Professional Videographers Network

Next PVN Meeting: Wednesday! - April 7, 2010 ---- 6:30 pm

The April Program

Guest Speaker, Dennis Backer of SeoExcell

Using online videos to enhance your Google positioning? Sounds difficult! We have an expert coming to our April meeting that can share with us the "tips and tricks" of search engine optimization. Dennis Backer has long served customers in Southern California with his successful media production business called Media by Design, Inc. He is also a Past-President of MCAI-OC and the Organizer of the Orange County New Media Meetup. In recent years he has added SeoExcell as a division of his company to provide search engine optimization (SEO) services for business and e-commerce websites. He has many satisfied clients, and takes pride in helping businesses get more customers. Dennis has been sharing his expertise and his presentations on this topic have received rave reviews at MCAI-OC and at OCMMA's Web – Video Crossroads meeting.

In addition to the main presentations, there are two components of PVN meetings that always stimulate: The "For Sale" table and the "Bring and Brag" segment. The first offers bargains that are hard to pass up. The latter offers inspiration for enhancing your skills. There's a lot to love!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Future Programs

This week's PVN Board meeting focused on lining up excellent meeting programs for 2010. With one great idea after another coming from the Board members, our new President, John Lister, put together a tentative program calendar through May that is sure to please. The subjects are aimed at helping us all expand our skill and creativity while we enjoy practicing our craft.

May Meeting
Awaiting Confirmation
Once details have been finalized, the program will be described here.

As other presenters confirm, we will publish that schedule so you will know what fun you have in store.

March Recap

Lighting for Interviews | Lighting for Green Screen

Lighting expert, Bill Holshevnikoff, gave a very informative presentation on interview lighting. Bill has been lighting and shooting award-winning broadcast, corporate and documentary programming for over 20 years. He has created stunning imagery and lighting effects for clients such as Ritz-Carlton, Marriott Resorts, Four Seasons, Mercedes-Benz, Infinity, Cisco Systems, and for television networks throughout the world. Considered a leader in lighting education, Holshevnikoff’s experience as a lighting educator includes the production of over a dozen highly successful lighting education videos, his own Power of Lighting Video Series, and over 100 featured articles in popular trade publications, such as American Cinematographer, DV and Video Systems Magazines. Since 1992, Bill has completed four 30-city lighting lecture tours across the U.S. and Canada. His workshops have been attended by thousands of industry professionals from around the globe.

February Recap

JVC gave us the scoop on their Blu-ray Blu-ray recorder with an internal hard disk drive for easy duplication and disc authoring without a PC. They also told us about new state-of-the-art monitors, and their popular solid-state cameras. The JVC GY-HM100 hand-held and GY-HM700 shoulder mounted cameras were there to test out.

Mike Bjac and Dave Bauers told how they try to discourage DVD piracy.

January Recap

The January meeting was filled with information about the latest offerings from Samy's Camera. After Robert Morrissey's presentation questions came from everywhere and answers came flying back. No one could stump him!

John Lister introduced some of the Board members for 2010 and everyone sent their best wishes to Petr and Jennifer as they face her health challenges.