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This month, MIVA has partnered with the Detroit chapter of NACE (National Association of Catering Executives – though they’re SO much mor than that) to bring you Jeff Tobe who will be speaking on “Coloring Outside the Lines: Learn What Your Customers Want But Are Too Afraid To Tell You.” The event will be held [...]

  The 2011 MIVA Film Festival is over, an we had a great night! MIVA provided pizza & pop, Epic Motion let us use their building as a meeting space, Mandel Video supplied the popcorn, and a few generous members brought some beverages of the adult variety. We saw 14 works by about 10 different studios and [...]

Four categories are open for submissions in our annual MIVA Film Festival this year. Only current, paid-to-date MIVA members will be allowed to submit entries. Each MIVA member has the privilege to submit up to, but no more than two entries. These two entries may be in the same category or in any two that [...]

Adam Forgione of Pennylane Productions will Skype with us from his studio in New York. The discussion will be on short-form wedding films. This growing trend is allowing wedding film companies to produce upscale films for their client, and the truth is the client is looking for short-form. Adam will answer questions and offer advice for anyone [...]

Open your mind to building custom color looks to make your studio stand out. Learn how to quickly fix white balance and hue problems using basic filters. We will discuss color theory and what color means for your project.  I will show you step by step what has been a proven method for our studio. [...]

What separates video professionals from the amateur wedding guest with a camcorder and a tripod? A few things. One of the biggest considerations is the quality of the audio we’re capturing. Are you using an on-camera shotgun mic? Lapel mics? Did you plug into their in-house system? How do you monitor your audio live? Is [...]

The Reaction- Holly & Nathan from GEBBS on Vimeo. Check out Gebb’s work at gebbs.tv or gebbsweddingfilms.com. THINK DIFFERENT, BE DIFFERENT and ROCK THE WORLD! Michael Gebben started his company GEBBS TV right out of high school with zero business experience or college education. It has grown from a small wedding video business into an [...]

The Michigan Independent Video Association is hosting its first ever mixer at the brand new – and amazingly gorgeous Star Lanes at the Emagine Theater in downtown Royal Oak. Appetizers will be served in the private High Rollers Room. Bowling is included with your registration (shoe rental included!). There’s also a cash bar, billiards, shuffleboard [...]

Slider…check! Steadicam…check! Crane…check! In today’s times it seems so easy for us to become so focused on our Hollywood-style techniques that we forget about what’s most important. What about the couple? What do they want? I plan to explore some ideas on how you can increase the emotional impact of your films while keeping the [...]

Has the economy left you out on a limb? It’s been a challenging last couple of years all around, especially in the wedding market. Robin Saville from www.brideaccess.com told me that some areas of the wedding industry are down as much as 75% across the nation. Now that’s just crazy! Come find some answers during [...]