameras
      4. Mothers Lighting Unity Candles (& other pre-entrance events)
      5. Bridal Party Entrance
      6. Bride's Entrance
      7. The Give-Away
      8. Prayers, etc.
      9. Vows
      10. Ring Ceremony
      11. Unity Candle (sand, etc.)
      12. Intro & Exit
      13. Variances & Other Ethinc & Religous Items
    4. Outdoor Ceremonies

Disk 7

  1. Covering the Reception
    1. Pre-Entrance
    2. Announcements/Entrances
    3. First Dance
    4. Cake
    5. Toasts
    6. Bouquet
    7. Garter
    8. Dancing
    9. Greetings
    10. Nice Touches & Extras
    11. Outdoor Receptions

Disk 8

  1. Editing & Production
    1. Computer System
    2. Editing Software
    3. Other Software Tools
    4. Video Capture
    5. Organizing Clips, Bins & Sequences
    6. Editing Basics for Wedding Video
    7. Animations
    8. Music
    9. Encoding
    10. Burning
    11. DVD Media & Cases
    12. Printing Case Covers, DVD Surfaces, etc.
    13. Shipping & Packaging


Future DVDs currently under consideration -

Glidecam / Smooth Shooter Shooting
Stylistic Wedding Video Production
Same Day Edits

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 January 2008 )
 
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