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059: Crafting Better Edits with Wedditor II How To Film Weddings Podcast Oct 03, 2019

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Outsourcing. We get probably 10 emails a week from companies bugging us trying to edit our videos for us. Annoying is a nice way to put it. But here is the problem most of us face. The backlog monster. We get going in our busy season and shoot a ton of weddings, only to realize we have so many to edit. So do we just take forever to edit them ourselves? Do we hire one of these random companies that emails us? The look and feel of your films is SO PERSONAL to your brand. Especially if you are a boutique video company. So trusting someone to edit your films is a huge risk. Recently, John heard about a company called Wedditor. They didn't reach out to us. We reached out to them. We wanted to make that point because they have NEVER cold called, or cold emailed someone. It has all been word of mouth (check mark number 1 in their favor). After chatting a bit with them, he hired them to edit one of his films. From the moment they began to work together, it was completely different than some of these other companies. Their attention to detail, and making him happy was number 1. John shared the news with Nick about Wedditor, and he began having them do his edits as well. We have both been blown away at how close they are getting on the first version of the films. Fast forward a few months, and we worked out a deal for Wedditor to be one of our show sponsors. This is saying a lot, because we don't just let anyone sponsor the show. Their team has been nothing short of amazing. Since we started spreading the news about Wedditor, their inbox has been inundated with emails and questions. So we thought it would be best to have them on the show to answer all of the questions about Wedditor, plus provide some knowledge just on the editing front. They edit hundreds of films, and see a lot of the same mistakes over and over again. We answer questions about editing, staying motivated and more. So great to talk to the CEO Michael, and the head of production, Sara, on this episode. For more information about Wedditor check out www.HowToFilmWeddings.com/wedditor and enter promo code HTFW for $50 off your first project. Thanks for keeping the HTFW community strong! Leave us a review, and share this podcast with a friend. Until next time, SEE YA!

058: The Importance of Mentorships II How To Film Weddings Podcast Sep 30, 2019

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Mentorships. You are probably too far along in your business to have one, right? Or you probably think that they are just for beginners? You are older than someone, or have been in business longer than someone, so you'd never reach out to them about mentoring you in an area you just can't get over the hump with in your business? Nick and John break down the myths behind mentorships, talk about how they have affected them in their businesses, and go through different ways their businesses have changed because of mentorships. John was in business for almost 9 years before he even went to a workshop, and breaks down whether or not he wishes he would have sought out any help beforehand. Nick talks about spending a day with PenWeddings, and then doing a multi-week long mentorship with Forestry Films. Whether you are brand new, or have been doing this for a while, we strongly recommend you listen to this episode. It just may be the push you need to make the changes in your business that take you to the next level! We are giving away a 1 hour mentorship session FOR FREE. Check out the link for our giveaway here: https://www.howtofilmweddings.com/mentorship

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057: Nick had FOMO because John was in Italy LIVE Q&A 008 II How To Film Wedding Podcast Sep 26, 2019

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A few weeks ago John was in Italy and Nick had some serious FOMO. So, Nick decided to hog a little of the spotlight and record a BONUS episode in the form of a LIVE Q&A in the How To Film Weddings Facebook Group (https://bit.ly/2DPCelB). Nick fielded all sorts of questions ranging from reception lighting to the future of HTFW, and discovered that talking for 45+ minutes by himself isn't an easy task!

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