Making Waves: Recent Episodes

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[15 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Having a partner that delivers powerful video storytelling is a must to communicate your brand these days.

David Schmitz discusses why.

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[14 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

David discusses 4 big reflection points on what it takes to have a business.

(credit to David and Jason Benham on the "4 P's")

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[13 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Recruiting? Onboarding? Training? Just want to get the word out to your team on how amazing they are?

A video or series of videos may be the most effective means at your disposal to do so.

Discussed today on the show:

1. Onboarding + Training Videos
2. Recruiting Videos
3. Culture Videos
4. Behind the Scenes
5. A Word From "__________"

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[12 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Time to discuss location, location, location.

Tips from today's episode are:

1. Make Room! Both in time and space
2. What's the Light Situation?
3. Dedicate a place for staging and make sure there’s power

4. Think through the logistics:

5. Is the location easily accessible with parking?

6. Will it be easy to drive to? Traffic problems at certain times of day?
7. Do you have multiple locations to shoot in one day? If so are they all close enough to each other to make it manageable?
8. Do you need to have the spaces covered as additionally insured on your policy?
9. Will you need permission from the owner in written form to film there?
10. Does the space require cleaning before we go? Resetting of furniture?

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[11 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Telling a story Or Storying is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. And it can be so much fun.

Today we will be talking about the foundations to your story and key things to keep in mind when beginning and working on a story.

1. Basic Form: the 3 Acts
2. Highlight the tension. The Pain Point. And stay at it
3. Cut Out the Unnecessary!

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[10 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Today, we explore ideas on how to be most effective and become an empowering environment creator on the day of a video shoot.

4 Things:

1. Go With the Flow
2. Always Build 'Padding' in Pre-Shoot
3. Prioritize What's Most Important
4. Don't Crowd or Hover, Empower

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[9 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

"Making Waves" host David talks about the basics of what you will need to take your in house video production up a notch.

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[8 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Ever feel stumped as you try to start being creative. You're not alone.

Today on "Making Waves" David discusses this and how to use tools consistently to help begin.

The 4 Ideas Are:

1. Idea Gathering and Pooling
2. Stream of Consciousness
3. Use Online Generators For Ideas
4. Find Inspiration

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[7 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Which video hosting platform should you use? Today we discuss 2 of the chief solutions out there and their pros and cons.

YouTube or Vimeo.

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[6 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

So you want to be a better interviewer or conversationalist? Have no fear, these 4 tips should have you up and running in no time.

David discusses some elements of getting at the heart of the story or the person you're talking to.

4 Tips Outlined Are:

• Key #1: Let them be themselves!
• Key #2: Allow them to lead the conversation too
• Key #3: Provide a rhythm in the questions
• Key #4: Throw the lifeless questions out!

Read the blog: https://wavesmedia.com/4-keys-to-amazing-video-interviews/

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[5 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

What do you need to get started doing video or other media as far as a computer?

Today we replay an interview with Jon Schmitz, a Waves team member and knowledge guy in all things creative, to discuss that very thing.

Read the blog about this here.

Watch the video here.

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[4 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

Stephen Mansfields 5 lessons/attributes of the Guinness Way (taken from his book)

1. Discern the ways of God for life and business.
2. Think in terms of generations yet to come.
3. Whatever else you do, do at least one thing very well.
4. Master the facts before you act.
5. Invest in those you would have invest in you.

Read the blog: https://wavesmedia.com/lessons-from-the-search-for-god-and-guinness/

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[3 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

In our 2nd part of the "Focus" mini series we discuss 4 more ideas on how to focus better.

Time Block

You do that which you schedule.

Look at your time on a weekly basis

Pass the baton

Synergy!

Get Some Sleep

Renew. Check out chapter 8 of Greg McKeown's "Essentialism" book

To read our blog on this topic visit: https://wavesmedia.com/new-hampshire-video-making-team-on-navigating-marketing-world/

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[2 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

The best things and most quality work comes from focused navigation. This is the first of two parts in a series on how to stay focused. We offer 4 points for consideration today.

Prioritization

• What are the things that bring you life, that you must fit in?
• You can’t do everything. Knowing your limits is a powerful key to a life lived well.

Don't OVER Multi-task

• Good read on this: The ONE Thing by Gary Keller

Eat Your Frog! - Mark Twain

Batching

Are there items, tasks, and projects that you do regularly that could all be done in one bigger sweep? Consider 'batching'

To read our blog on this topic visit: https://wavesmedia.com/new-hampshire-video-making-team-on-navigating-marketing-world/

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[1 of 15 in Waves Pilot Season]

As in so much of life, work, business, sports, you name it, the creative processes in which we engage involve many decisions.

The importance of learning to make decisions in the creative process is of utmost value as well. It can save both countless hours, keep you from being stressed needlessly, and get amazing art and media out there.

Here are a few things we recommend in the process.

• #1 Go with your gut -- A good read on this: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
• #2 Create Backups -- The beauty of working in a digital world.
• #3 Have a Sounding Board/Group -- A good read on this: On Writingby Stephen King -- Another: Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
• #4 Don’t Be Afraid -- Just Do It.

Read our blog on this: https://wavesmedia.com/decision-making-in-the-creative-process-thoughts-by-boston-based-video-workers/

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