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Finding Work in the Off Season Attend This Event Many of us work during the week either editing our weekend projects or possibly another job. Well if you’re looking to dust off your gear during the week and make much more money (per hour) than you do on weddings and events, then this is the [...]

The Price is Right. Or is it? A panel discussion on event filmmaker pricing and other cool stuff. Attend This Event This may be one of our most interesting MIVA meetings to date. We will be taking a look at how studios price their services, how many hours filmmakers work on average, do filmmakers think [...]

Ann Arbor photographer Aruna B. was generous enough to spend a couple of days with MIVA. At the Wednesday night meeting she presented the Art of Posing to MIVA members. It was a great turnout. The event was sponsored by LCD 4 Video, who provided a 7″ HD LCD monitor to raffle. If you missed [...]

“Re-Energize your Brand” is presented by John and Jennifer Moon of Northernlight Filmworks, Awarded the 2009 Event DV Top 25 and Bloggers for InFocus. John is a graduate of Anderson University where he obtained his MBA. Jennifer has a degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University and is also Co-Founder of POSH. This seminar will [...]

May 5th, 2010, MIVA will be featuring Ann Arbor photographer Aruna B as she presents The Art of Posing. You can register below or by clicking here.

On Thursday, May 6th, join Ann Arbor wedding and event photographer Aruna B and a model couple as she will be leading a hands-on workshop in downtown Royal Oak in the “art of posing”. We will be meeting at 4:30pm at Studio 628 – home of Epic Motion (628 E. Parent Ave., Royal Oak, MI) [...]

April 7, 2010 – Why Wedding Coordinators ROCK (and why filmmakers should care) Lindsey Nartker from Lindsey Nartker Designs and Laura Davis of Laura Davis Events will be presenting to our association on April 7th. Thing that we will be discussing will include the best way to improve coordinator & filmmaker relationships, what does a [...]

Your success as an event video producer will hinge on your ability to adapt and evolve with the changing economic and technological landscapes. It’s not okay to let your business, your brand, or your work go stale. Two-time Event DV Top 25er and co-author of ReFocus: Cutting Edge Strategies to Evolve Your Video Business, Ron [...]

There have been a number of great speakers and events over the past year. There will be a whole lot more coming in 2010! Talk about starting off 2010 with a bang, we had a ginormous turnout for Chris’ presentation and now have the most members MIVA has ever known! Thanks to all for making [...]

CeCe and Trevor, 4 of 10 from Chris P. Jones on Vimeo. Chris Jones hails from Austin, Texas and is owner of Mason Jar Films and one of the co-founders of IN[FOCUS]. Time to get IN[TENSE] and eliminate your backlog – IN[FOCUS] and MIVA present IN[FOCUS] co-founder Chris P. Jones as he shares with you [...]