I got started filming weddings for friends and family so they didn’t mind if it wasn’t the best.  They also didn’t pay a lot for it either.  I had to ask friend for cameras to use for these first weddings since I didn’t own any yet.  One wedding I filmed, I somehow didn’t get all the bride walking down the aisle with my primary camera so I didn’t have a close up of her face.  Thankfully I had another camera angle but it didn’t have a good angle at all.  Thankfully, she never complained.  Knowledge only comes through experience and learning from your mistakes.  Even if you’ve read all the books in the world on filming weddings, you still have to get in there and film some weddings to know what works best for you and what your style is.  I have worked with a lot of college students who know a lot but they havent’ been in the field.  They have all the book answers and they think they know everything.  You can’t fake experiece but you can focus on what you know when you are around the client so they forget the areas you don’t know.  The old saying, “fake it till you make it”, is partly true but make sure you are learning at a feaverish pace until you know a lot and make it.

Knowledge is key in the video production industry and I am convinced you can’t know it all.  If you know everything in the weddig video industry, you still have to learn the corporate video side.  If you have mastered the corporate video industry, you still have the film and movie industry to learn.  Same thing with television commercials, travel videos, documentaries, live events, etc.  What my goal is with this blog and future podcasts is to bring your knowledge up a notch or two in a few industries as well as give you some information that is transferable from one industry to the next.

Have a great week and don’t be afraid to pick up a book, read some blogs, and get some knowledge on video production.  Even Steven Spielberg had to start somewhere…and look at all the knowledge he has now.