UPVA http://www.upva.org/blog Utah Professional Videographers Association Tue, 01 May 2012 17:02:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 May 2012 Meeting http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/05/01/may-2012-meeting/ http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/05/01/may-2012-meeting/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:02:31 +0000 admin http://www.upva.org/blog/?p=289 We have another great meeting planned for May. This month we will be talking about audio. The basics of live event audio, the benefits and disadvantages of field recorders/wireless, reducing background noise, etc. This month it will actually be held at PERFORMANCE AUDIO. It will be a fun and informative meeting.

Again this is a free meeting and I would love to see a full audience so invite your videographer friends. Feel free to email or call with any questions. Hope to see you all there!

Time:
May 1st, 2012
10:30am – 12:00pm

Place:
Performance Audio
2456 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Kale Fitch
801-633-6152
kale@kalefitchfilms.com
UPVA President

]]> http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/05/01/may-2012-meeting/feed/ 0 April 3rd 2012 Meeting (Lenses) http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/04/02/april-3rd-2012-meeting-lenses/ http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/04/02/april-3rd-2012-meeting-lenses/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:18:26 +0000 admin http://www.upva.org/blog/?p=290 Another great meeting for UPVA! This month our topic is lenses. Dave with Pictureline will be presenting and talking on the different lenses they carry. Also primes vs. zooms, tilt shift, different focal lengths for certain shooting situations, etc. The last part of the meeting will be reserved for some hands on lens testing. Bring in your lenses that you may feel relevant (rokinon, zeiss, etc.) and also your camera if you want to test some others. It should be a fun and informative meeting.

Again this is a free meeting and I would love to see a full audience. Feel free to email or call with any questions. Hope to see you all there!

April 3rd, 2012
10:30am – 12:00pm

Pictureline (SLC)
305 W 700 S
SLC, UT 84101

Kale Fitch
801-633-6152
kale@kalefitchfilms.com
UPVA President

]]> http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/04/02/april-3rd-2012-meeting-lenses/feed/ 0 Upcoming 2012 UPVA Meetings http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/01/18/upcoming-2012-upva-meetings/ http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/01/18/upcoming-2012-upva-meetings/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:19:20 +0000 admin http://www.upva.org/blog/?p=286 I am excited to announce a few things for this year in UPVA. First off the schedule and location has changed for all meetings. We are planning on having our meetings the first Tuesday of every month with February 7th being our first. The location will be at Pictureline in Salt Lake (address below) and they were gracious enough to give us their board room from 10:30am-12:00pm. I am very excited about this partnership with Pictureline and think it will benefit all of us to be in such a great learning environment.

I have been working on getting meetings planned for this year and wanted to roll out the first two:

February 7th (Music Licensing)
We will talk about the legal issues of music licensing within the Wedding Industry with a guest speaker (skype) the owner of www.songfreedom.com Matt Thompson. This is a huge issue right now and needs to be addressed and understood by all professionals.

March 6th (Color Grading)
Denver Riddle from Color Grading Central will be here to explain the basics of Color Grading and have some short tutorials. This is an essential part of filmmaking and often overlooked in Wedding Films. I am excited to have a true Colorist present for us. www.colorgradingcentral.com

This years focus at UPVA will be on learning. I want great emphasis put on the basics of filmmaking and how it applies to the Wedding Film Industry. I do have some months open still and would love your ideas on what you would like to see. Feel free to email or call with any questions. Hope to see you all there!

Pictureline (SLC)
305 W 700 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Kale Fitch
801-633-6152
kale@kalefitchfilms.com
UPVA President

]]> http://www.upva.org/blog/2012/01/18/upcoming-2012-upva-meetings/feed/ 0 Special Presentation by Ever After Video Productions Oct 3rd (Monday) http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/09/21/special-presentation-by-ever-after-video-productions-oct-3rd-monday/ http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/09/21/special-presentation-by-ever-after-video-productions-oct-3rd-monday/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:11:30 +0000 admin http://www.upva.org/blog/?p=270 We are honored to have Sylvia & Niels  from Ever After Video Productions in the UK share a special presentation on Techniques of Cinema.    Ever After has won multiple WEVA and international awards, and were finalists for the Event DV Top 25.  See some of their work at everaftervideos.com.  We know they’ll have some great wisdom to share with us!  Please pass the word along to whoever you think would be interested.

Monday October 3rd

5-6pm

@ The Remember When Films Studio ( 4227 Highland Dr )

UPDATE: The time has been changed to 5pm

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Wed Sept 7, 2011
6:30 pm
Sons of Utah Pioneers
3301 E. 2920 S.
Salt Lake City UT

]]> http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/09/05/september-upva-night/feed/ 0 May 4 UPVA Meeting–Hands-on Field Day http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/05/02/may-4-upva-meeting-hands-on-field-day/ http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/05/02/may-4-upva-meeting-hands-on-field-day/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 21:56:14 +0000 Spencer http://www.upva.org/blog/?p=267 We’re really excited for our upcoming UPVA meeting!  This month we’ll be having a hands on field day.  We’ve got a couple that has been generous enough to come along and let us take turns shooting with them at Memory Grove.  Each will have 5-10 minutes to shoot, while everyone else is able to observe and learn.  This will be a great way to learn some new techniques for your next shoot.  Here’s the details:

Date: May 4, 2011

Time: 6:30 PM

Place: Memory Grove (135 E North Temple)

Be sure to bring your equipment, we hope to see you there!

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We had a great awards night last night! Thanks so much to all those that participated. Listed below are the award winners:

Corporate Production
3rd Place–Doug Larson of Pointe Digital, for Pioneer Crossing
2nd Place–Castlebridge Films, for Forevermore Events
1st Place–David Perry Films, for Africa is Life Changing

Wedding Highlight Production
3rd Place–David Orgill of Pointe Digital, for the Martin wedding
2nd Place–Castlebridge Films, for the Fowles wedding
1st Place–Chris McClain Productions for the Cheng wedding

Wedding Reception Production
3rd Place–Giant Brothers Films, for the Hronek wedding
2nd Place–David Perry Films, for the Davies wedding
1st Place–Chris McClain Productions, for the Swarbrick wedding

Wedding Demo Production
3rd Place–Giant Brothers Films
2nd Place–David Orgill, of Pointe Digital
1st Place–Chris McClain Productions

Wedding Trailer Productions
3rd Place–David Orgill of Pointe Digital, for the Armstrong Wedding
2nd Place–David Perry Films, for the Murray wedding
1st Place–Chris McClain Productions, for the Shaw wedding

Date Video Production
3rd Place–David Orgill of Pointe Digital, for the Rowley wedding
2nd Place–Liquid Vision Films, for the Knight wedding
1st Place–Nathan Pickett Films, for the Jones wedding

Bride & Groom Productions
3rd Place–Nathan Pickett Films, for the Dahle wedding
2nd Place–Chris McClain Productions, for the Hogenson wedding
1st Place–David Perry Films, for the Young wedding

Post-Ceremony Production
3rd Place–David Orgill of Pointe Digital, for the Elmont wedding
2nd Place–David Perry Films, for the Young wedding
1st Place–Chris McClain Productions, for the Anudez wedding

]]> http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/04/21/2010-upva-creative-excellence-award-winners/feed/ 0 9th Annual UPVA Awards Night April 20th http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/04/15/upva-awards-night-april-20th/ http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/04/15/upva-awards-night-april-20th/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:10:18 +0000 admin http://www.upva.org/blog/?p=255

It’s time again for our annual awards night. Please invite your family and friends to come along.

  • Wednesday April 20th 2011 7pm

  • Sons of Utah Pioneers Building

  • 3301 E 2920 S. Salt Lake City


You can RSVP to the Facebook Event here:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198660580174312&ref=ts

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Presenters: Davey Orgill, Kale Fitch

This meeting will go over:

Pointe Digital will present on how to efficiently shoot Temple videos: time management at the temple, working with the photographer and how to shoot for the edit.

Kale Fitch Productions will present on Couples Story Videos: how to interact with the couples to get the most effective shots, efficient workflows in the field (and post) for interviews and time management on a shoot.

Also bring in some peer reviews if you have them!  See you there…

Wednesday March 2nd 6:30
Sons Of Utah Pioneers Building
3301 E. 2920 S.
Salt Lake City, UT

Come early for the Board Organization Meeting:

Davey Orgill is our new president, but we still need to choose other 2011 board positions for Membership, Public Relations, Finance, Secretary, Webmaster, Awards and Recognition, and Vice President (President elect). So if you’re interested, in any of the positions of just want to help out with anything at all please come to this special board meeting at 5:30, 1 hour early before our regular UPVA meeting

]]> http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/03/01/upva-march-meeting/feed/ 0 Feb UPVA Meeting this Wednesday. http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/01/31/feb-upva-meeting-this-wednesday/ http://www.upva.org/blog/2011/01/31/feb-upva-meeting-this-wednesday/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:26:55 +0000 Spencer http://www.upva.org/blog/?p=241 Topics: Efficiency & Accounting
Presented by Mike Nelson

This meeting will also go over:
When to buy equipment, Vendor Manufacturing Cycles, What manufacturers don’t tell you about purchasing new equipment, Taxes, Savings, Retirement, How to finance your vehicle, Pricing your product, and how to stay in business – let’s all get some knowledge from Mike who has been doing this since 1982.

Wednesday Feb 2nd 6:30
Sons Of Utah Pioneers Building
2201 E. 2920 S.
Salt Lake City, UT

UPDATE: Our board organization meeting will be happening next month. Come early @ 5:30 on March 2 for a Special Volunteer Board Organization Meeting

Davey Orgill is our new president, but we still need to choose other 2011 board positions for Membership, Public Relations, Finance, Secretary, Webmaster, Awards and Recognition, and Vice President (President elect). So if you’re interested, in any of the positions of just want to help out with anything at all please come to this special board meeting at 5:30 on March 2, 1 hour early before our regular UPVA meeting

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