Upcoming Meeting

Upcoming Meeting

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 [...]

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March Meeting “The Madonna Effect ver. 2.0: The Art of Evolution and Creativity” w/ Ron Dawson of Dare Dreamer Media

March Meeting “The Madonna Effect ver. 2.0: The Art of Evolution and Creativity” w/ Ron Dawson of Dare Dreamer Media

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 [...]

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February Recap: Eliminate Your Backlog

February Recap: Eliminate Your Backlog

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 [...]

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February Meeting: “Killing Your Backlog for a Better Life” w/ Chris Jones from Mason Jar Films

February Meeting: “Killing Your Backlog for a Better Life” w/ Chris Jones from Mason Jar Films

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 [...]

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Christmas Bash at Greektown Casino on December 3, 2009

Christmas Bash at Greektown Casino on December 3, 2009

MIVA presents “MIVA Holiday/Christmas Bash 2009 at the Greektown Casino”. In keeping with the new direction MIVA is moving in, what better than to celebrate the holidays than at the fantabulous Greektown Casino in Detroit! Start making your plans to attend as this promises to be the best holiday party MIVA has ever [...]

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MIVA Recap – November 4th, 2009

MIVA Recap – November 4th, 2009

Special Guest: Steve Zugelter of Studio+Z Films in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Thanks to the Epic Motion crew for taking some images to share from the meeting.
Once again, we started our meeting showing a couple of our members’ videos and giving some feedback on their work. Special thanks to David from Lightshine Productions who shared his very [...]

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Steve Zugelter of Studio+Z Films Presents on Concept Films and How They Can Transform Your Business

Steve Zugelter of Studio+Z Films Presents on Concept Films and How They Can Transform Your Business

Steve Zugelter of Studio+Z Films in Cincinnati, Ohio will be sharing his recipe for concept films on November 4th. Learn how Steve has used the concept film to create his own market within his market and set himself apart in his hometown. Especially in today’s economy, its important to make the brides notice [...]

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Matt Davis presents You Know How To Shoot Video – Now Learn How To Sell It

Matt Davis presents You Know How To Shoot Video – Now Learn How To Sell It

October 7th, we will be welcoming Matt Davis – owner of Lifestage Videography from North Carolina. Here’s what he says we can expect from what he’ll share with us that evening at Bastone’s in Royal Oak:
We believe there is a huge need to show creative professionals how to bring in more money by speaking [...]

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September Meeting: Ryan Koral of Epic Motion ~ How To Win Brides and Influence Vendors

September Meeting: Ryan Koral of Epic Motion ~ How To Win Brides and Influence Vendors

MIVA member and vice president Ryan Koral of Epic Motion will be our featured presenter at the September meeting. Catch a sneak peek of this session which he will be sharing in Orlando at the WEVA Expo in mid-September. By the way, if you haven’t registered for the WEVA Expo, you can do [...]

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August Recap – Audio Pointers

August 2009 MIVA Recap Video from Lee Higginbottom on Vimeo.
Many thanks go to Wes from Wes Cardone Productions and Hyun & Adam from Two Penny Productions for sharing some of their recent work. They took part in a new portion of our MIVA meetings where they show an example of their work and MIVA [...]

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WEVA + Editors Meeting Recap

Thanks to Ryan Koral for taking some pics and making a quick highlight montage at Animoto.
We had a great meeting last night at Bastone’s! The editor’s showdown was a duel between Jamie from Jamie Honce Productions, Rochester, and Alex from Fifth and Main, Bloomfield. Jamie and Alex did a great job using some of [...]

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RSVP Here For Our Next Meeting (and save money!)

RSVP Here For Our Next Meeting (and save money!)

Our presenter for August 5th at 7pm has changed. We will be featuring MIVA President Ralph Cabildo and board member Matt Trubac of TruVision Studios. They will be discussing the importance of audio in our productions. Here are some of the things they will cover:
- Hooking up your wireless system for projection [...]

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July 8th, 2009 Meeting: John Zale from WEVA and the Editor’s Showdown

July 8th, 2009 Meeting: John Zale from WEVA and the Editor’s Showdown

Hey guys and gals… the next MIVA meeting is going to be a good one, so don’t miss it… Here’s what’s on tap…
First off, John Zale from WEVA will be here to talk about all things WEVA. With the annual WEVA Expo coming up soon (September), he’ll have lots of great info to [...]

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