Take a sneak peak behind the scenes at the HDM/Lovestruck studios, where we will share tips on workflow, organization, communication, transportation, and more! Of course. we can’t forget about the toys! You will get a glimpse of what goes on inside the walls of our Southern California production house, meet our full time staff, and maybe learn some tips along the way!
We shot and edited this in an afternoon, so naturally there is a lot we could not touch on. Feel free to ask questions!
So you just finished up a beautiful 20-minute wedding feature and you are so excited to send it off to the couple. You create and upload a trailer to tease everyone and everybody cannot wait to see the final product. But wait! The full wedding film is on DVD…only.
But there are dozens if not hundreds of individuals eager-to-view, what about them? How will they get to see it? One solution is for the couple to buy some extra DVD/Blu-ray copies, but for the most part, couples are unmotivated to do so and have more on their plate. If the full wedding film is restricted to optical media only, most of the guests at the wedding will never have the chance to see the full, finished masterpiece that you spent the last 2 weeks piecing together.
Making your longer edits (features, short forms, or whatever the kids are calling them now-a-days) available online creates an open avenue to display your true talent and product to anyone connected to the happy couple. The video above shares some ideas and some basic how-to’s to get you started if you haven’t already began sharing your longer edits online.
The couple is going to be thrilled that their film is online and easily shareable. You can offer full wedding video hosting as an addition to a package or surprise the couple with it after they receive their package. It’s up to you as to how you’ll offer it, but the key is to understand how important it is for the couple to have it sharable online. Happy couples should always be your top priority!
Since everyone’s sites are setup differently, I can’t tell you the best way to add an online checkout to your site/blog. We use PayPal because it easy and most web-savvy folks have a PayPal account. I’d encourage you to explore some of the options that PayPal has for merchants. Google Checkout is another popular online selling tool which has grown in popularity the last couple of years. Definitely worth looking into as well.
Has sharing your features online worked out for you and your company? Let me know. Have some concerns? Lemme know your thoughts 
At IN[FOCUS] 2011, featured presenter Patrick Moreau of StillMotion presented how wedding filmmaking is Your Gateway to a variety of creative commercial projects.
In this clip, Patrick elucidates on the diversity and uniqueness of the wedding filmmaker’s skill set and how it blows the minds of commercial producers. Ron Dawson also touched on this topic this week – check out this thoughts as well.
Click on any of the links below to hear more from StillMotion about the BTS from their commercial projects:
Callaway – Stuart Appleby, Alvaro Quiros, Ernie Els, Annika Sorenstam, Trevor Immelman, Morgan Pressel
The NFL – The 2010 NFL Combine, “The Season,” The Super Bowl, The Combine Helmet Camera
Patrick will be on tour this summer as a part of the Canon Live Learning Tour. Register for any of the dates listed using the coupon code “Focus” and you will receive a 10% discount!
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