Why send out a boring paper invitation when a well produced DVD will add much more excitement and anticipation to the event! See how Marc Smiler Video Artist has tapped this market for both weddings and events to add to their bottom line.

It's not enough to be creative in your productions, in order to succeed a business needs to be creative in their sales and marketing as well. In this session, Author and Marketing Expert Robert Gordman will show you how to: Not compete with the wrong people, Don�t compete on the wrong things, How to create a �Raise-the-Ring� strategy, the 5? Critical Success Factors, and finally How to make less advertising = more sales.

After Effects is one of the most powerful software packages available to wedding and event videographers. As such it can also be intimidating for those who haven't tried it. WEVA Creative Excellence Award winner and AE-guru explains how to get started with this program in an easy-to understand style.

Dolly and crane shots are commonly seen in Hollywood productions. Now that camera stabilizing systems are lighter and less expensive, a similar look is now possible in event videography. Learn the art of fluid-motion videography, using the latest tools and techniques.

Join Multi-year Creative Excellence Award Winner Dave Williams of DVideography as he gives plenty of real-world examples, tips, and tricks that will help you sell high-dollar packages, improve your production quality, and increase your bottom line.

In videography's crowded market, just having a website isn't good enough. Many videographer�s websites are actually costing them business, and they don't even know it. You may be getting brides to your site, but not converting them into sales.

Discover the "10 Ways Your Website is Killing Your Business" and learn how to update your site for little or no cost.

Learn: how to convert your website into a genuine money-maker, the right amounts of information to post, how to maintain an effective marketing strategy, how your website can avoid attracting the wrong prospects, and how to get those you really want.

Newly added for WEVA/PMA08: See real website examples and how they can be improved

If your final product is delivered on a DVD (and most are) then you'll want to attend this seminar and find out not only how to create a great looking DVD, but a great LOOKING DVD!

In this session the PC and Mac face off to determine how well each handles HD. Can HD formats be mixed? What, if anything, needs to render? How do we deliver an HD product? What type of system do I need to produce this product? These questions and many more get answered in this fast-paced hour.

2007 WEVA Hall of Famer, Hal Slifer, will show you how to create Concept Videos, Instant Edits, Biography Legacies and how the proper use of Humor will make you the Go-To Vdeographer in your market! Now is the time to expand your video business by producing videos to be shown at your events and to add value to your bottom line profits.

Are your one camera receptions stale? Long and boring? Then it's time to learn Keith Kelly's secrets to bring the reception video to life. Receptions are a fun party (most of them anyway) so make sure your video reflects that excitement.

Learn how to quickly and easily integrate multiple dances into a fun to watch segment. See (and hear!) how reception is used to help re-live the evening's flavor. These tips and much. much more...

This panel explores where Wedding Videography is today, where it's headed and how Wedding Videographers can network and expand their circle of influence in the Bridal Industry.

During this action packed hour you will be exposed to the dynamics of live switching, which will give you a rush as you call the shots and switch between cameras. For Dance Recitals, Theater, Concerts and Sporting Events its the only way to fly!

But how do you find and train shooters who will be reliable and not cost an arm and a leg? What type of equipment do you use? How do you decide when to switch to a different camera or what kind of shot to ask for? Attend this seminar and you will be well on your way to being Live and on Fire!

Join Certified Adobe expert Rod Harlan for an action-packed class of the latest tips and tricks to maximize your time in Photoshop. In Part 1, back by popular deman, Rod shows some of the hottest techniques that the pro's use to create stunning storybook wedding layouts.

Learn how to make re-usable templates of your favorite designs to cut your workflow in half while adding cutting edge effects.