As someone who came into the entertainment business late in the game, I appreciate the value of networking because the people you surround yourself with can make or break your career. I met this month’s speaker at San Jose State University, when I decided to go to film school in my late 30’s.
Whew! No foolin’ around this month! As April comes to a close here at Four Winds Creative we have to take a look back on a super-crazy-fun month. Let’s recap a few highlights. Try to keep up. :-] We upgraded our e-mail service, hired another employee, started to actually market ourselves for the first time … From Burglary to NAB, Get Caught Up With Our April Adventures
The Four Winds team got to travel back in time to a place where blacksmiths forge horseshoes by hand and couples travel via horse and carriage. The project was to tell a visually compelling two-minute narrative of a horseshoe’s creation and function. For a seemingly short video, weeks of planning went into securing the location, … Why We Forged a Horseshoe for a Broadcasting Conference
Watch how we built the most American grill EVER. First, you tear apart a 15′ trailer. Second, you buy a kegerator. Third, you pray you get it done in time. Discovery Digital Networks hired us to work with Hillshire Farms and the TechShop in San Jose to build the most American BBQ grill imaginable. From an … Web Series: America’s Finest Grill on Destination America’s site
One of the first questions people ask us is “How much does a video cost?” As much as I want to avoid the answer, “It depends”, it really does depend in the case of a video production. Watch the end credits of any blockbuster movie. A 2-hour feature costs millions of dollars, and every name … How Much Does a 2 Minute Video Cost?
Think of the stories you remember. Why do you remember them? Were they funny? Were they sad? Did they get you all fired up with a need to make a change? Chances are you remember the story because it hit you smack dab in your heart. You felt something. You were moved by a struggle, … Be Moved by Stories
Often we have great ideas that people just don’t glom onto as fast as we think they should. If you’re like me it really bothers you that they don’t see the potential and possibility. I often find that it becomes a need to make them “get it.” My approach can be an unwanted “Tank Crossing” if … Spreading Your Ideas
How do you get your product noticed in a crowd of 1800 technology vendors? At a trade show as crowded as National Association of Broadcasters annual conference, it’s important to have content that literally stops people in their tracks. Matt Vaughan, Sr. Technical Marketing Manager at Intel’s Thunderbolt demo booth at NAB knows this well. … Booth Video to Stop People in Their Tracks
