Hi, My Name is Matt

Greetings from North Carolina, home of the 2009 NCAA Champion UNC Tar Heels. Matt Davis with Life Stage Videography here with ya.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to contribute to this fine community. You see, I didn’t have a passion for video/film production until a few years ago. Didn’t study it in college. Never had a camera growing up. 

My wife and I were living in Acapulco, Mexico as missionaries at a children’s orphanage. I was using my business degree with finance/marketing to help the organization bring in funds. I had access to a little Sony Handycam and decided the best way for others to become aware of our true needs was by making a documentary of sorts. 

Apart from Sony, I have to thank Microsoft Movie Maker for launching me into the exciting world of video production! 

I fell in love with creating video, and when we returned home, I decided it was all or nothing.  Melissa and I were recently married and poor as dirt, so I figured it was the best time to start a business, having nothing to lose. 

I THOUGHT weddings would be the easiest way to make money with video. I figured “anyone can do that.”  Boy was I WRONG. 

But in the process, I realized that our industry is full of people just like me – people starting out and not doing very good work.  That’s where my excitement for being a part of this community comes in. After taking my lumps and learning from others’ successes, I am honored to share my successes and failures with other aspiring individuals to better lead them along in their journey.

These are exciting days for our industry.  In a time where divorce is just as popular as getting married, I feel we all have a duty to create the best videos we possibly can to positively influence the couples we serve…to help them remember why they first fell in love. 

It is both a demanding and rewarding job, and I am glad you are along for the ride.

P.S. I have moved on from Windows Movie Maker….;)

P.P.S. Enjoy my sample below, and check out my blog for more!

Matt Davis

Matt Davis (coaching at lifestagefilms.com) of Life Stage Films has been described as the “head coach of wedding videography,” providing one-on-one business coaching as well as group coaching webinars. A featured speaker at both WEVA 2009-10 and IN[FOCUS] 2010-11, as well as a multiple CEA award winner and 2009-10 EventDV 25 All-Star, he is based in Wilmington, N.C.

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