Greater Austin Professional Videographers Association (GAPVA) http://gapva.org Promoting Professional Video Production in Austin, Texas Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:59:40 +0000 en hourly 1 February Meeting Notes http://gapva.org/2012/03/february-meeting-notes-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-meeting-notes-2 http://gapva.org/2012/03/february-meeting-notes-2/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:59:40 +0000 Brian http://gapva.org/?p=249 Continue reading →]]> Someone to log into meetup and chat people up.
Limited liability partnership
LLC, partnership with liability…
LLC, family owns equipment and equipment leases from llc. LLC rents equipment from the family.
Compartmentalizes the categories.
Financial planner. Attorney, cpa and financial planner. Get three who can work together. Lawyer for contracts, business stuff.
S corp, $600 to set up. Laws and rules change every year. Self employment tax. 21-22%. Wants more passive income. More like 15.3%. depends on profit range.
Dba should go to corporation not to individuals.
$150 for an LLC. If you have DBA only. Single member LLC.
Jerry has three color schemes and themes. CSS.
Multimember LLC. Websites dont support e-file.
If you work with a pro, they are less likely to make a mistake and have insurance.

Chris nelson, kxan photog who will bring in reel and talk
Music copyright
Audio
Lights
Sliders and rigs
Promo videos, marketing, demos, web
Shooting with camcorders / tecgniques / consequences
Business topics, end of production, selling, closing
Photo and video

Field trip, full studio at channel austin.

March – production meeting, austin montage

]]> http://gapva.org/2012/03/february-meeting-notes-2/feed/ 0 March 27, 2012 http://gapva.org/2012/03/march-27-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-27-2012 http://gapva.org/2012/03/march-27-2012/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:58:47 +0000 Brian http://gapva.org/?p=247 Our next meeting is on March 27, 2012 at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held at Texas Media Systems.

]]> http://gapva.org/2012/03/march-27-2012/feed/ 0 February 28, 2012 http://gapva.org/2012/02/february-28-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-28-2012 http://gapva.org/2012/02/february-28-2012/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:27:07 +0000 Brian http://gapva.org/?p=236 Our next meeting will be on February 28, 2012 at Texas Media Systems (Map). Starts at 6:30pm. See you there!

]]> http://gapva.org/2012/02/february-28-2012/feed/ 0 January Meeting Notes http://gapva.org/2012/02/january-meeting-notes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=january-meeting-notes http://gapva.org/2012/02/january-meeting-notes/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:25:13 +0000 Brian http://gapva.org/?p=234 January was a planning meeting for 2012. Lots of cool stuff was suggested. Maybe next month someone will take notes.

 

]]> http://gapva.org/2012/02/january-meeting-notes/feed/ 0 October Meeting Notes http://gapva.org/2011/11/october-meeting-notes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=october-meeting-notes http://gapva.org/2011/11/october-meeting-notes/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:38:50 +0000 Joe http://gapva.org/?p=225
  • Christine Moore of the Dallas PVA gave a presentation on lighting for video

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    ]]>     http://gapva.org/2011/11/october-meeting-notes/feed/ 0     November 29, 2011 http://gapva.org/2011/11/november-29-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-29-2011 http://gapva.org/2011/11/november-29-2011/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:30:38 +0000 Joe http://gapva.org/?p=219 Continue reading →]]> The November meeting will be at Texas Media Systems starting at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

    Our speaker will be Aaron Bramley who is the Co-founder and Director of Communication/Education for Lights. Camera. Help. In this role, he’s responsible conceptualizing the organization’s vision and working to see it through.

    Anne LeBarbera a filmmaker and producer will make a presentation on color correction.

    Ballots for GAPVA officers for 2012 will be given out.

    ]]>     http://gapva.org/2011/11/november-29-2011/feed/ 0     September Meeting Notes http://gapva.org/2011/10/september-meeting-notes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=september-meeting-notes http://gapva.org/2011/10/september-meeting-notes/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:05:46 +0000 Joe http://gapva.org/?p=200
  • The main topic of discussion was storytelling
  • Brian Kennell presented a same day edit that combined story telling with events at the ceremony and reception
  • Discussed storytelling and shooting techniques
  • Discussed wedding video pricing
    • ]]>     http://gapva.org/2011/10/september-meeting-notes/feed/ 0     October 25, 2011 http://gapva.org/2011/10/october-25-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=october-25-2011 http://gapva.org/2011/10/october-25-2011/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:56:32 +0000 Joe http://gapva.org/?p=197 Continue reading →]]> October meeting will be at Texas Media Systems starting at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

    Christine Moore of the Dallas PVA will give a presentation on lighting for video. This will be a hands on seminar with live demonstrations. Bring your camera to see how good lighting can make your video amazing.

    ]]>     http://gapva.org/2011/10/october-25-2011/feed/ 0     August 2011 Meeting Notes http://gapva.org/2011/09/august-2011-meeting-notes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-2011-meeting-notes http://gapva.org/2011/09/august-2011-meeting-notes/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:36:29 +0000 Joe http://gapva.org/?p=183
  • Stabilizers were demonstrated followed by a discussion on set-up and use
  • Producer Spotlight: Anne LeBarbara discussed video yearbooks
  • Tech notes by Michael Strycharsky
    • ]]>     http://gapva.org/2011/09/august-2011-meeting-notes/feed/ 0     September 27, 2011 http://gapva.org/2011/09/august-30-2011-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-30-2011-2 http://gapva.org/2011/09/august-30-2011-2/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:27:08 +0000 Joe http://gapva.org/?p=171 September meeting will be back at Texas Media Systems starting at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

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