The internet and new portable technologies have opened up tremendous opportunities in sharing videos with family and friends. Before, video was mainly distributed either by TV broadcast, VHS or tape formats, and much more recently, DVD and CDRs. Remarkably, the video world has changed significantly even in the last two years. 

We now have amazing social networking internet sites like, YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace where video can be uploaded and shared for free over the internet. Great video hardware devices like the iPod, Apple TV, the iPhone and other video enabled cell phones allow for instant “dailing up”of all your stored video files. These devices are wi-fi enabled to allow for wireless streaming of content where ever there is a wireless signal. (home, office, coffee shops, restaurants, city sidewalks, businesses, etc) It’s everywhere! 

Post a video on YouTube and watch it on your Apple TV, iPod, or cell phone instantly. You can embed or link your YouTube video inside of emails , on your blog, or website with a simple copy and paste command! 

It does all seem a bit overwhelming, but fret not. This technology is available simply if you want to reach out and grab it. If not, a DVD, HD-DVD or BluRay disc works fine. (That’s a post for another time) The internet and newer hardware designs just add more avenues to share what is already yours; a video of a time that is worth remembering.

New Creation Productions can upload your video to a host of several social networking sites. I believe this adds more value to your video investment becasue more people will see and share your video production. I am constantly adding new content to my main webpage, my YouTube page and this blog. Please check back frequently for new  posts! Thanks!- Tim Danyo

This is a little clip I edited for Celine Michelle Photography. Celine wanted the video to be fast paced, fun, and energetic- something that would exemplify her unique style and artistry. She chose the song by Postal Service entitled, “Such Great Heights” Once I heard this song I instantly began to get a sense of the timing and how the images were going to work together within the tune. At certain points in the clip, I literally edited one photograph per frame- causing the pictures to zip by at lightening speed. This is very representative of a wedding where things are happening all around you at a million miles per hour! The key is being there and having the presence of mind to snap off the best frame. It takes a huge amount of talent, skill, and lots of practice to Photograph a wedding well. I really like Celine’s work!  Enjoy everyone!

 When I went to get my portrait taken, my little 6 year old daughter, Hannah, came along. It was a nice little “daddy” date. I find my kids to be so inspirational and fun. Any chance I get to go out and be with the family I take it! My family are the coolest people I know. Hannah and I skipped and sang all the way to the studio. Yes, even grown men can sing and skip with their daughters! Hannah likes to help out at the studio and wants to be doing what daddy is doing much of the time.

Every now and then, when I can devote my complete attention, I’ll let her take videos and pictures of the family. I am always amazed at her focus and determination to get a good image even at this age! She starts to direct her little sisters and brothers and tries to get them “in frame”- albeit awkward and a little unnerving, but hey, teach them when they’re young to enjoy making art and it will stick with them for the rest of their lives. It’s always interesting to see what subject matter she chooses. Sometimes, it’s a favorite book on the shelf. Sometimes it’s her Thomas The Train set or her sisters playfully yelling and screaming and running around… (“Hannah… be careful with that expensive camera!!!)It gets me excited for the future when one day, if she really wants to, she could be one of my assistants and eventually ,maybe, a copartner in the company. It’s a dream of mine to have a family run and owned Videography company. We’ll see how it goes…I’ve got three other little ones as well. Little Nathan (10 months old), Elsie (2.7 years old), Saidee (4.5 years old).

Needless to say, there is never a lack of interesting photographs and video to take of all of these wonderful stages in life happening before mine and my wife, Misty’s, eyes. I’ve always got the cameras on the mantle ready for action. If I can’t grab the camera right when I need it, I may loose the moment.Our lives are a series of a trillion moments laid out in time. Each second, each frame, comes and goes. Tick, tick, tick, tick. You can never get them back. They are gone forever.My wife and I have made a very concious decision to be with our kids in “the now”, and not let the moments slip by without truly living in them. I think I carry this same sense of urgency into my work. When I’m shooting a wedding video or capturing a live event, I know there is a lot riding on my abilities to capture this time right now. I love this challenge! -Tim Danyo

I’d also like to thank the 250 brides who attended the event. I hope you were able to receive all of the information and get a good sense for the style and scope of our work. If you didn’t make it to our our booth you can always call and set up a free consultation or view some online demos of our work at our main page

This article has beeb copied and pasted from WEVA (Wedding and Event Videographers Association) website. It makes for a very interesting read!

January 06, 2006

Sarasota, FL – If there’s one thing brides today can agree on, it’s that future brides should have their weddings videotaped. This is according to a new nationwide survey of brides who were married in 2005.

The ground-breaking survey, commissioned by the Wedding & Event Videographers Association International (WEVA), was conducted last month between December 12th and December 22nd by Breakthrough Marketing, Inc.

The survey was conducted by telephone of a cross section of brides from around the country. Results showed ninety-eight percent of surveyed newlyweds recommended that brides have their weddings videotaped.

Interestingly, brides still don’t fully appreciate the value of video until after the wedding. Before the wedding, only a little more than half of surveyed brides considered wedding video a ‘Top 10′ service in comparison to other wedding-related services. However, after the wedding, that number climbs to 75%.

Of surveyed brides, 38% did not have their weddings videotaped by anyone ‘ amateur or professional, and apparently have some regrets. Sixty-three percent of them now either somewhat or strongly recommend that future brides hire a professional videographer.

Ninety-eight percent of brides surveyed used the services of a professional photographer compared to only 29% for professional video services. However, surveyed brides who used professional services for both were expressive about what they like best for each of these professional services.

WEVA, the first organization to survey actual newlyweds (as opposed to brides-to-be), regarding the value of wedding videography, commissioned a similar survey, the industry’s first-ever, three years ago.

Not surprisingly, newlyweds today say it is more important than ever for brides to have their wedding video delivered on DVD. Three years ago, only 27% of surveyed brides said it was very important to get their videos produced on DVD. That number climbed to 55% for this latest survey. For brides who spent over $30,000 on their weddings, 75% said it is very important for them to get their video on DVD.

WEVA’s 2005 survey also probed brides’ interest in new and emerging video technologies. One stood out. Fifty-five percent of surveyed brides said they were interested in high-definition DVD.

In addition, 43% were interested in still prints from video; 32% were interested in widescreen format; 29% were interested in live Internet webcasting of their wedding; and 21% said they were interested in the new video production concept of a ‘Same Day Edit.’

Collectively, these new technologies and capabilities are very important to brides. When asked, ‘Would you have hired a professional videographer if any of these services were available to you?” thirty-five percent of brides who did not have their weddings videotaped said they would have hired a professional videographer had these services been available to them; 45% of brides who had their weddings videotaped by an amateur said they would have used professional services if the services were available; and 60% of brides who spent over $30,000 on their weddings said they would have used the services of a professional videographer had these services been available.

Results of this national survey, conducted by Breakthrough Marketing, Inc., are based on telephone interviews with 500 brides who were married in 2005. For results based on the total sample of brides, there is a 95% confidence factor that the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.75 percentage points.

Breakthrough Marketing, Inc. (Des Moines, IA) is an industry firm which regularly researches the attitudes and buying patterns of brides, as well as industry trends among specific wedding services.

As seen at http://www.weva.com. Reprinted with permission from the Wedding & Event Videographers Association International (WEVA International)

This is Mark and Mandie’s opening segment to their wedding video. This has been a fun edit!

The other day it hit me. Blogging is the way to go to express the true identity and soul of my company! This is a place where I can share new ideas and concepts, post videos and photos, share links, talk up other businesses, network, promote, and generally help my company, my clients, and my business network partners to flourish! I hope you all will catch my enthusiasm like a virus! Please subscribe to this blog for I will be posting alot of helpful, motivational, and inspirational content as it relates to video and life.

Thank you for joining me in this ride together!

With joy overflowing,

Tim Danyo