Shifting Focus with John Bunn

It's back!!! That's right we're doing a whole week of giving this year as a way to give back and say thank you to everyone that has made this podcast possible! John & Nick also take some time to talk about how an attitude of giving can translate into success for your business and some practical things to do to show your appreciation this holiday season.  Click here to enter for your chance to win:...

Looking back on 2021 I feel like I didn't accomplish anything that I wanted to. I had some pretty big goals and, well, I sucked and keeping them. And ya know what? That's ok. It's so easy to look at our failures rather than our successes. In today's Deep Nugget episode Nick looks at the positive when it would be so easy to look at the negative. How are you liking these deep nuggets? Hit me up on I...

Here we are at the end of the year, are you scrambling to try to figure out all your tax and accounting info? Bringing on a tax professional to help us with our businesses has been absolutely game-changing and has saved us tons of time and even more money. This week we welcome Jeremy Doorn of Core Financial back on the podcast to answer your questions about taxes, accounting, how to pay yourself,...

Not going to lie, today's episode of Deep Nuggets might be my favorite piece of content I have made in 2021. I think you need to hear this before the end of the year. It is time to really figure out why you are doing this. Not why other people think you are doing it.  How are you liking these deep nuggets? Hit me up on Instagram and let me know @johnbunn_

We literally create content for a living and somehow social media still feels like an unbearable task sometimes. This week on the How To Film Weddings podcast we're breaking down 5 ways you can improve your social media going into 2022. Fire up your social media of choice, and let's get ready to get better together. 

Guess what? We have something special going on over at HTFW. A brand new short form audio only experience called Deep Nuggets. So many times we have something we want to say, but it doesn't warrant a 45 minute episode. So from time to time, we are going to be sprinkling in some deep nuggets.  This week, John talks about how he just turned down a $10,000 booking, but spoiler alert, he was able to t...

When it comes to burnout, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. It happens to all of us, especially during this time of year when we're staring at a huge backlog of weddings that still need to be edited. This week on the How To Film Weddings podcast we want to break down 5 ways to deal with burnout and to stay fresh as a wedding filmmaker. 

Live Q&A with John and Nick Tonight at midnight the doors close for The Complete Wedding Videography Course. Be sure to check it out at:  http:// completeweddingvideography. com/   In today's episode, we go live on Zoom and answer your questions. We had a live Zoom Audience as we answered a ton of questions. Super helpful information, to help you in your wedding video business.    In celebration o...

BONUS PODCAST - replay of Day 2 of the Filmmaking with Intention Workshop Statistics are showing 2022 to be the busiest wedding season since 1984. Are you ready for the influx of inquiries? How do you know who to say yes to? When to raise your prices? In this FREE 2 day workshop, we are going to show you how to put together a plan for next year, how to price yourself and how to be INTENTIONAL with...

BONUS PODCAST - replay of Day 1 of the Filmmaking with Intention Workshop Statistics are showing 2022 to be the busiest wedding season since 1984. Are you ready for the influx of inquiries? How do you know who to say yes to? When to raise your prices?  In this FREE 2 day workshop, we are going to show you how to put together a plan for next year, how to price yourself and how to be INTENTIONAL wit...

2022 is quickly approaching...are you ready? In this episode of the How To Film Weddings podcast, we're talking about 5 ways to make sure you're ready for the 2022 wedding season right now. Get ready to implement some real-life hacks to change your business and your life next year. 

John just booked a $15,000 wedding...and in this episode of the How To Film Weddings podcast John and Nick break down how he did it and how Nick has more than tripled his prices in three years. Get ready to take some notes on this episode.

Being intentional with your business is so incredibly important, this week we interview Makenzy Smith of The Northwest Focus Co to learn how she protects her mental health and creates an intentional life as a parent and business owner. 

This week we interview Kailina Erickson of Roots & Wings Films and Aaron Guerrero of Two Arrow Films. What do these two have in common you might ask? Both of these great wedding filmmakers have been through the Complete Wedding Videography Course. They share how it is has changed their business, what type of success they've seen since taking the course, and why they think it's a great investment f...

Rick and Sarah of Pen Weddings return to the podcast to talk about how they film on wedding days with their story based editing process in mind. Rick and Sarah also do a little show and tell and teach us all about what the wedding film world looked like back in the days of tape to tape. 

We're super excited to have Kathryn Majic of BLNK Films back on the podcast this week to discuss her newest film that has taken the wedding film industry by storm. She breaks down her approach to creating her latest film and we get deep into how it impacted her personally and how she's handled creative burnout.

Reels are the real deal...for real. This week on the podcast we learn all the best Instagram Reel tricks from Alesia of Alesia Films, how to grow your personal brand as a videographer, and use the word reel entirely too many times. 

This week's episode is a little different...we sit down with Matt and Rachel Johnson to dive deep into how they run their business as a married couple, their rise to YouTube fame, Matt's beardless emo phase, and much, much, more.

Things have changed lately. HTFW started in 2018, and has become one of the largest groups on the planet for wedding filmmakers. But with that growth comes some pain. And to be honest, we are quite upset.  Recently, in the HTFW Facebook group we have seen some trolls, as the group has grown. Nick and John sit down to remind everyone of the vision of HTFW, and get honest with where things are going...

This week John and Nick go over all the things they wish they would have known when they started their wedding film business. From audio design to business strategies and everything in between. Buckle up, take some notes, and get ready to improve your wedding films. 

The Creative Diet with Ben Journee   On today's episode we have Ben Journee from Make Better Wedding Films. This guy has been doing some really amazing things when it comes to his brand, and his podcast, Make Better Wedding Films.    Nick and John sit down with Ben to hear about his journey of starting a podcast, the relentless effort it takes, all while running another business. We dive into 'the...

How Nick Booked 8 Brides IN A ROW   Last year, Nick booked 8 weddings in a row. How did he do it? We talk all about it in this week's brand new episode of the How To Film Weddings Podcast. There are proven things you can be doing RIGHT NOW to get more bookings, and we want to show you how. Join John and Nick, as they talk about what they have been doing to push past the $10,000 mark for weddings,...

This might be the episode that convinced us all to go out and get fanny packs. We asked the members of our Facebook group what their favorite wedding day hacks are and compiled them into some amazing advice in this week's episode.  Get ready to take some notes and possibly spend a little money with some of these great tips and tricks. 

On today's podcast, we interview Emma Burke, of Emma K Films, and this conversation is something you do not want to miss. She started her business 2 years ago, when she was 18, and has gone from charging $400 for her first wedding, to now over $5000 per wedding.    We dive into social media, and how it has helped her grow her brand. We also talk about doing styled shoots, personal shoots, and SHOW...

Wedding Videographers Suck at Presenting Themselves   Let's be honest. Wedding Videographers suck at presenting themselves well most of the time. We get so focused on gear, our footage, the light, the audio, that we forget that this is an ACTUAL wedding with REAL people getting married.    What do you wear to a wedding? How do you communicate to couples, vendors, parents? How to you present yourse...