Denver Video Production Blog

So You Wanna Be in Pictures: What Video Can Do For Your Business

So You Wanna Be in Pictures: What Video Can Do For Your Business

As 2011 comes to a close, many of us are reviewing our marketing plans for 2012 and asking ourselves, “What can I do differently to stand out from the competition?” VIDEO! VIDEO? Yes, video! So what can video do for my business? I am so glad that you asked. Video can take your business to [...]

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2012 is The Year of the Video!

2012 is The Year of the Video!

2012 is here and I think we are all more comfortable with the Mayan calendar ending in December (one of my best friend’s birthday is December 21. He sent me an email: “Celebrating your birthday- $100. Celebrating your birthday on the last day of the world? – PRICELESS!”) … so let’s move on! Chinese New [...]

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I Made a Video, Now What? Time to Strategize

I Made a Video, Now What? Time to Strategize

Continuing the saga begun earlier by Pamela Nebeker of Talkabout Production in Utah, we are actually going to break this topic into two sections: Clarity and Action. Before you take any action steps with your new video, it’s important to get clear about what you want your video to do for you. Clarity aligns your [...]

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Video Studio/Soundstage Rentals in Denver

Video Studio/Soundstage Rentals in Denver

At Rocky Mountain Audio Video Productions, Inc., our video studio – sound stage has many extra’s and you’ll find that our staff is knowledgeable, well seasoned, and works well with other film and video professionals. Our drive in studio has been acoustically treated, has a hard cyclorama and adjacent control room with a direct view [...]

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Release your own CD, DVD or Blu-Ray package!

Release your own CD, DVD or Blu-Ray package!

Does your band have a demo recording you need to release on CD? Is your church having a major anniversary celebration and you’d like to offer DVDs to your members? Are you releasing new materials to affiliates or franchisees for your 2012 marketing campaign? Do you have a DVD you need to send out to [...]

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Film Transfer Special- You GET What You Pay For!

Film Transfer Special- You GET What You Pay For!

You’ve seen the Daily Deals, Groupons, LivingSocial and more that offer $25 worth of Film Transferred to DVD for only $12. Others offer similar half-off deals or low-cost transfers for a rate that is too good to be tr true. BUT what do you get for your money? Here are the questions to ask: Do [...]

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I Have a Video- Now What?!

I Have a Video- Now What?!

How’s it going with getting clear about what to do with your video? Need a little help with that clarity? No worries, we’re here to help you along this journey. To host or not to host? Do you want to host your video yourself or enlist the help of a third party? Generally hosting video [...]

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Ready for some 2012 Political Videos?

Ready for some 2012 Political Videos?

Ah, 2012… end of the Mayan calendar, and a US election year. With all the noise, it is hard to hear the real stories! How can you overcome the clutter? VIDEO! Video helps you break through the political noise- on your  web sites, on YouTube, on Local TV and Cable- by getting YOUR message out [...]

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12 MORE Awesome Reasons Why You Need Professional Video on Your Website in 2012

12 MORE Awesome Reasons Why You Need Professional Video on Your Website in 2012

Our friends at Talkabout Productions* loaned me the 12 Awesome Reasons Why You Need Professional Video on Your Website. There’s actually more than 12 awesome reasons but these 12 are the most awesome! Drives more people to your site because folks like video! (in fact, websites with VIDEO are 53 TIMES more likely to appear [...]

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Affordable Video Productions for Small Business

Affordable Video Productions for Small Business

Attention Denver Businesses! We heard you- and we answered… with our Small Business Video Packages. The word on the street is that most production companies (and ALL the TV stations!) do NOT make it EASY for you to produce video for TV broadcast, Cable or even your own Website use. But like Dealin’ Doug in [...]

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Rock your Online Video with these TIPS

Is your video simple and clean or has it taken on Spielberg-like proportions? Either way, you can still benefit from some tweaks. Making a few small changes can make a world of difference! Brand, brand and brand – ALWAYS place your logo and company name (tastefully) throughout your videos. Stay true to your brand – [...]

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YouTube & the Power of Online Video – Another Part!

YouTube & the Power of Online Video – Another Part!

YouTube is truly a juggernaut, one that is mentioned in the same breath as Facebook and Twitter as a platform that has defined and transformed our online experience. With 500 million unique monthly users and enough content uploaded every two months to cover the combined programming needs of the three major U.S. television networks over [...]

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Three Stages of Video Production

Three Stages of Video Production

It matters not what KIND of video you are producing, or where it will end up being viewed. The three stages of video production are: • Pre-production – Planning, writing, scheduling, location scouting and all of the preparation and details before a frame of video is ever shot. • Production – The actual video shoot. [...]

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Facts about Old Video Tape Deterioration: Why You Should Transfer and Convert Now

Facts about Old Video Tape Deterioration: Why You Should Transfer and Convert Now

Somewhere in your house is a drawer full of videotapes — aging home movies shot with a camcorder that may not even work anymore. You have not watched these movies in years, but lately you have been thinking, “Why not transfer those old videos to DVDs?” You should have precious videos like a wedding, the [...]

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Don’t Make These Rookie Online Video Mistakes!

Don’t Make These Rookie Online Video Mistakes!

It isn’t always what someone tells you to do that is most important- sometimes it’s what we tell you NOT to do that can make or break your online video strategy! Here are four tips NOT TO DO that will keep you from looking like a Rookie in the online video world- yet still get [...]

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Video Production Services for Denver PR Firms & Ad Agencies

Video Production Services for Denver PR Firms & Ad Agencies

We all know the big firms- the ones that keep buying and selling each other – but what about the small to medium size agency in Denver? How many do you think are out there? Dozens- maybe hundreds or more?! Who takes care of them? Rocky Mountain Audio Video Productions- that’s who! No matter how [...]

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Anyone already tired of the Holiday Season?

Anyone already tired of the Holiday Season?

It is only the first weekend of November- and we’ve had TV and Radio campaigns pitching the Holiday Shopping Season for last weekend sales and lay-a-ways. What do you think about THAT?! On my way into the office today I heard a LONG discussion asking callers to sound-off on the question of “Do you love [...]

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What Not TO Do When Producing Your Own Video

What Not TO Do When Producing Your Own Video

YouTube is the number two search engine and video gets a higher SEO ranking than other content. Wonder why? Well, Google OWNS it! Nevertheless, video brings your personality to life- right in front of your prospects. Your competitors are on YouTube- so you should be as well. There are too many good reasons to create [...]

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LIKE us, FOLLOW but Please, REFER us!

LIKE us, FOLLOW but Please, REFER us!

Businesses ask every day, in every posting, to LIKE US or FOLLOW US- but  what we REALLY want – is your REFERRAL! As a marketing guy or a business owner I can advertise in dozens of media with one message – or many messages- but when the dust clears, what I really want is to [...]

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Denver Convention Video Support

Denver Convention Video Support

Denver is a huge Convention destination. No wonder; with skiing, over 300 days of sunshine, and an enormous convention center you will be hard-pressed to find a cooler place to convene! In fact, Denver was rated the NUMBER ONE convention destination, earlier this year. Is your company or organization hosting or presenting in Denver? Is [...]

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Out of State Clients – Our Process for Denver Video Productions

Out of State Clients – Our Process for Denver Video Productions

We LOVE out-of-town clients. In fact, we serve dozens of you each year in our south Denver video studio. And we have time open in the next few weeks for shooting your Holiday and Year-End, Colorado-based client projects. How does it work? Quite simply, we make the process easy for you, and your client. Here [...]

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CHOOSING A VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY

CHOOSING A VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY

Once you have outlined your ideas, your needs, your budget and your timing – you should have a better understanding of what’s involved in video production and can begin the search for a suitable video production company. There may be many companies suited to your requirements, but the following suggestions will help you to narrow [...]

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December is a GREAT time for year-end Video Projects in Denver!

December is a GREAT time for year-end Video Projects in Denver!

The year is coming to a close and you have a video project (or two?) in your “use-it-or-lose-it” budget lines. The year began with high optimism, slowed down before the end of 1Q and ground to a halt by the summer. And despite the fact that you have bids and quotes, you were told NOT [...]

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How can Denver Law Firms use Video Successfully?

How can Denver Law Firms use Video Successfully?

The Law is not an area that comes to mind when talking about innovation, current trends and new technologies. Maybe that is because most laws have been around along time, and the usual means of defending or litigating are well-know to anyone who watches TV nearly any night of the week. Thanks David Kelly! But [...]

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What is a Video Worth?

What is a Video Worth?

It has been said that a PICTURE is worth a thousand words. So what then is a VIDEO worth? Troy Olson, Digital Advertising Manager, and Jeff Loquist, Search Marketing Manager, for ShoppersChoice.com give this idea; “Online video advertising is central to our business. For this past August, our revenue was up 48%. Our videos were [...]

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Still PLANNING for 2012? It’s HERE!

Still PLANNING for 2012? It’s HERE!

How many of you are still PLANNING for 2012? I don’t want to embarrass anyone, so I won’t throw a POLL up here – you know who you are! You may have internal projects (web videos, film transfers or digital migration?) or you may have client projects (spots, long-form videos, TV/Radio, dubs/distribution) and we can [...]

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2012 is Here- Time for Some Projects?

2012 is Here- Time for Some Projects?

It’s 2012- WOW, who would believe that?! All indicators point to economic growth in 2012: have you heard? Recovery has been going on for months now. Many companies have decide to STOP their “wait and see” attitudes, and because they have been holding off for so long, marketing has begun! What are YOU doing to [...]

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2012 – Year of Political Ads

2012 – Year of Political Ads

It’s 2012 and EVERYONE has a “Year of the…” prediction. One thing is certain- it IS 2012! Another thing is certain, too. 2012 will be a year of Political Ads, from candidates, from PACs and committees and from issue groups. How can we make it BETTER? We can make your ads LESS obnoxious, MORE to [...]

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6 Tips for Online Videos

6 Tips for Online Videos

I have no doubt that online video marketing is where it’s at.  Why is that? Studies and stats prove that video works!  Forrester Research found that videos are 50 times more likely to receive an organic first page ranking than traditional text pages.  Is that impressive, or what?! What makes online video attractive to businesses? [...]

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Five Ways Franchise Companies Can Use Video

Five Ways Franchise Companies Can Use Video

With all the marketing methods available today, B2B, B2C and everything in-between, let’s look at how YOU can use the most powerful medium available – VIDEO. Why video? Because you can use the elements of sight, sound, motion, emotion and color to drive your message. No other medium gives you all these, and when you [...]

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Need an Audio Studio?

Need an Audio Studio?

Need a place to record your voice-overs, or to lay down some dialog? Our comfortable, 4-person booth allows you to lay your audio down- right to our server. Need to patch in? We have a full-featured phone bridge for long-distance directing. Delivery options include: Digital file on CD/DVD, Hard drive or we can post to [...]

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Why Do I need To Be Using Streaming Media For My Business

Why Do I need To Be Using Streaming Media For My Business

First, let’s cover WHAT streaming media is all about! Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by, and presented to, an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather than to the medium itself. The distinction is usually applied to media (notice this [...]

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