Shifting Focus with John Bunn

It is time for a BONUS EPISODE of the How To Film Weddings Podcast. We brought back one of the legends in our industry, Rob Adams. This guy has been filming weddings for over 20 years (even though he looks about 25 years old), and has been KILLING it with his wedding video business. In today's episode, we talk all about how to edit wedding films efficiently. We break down his thought process, as w...

Working with high-end clientele. Most of us want to do it, but almost none of us know how to get there. How do you get those $10,000+ bookings? What is the secret to being able to charge that much? In this episode of the How To Film Weddings Podcast, John sits down with Lindsey and Cherish Conklin, a husband and wife team, and owners of Le Reve Films, based in Southern California. They have been s...

Just apply a LUT and the footage will look perfect! That is what a lot of filmmakers think when it comes to getting great colors in your films. But the truth of the matter is that you REALLY need to know what you are doing, in order to get the right colors in your films. When you think of great color, if you are a wedding videographer, one of the names that always comes to mind is White in Revery....

John has gone from 200 subscribers to over 12,000 in 24 months. It wasn't easy. His ads make him nearly $1000/month just for people watching his videos. Not to mention, he just booked a $15,000 video and photo package wedding in California, all because the bride saw his video on YouTube. Join John as he breaks down his ENTIRE strategy on how he build out his YouTube channel that continues to grow...

Building Packages That Sell Do you feel like you are constantly leaving money on the table, or missing out on bookings? In today's episode, Nick and John break down the different types of package options you can offer. Do you want to offer packages? A la carte? A hybrid of the two? What is the best of you in your business? Which ones of these options fits better for your clientele? We have been ha...

It finally happened! We had Elaine and Kaleb from KEJ productions on the How To Film Weddings Podcast. This conversation was sooo good. Like we almost cried when we were talking with them. We go to an entirely different level on this episode and can't wait for you to hear it. We talk about how they paid off all of their debt by working in this business. We talk about defining your own version of w...

We are so excited to have Michael and Sara from Wedditor back on for a bonus episode of the How To Film Weddings Podcast! We sit down again to dive deeper into the world of editing. How does your office affect your working habits? How do the ergonomics of your office play a role in your editing? What ways can you improve your office to make it more conducive to editing? Nick and John chat with the...

Here's the thing, weddings are personal. The people getting married, they are people. No two couples are the same. More and more, couples are choosing their wedding videographer based on personality, branding, and being able to relate to them. So how do we become more unique? How do we attract the right people for our brand? You have to know who you are. Let's say that again, you have to know who...

Today's episode is a fun one! We bring in Maddie Mae from Adventure Instead to talk all about working with photographers on the wedding day. We also pick her brain on all things elopements. She's traveled all around the world shooting adventurous elopements, and knows a thing or two about them! Maddie also runs the Adventure Instead Academy, a full course that teaches everything there is to know a...

How much should you charge? When should you raise your prices? Most of us have just plucked a number out of thin air, and say "that is what I am going to charge! That is how much I am worth!" But to be honest, there really is no rhyme or reason behind why you are charging that much. So how do you know how much to charge? Nick and John break down exactly what they've done in the past decade to know...

How in the world has it already been a year of the How To Film Weddings Podcast? Time sure does fly when you are having fun. Nick and John thought it would be fun to have a round table discussion with some of their favorites as a special 1 year episode. So we brought in Matt Johnson, and Eric Floberg. To top it off, we had Phil Danger host the conversation. Nick, John, Matt, and Eric basically cut...

Wedding Photographers vs Wedding Videographers. We constantly see in different groups, one of these groups griping about the others. Can't we all just get along? Nick and John have a treat for the How To Film Weddings listeners today. We have LA based wedding and portrait photographer Caroline Tran (yes, she's #famous) on the show. We tackle the questions all around videographers working well with...

Outsourcing. We get probably 10 emails a week from companies bugging us trying to edit our videos for us. Annoying is a nice way to put it. But here is the problem most of us face. The backlog monster. We get going in our busy season and shoot a ton of weddings, only to realize we have so many to edit. So do we just take forever to edit them ourselves? Do we hire one of these random companies that...

Mentorships. You are probably too far along in your business to have one, right? Or you probably think that they are just for beginners? You are older than someone, or have been in business longer than someone, so you'd never reach out to them about mentoring you in an area you just can't get over the hump with in your business? Nick and John break down the myths behind mentorships, talk about how...

A few weeks ago John was in Italy and Nick had some serious FOMO. So, Nick decided to hog a little of the spotlight and record a BONUS episode in the form of a LIVE Q&A in the How To Film Weddings Facebook Group (https://bit.ly/2DPCelB). Nick fielded all sorts of questions ranging from reception lighting to the future of HTFW, and discovered that talking for 45+ minutes by himself isn't an easy ta...

We stumbled upon a crazy video from a company called Blnk Films, and we were blown away. So much so that we had to figure out who was behind the camera on the shoot. Turns out, Kathryn Majic created this film. We posted it in our group, and it went kind of crazy. So many amazing shots, so many amazing moments. We break down the film, as well as talk with Kathryn about how she has gone from nothing...

Check out Vision Question 2019 - http://bit.ly/2mghk8S We did it. We have arrived. Sculpting With Time is on the How To Film Weddings Podcast. If you don't know who these people are, Alex and Whitney Douglas are some of the best, if not THE best in the world. They have won pretty much every award there is to win as wedding filmmakers. Their films are mind-glowingly good, and are completely unique....

Today we are talking all about 2nd shooting. What should you be looking for in a 2nd shooter? What should you be doing to be a better 2nd shooter? How much should you pay your 2nd shooters? We are joined by our good friend Larry Marshall ( https://bit.ly/2k6F7r9 ) to talk about some of the things he has been doing to build himself a niche in the 2nd shooter industry. Not only does he run his own c...

When you poll a group of wedding videographers and ask who their favorite wedding videographer is, the name Forestry Films always pops up. What David and Harmony have done for the "adventurous couples" brand has shifted the way hundreds of filmmakers do what they do. They are an influence in the education space, and have been killing it with their films. Not only do they have some incredible LUTs,...

What do we all want? Better SEO!! When do we want it? NOW! But do you really even know what SEO is or how to get it better? Is it something that you can really hire to have done? Squarespace VS. Wordpress. Do you understand how Google works and ranking in the most powerful search engine in the world? If you want to have great SEO you might need to start with understanding exactly what it is! Good...

Youtube. We talk about it all of the time. Literally we can't stop talking about it. Why? Because it is SO IMPORTANT to your brand. John has grown his channel from 200 subscribers to over 11,000 in the last 2 years. Nick started his channel last year and has passed 6000 subscribers. But who cares about numbers? Well we do, but only when they mean that you will make more money. YouTube is the 2nd l...

50 episodes?! How did that happen? It is our 50th episode. We knew we had to something big. We asked all of our famous friends, but they were all busy, so we settled with Aaron Tharpe (kidding). You may have heard of him or a little company called 31 Films. Yeah, that Aaron Tharpe. We think we are really special for having him on the podcast, because he is pretty much a legend in our industry. Not...

Shooting 100 weddings in 1 year. We will say that one more time. 100 WEDDINGS IN 1 YEAR. Is this even possible? Would you want to even do this to yourself? Well Kaylor of Kaye Shaye Films did that in 2018. Over 100. This isn't a podcast to tell you that you should shoot 100 weddings in a year. Rather a conversation with Kaylor about all she has been up to, the HARD WORK she has put in to grow her...

YouTube, Instagram and Facebook - oh my! When should I post? How often should I post? What platform is right? Can Nick say Pinterest correctly? We answer YOUR questions and MORE in our most recent Facebook LIVE Q&A. We took questions from people in our Facebook group (did you know we had a Facebook group!?) and Instagram (we have one of those too) and our live chat! We always have the best time wh...

John sits down with Henry Martens of The Brothers Martens to ask all of the questions about his upcoming trip to Italy, to film his first International destination wedding. The Brothers Martens travel all around the world shooting weddings, and although John has shot nearly 500 weddings, he hasn't ever traveled outside of the U.S. to film one. John and Henry chat about all of the things to be thin...