Past Meeting – MIVA 2010 Workshop
01. Sep, 2010
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Are you ready to improve your skills as a filmmaker? Are you ready to learn new techniques as a business owner? Are you ready to take improve your branding and marketing strategies? Look no further…
Join us on October 6th and 7th, 2010 at the awesome Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Michigan for what’s promised to be a jam packed and totally relevant program for today’s event filmmaker at Michigan Independent Video Association’s 2010 Workshop. Featuring Bruce Patterson of Cloud Nine Creative and WedLuxe Magazine, wedding filmmaker kool-extraordinaire Konrad Czystowski, and Michigan wedding photographer Jason Aten. Seating is limited and early bird rates apply until September 26th so order tickets today!
BRUCE PATTERSON of Cloud Nine Creative and WedLuxe Magazine™
The Art (and Business) of Wedding Filmmaking
Bruce Patterson is an award-winning wedding filmmaker based in Vancouver and Toronto Canada. Having begun as a graphic design studio in 1999, Cloud Nine Creative branched out into filming weddings in 2003. Combined with the introduction of his printed magazine, WedLuxe, Bruce has built an international brand that is synonymous with quality and which caters to a luxury clientele. His wedding films have brought him to Mauritius off the coast of South Africa, the Philippines, and all over the US and Canada. This fall the Cloud Nine team will be filming weddings in Ireland and Singapore (on New Year’s Eve).
In Bruce’s seminar, he’ll talk about the ups and downs and trials and tribulations that he and his company have experienced after filming weddings for the past 7 years. He is as passionate about the “art” of wedding filmmaking as he is about the “business”. Come and hear how Bruce has been able to persevere throughout the years in order to avoid some of the same mistakes in your own company. Learn how to combine a high level of quality with a good business approach that will allow you to charge top dollar.
Come for this 90 minute session and then stick around as Bruce explains what exactly he has in his bag for his shoots.
“One of the top 25 most influential videographers” EventDV Magazine, 2007 + 2008
Co-founder of the Re:Frame Collective
Owner and publisher of WedLuxe Magazine™
Featured in Canada’s National Post Newspaper
Creator of “Fusion is Now” DVD, 2008
Featured on EventDV for their Studio Time Segment
Featured on EventDV cover story and article on DSLR Fusion, October 2008
Cloud Nine was the first studio in Canada to receive a Canon 5DmkII when they were released in Oct, 2008 and Cloud Nine Creative’s films are now shot exclusively using DSLR technology. Bruce has become well-versed in the daily workflow with this new medium and how to apply it efficiently to run a profitable business
JASON ATEN of Jason Aten Photography
Starting Out Right: Top 10 Things For Your First Two (or 10) Years.
Whether you’re in your first 2 years of business, or you’ve been in business 10 years – whether you shoot less than 10 events a year, or more than 40 – there are best practices that can help you create a business built for for success in any market.
From setting up your business, to understanding what makes clients tick – there’s a lot about this business beyond the photographs. Learn what it takes to start out right for success with 10 things you have to know to start out right.
Filmmaker KONRAD CZYSTOWSKI
Wow’ing, Workflow, and Connecting: Ingredients for Success
If your issues lie in how to better connect with your couples, creating the shots that wow, or even mastering your editing work flow- Konrad is going to share what his experiences as a high end cinematographer have taught him and how you can apply his wisdom to better your business.
Having traveled the world as a much sought after wedding filmmaker, Konrad’s work and personality are the key ingredients of his success. His sessions promise to give you key elements you’ll be able to apply to your art and your business.
THE (tentative) SCHEDULE
**This workshop INCLUDES dinner at the AMAZING Royal Park Hotel (600 E. University, Rochester, MI) on Wednesday as well as a light breakfast and full lunch on Thursday!
**The Royal Park Hotel has secured a special room rate of $150 for all attendees of the MIVA Workshop for Wednesday and Thursday evenings. For individual reservations, call 248-453-8788 and reference MIVA Workshop. In order to secure special group room rates and reservations, all reservations must be received by September 27, 2010.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
1:00pm Registration
1:30pm Welcome
1:45pm Konrad: “Live Event DOP”
4:30pm BREAK
4:45pm Konrad: “Unvendorize Yourself”
5:45pm DINNER @ The Royal Park Hotel
7:00pm Konrad: “Editing Simplified”
9:00pm Party at Rochester Mills
Thursday, October 7, 2010
10:00am (late) Continental Breakfast
10:30am Bruce Patterson: “The Art (and Business) of Wedding Filmmaking”
12:15pm Lunch
1:30pm Jason Aten: “Starting Out Right”
3:30pm Break
3:45pm Bruce Patterson: “What’s in my bag”
4:15pm Raffle and Peace Out.
Raffle Prizes:
I have attended a few MIVA workshops in the past and they are always informative, fun, and worth every penny.
This work shop is two days, so I would like some more info on what will be covered before I commit to the two days.
Can someone post a list of things covered… dosent have to be exact, just something to help with my decision?
I’m sure it will be great fun, just hanging with other MIVA members is a blast!
Thanks