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If you are a Wedding Filmmaker then the Wedding Film School Show is for you. Hosted by Jason McCutchen and Jared Haskell of Stopgolove and Huxley Film, we dive into the depths of how to run a wedding filmmaking biz in the wedding industry. From gear talk, to industry interviews, to straight up mathy business topics, we cover a lot of ground. Give us a subscribe and let us know what you want hear about next!
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Drones are ubiquitous in the wedding space, but with a lot of the uncertainty around drones here in the USA and the emergence of Content Creators are our opening drone shots of the gold course under threat? Jason and Jared discuss!
Jason and Jared break down how they shot a crazy three day luxury wedding industry gala in Miami, Florida. They break down how the handle preproduction, shooting and team management for an event with TONs of deliverables and a same day timeline (and look good doing it).
HTFW is gone and we thought... Let's unpack that with John. John Bunn was one half of the How To Film Weddings duo and he comes on to talk all things HTFW, the future of education and wedding films, and what's next for HTFW and John.
The dreaded "best ot" lists in the wedding industry, our obsession with PR and clout, and why in the end it all comes back to "excellence". Lindsay Landman of Lindsay Landman Events out of NYC joins the show to discuss it all and drop a few hot takes about wedding filmmakers and their black jeans.
2025 has been, for many in weddings, a down year but the question is... WHY? In this episode Jared and Jason break down some reasons why you MAY not be booking in2025 and hopefully how to avoid the same fate in 2026.
We hear the terms "Editorial" and "Documentary" style thrown around a lot but what the heck does this mean and which style is right for you? I dunno. Here's a podcast about it.
Jimmy Lick of Second Society come son to discuss what drove him to start his all-in-one booking platform for hiring shooters, Second Society, how to get hired for great gigs as a 2nd shooter, and the interesting economy around hiring shooters at wedding in 2025.
What does it REALLY mean to provide a good customer experience as a wedding creative and who decides anyway?
Everybody needs a website, but is your website doing your photo/video biz more harm than good? Jason and Jared breakdown the ways your website could be turning clients away and 4 necessary things each website must do to be effective.
Tented weddings at a private home just hit different. As an expert in tenting and luxury private estate weddings Keri Ketterer of Always Yours Events and Keri Ketterer Walter & Co. discusses the complexity of tenting and private home events as well as the importance of creating surprise and delight in every event guest... And even a little of how wedding filmmakers can better tell that story in partnerships with a wedding planner.
Jason and Jared explore the New Yorker article "Does the Knot Have a Fake Bride's Problem?" and discuss the perils of online advertising, their own Knot stats (at the end), and the culture in the wedding industry that makes helping normal vendors understand marketing and sales so hard.
Jared and Jason break down the keys to selling to anyone: Mirroring, signaling, and authenticity.
Jason and Jared discuss a hot topic: storytelling... They explore some of the buzzwords and cliches used in the wedding videography community and explore the true HEART of wedding filmmaking: family.
Jared and Jason dive into the challenges of starting a new wedding filmmaking brand in 2025 and what we would focus on if we were starting or establishing a new brand in 2025. Even you vets may learn something.
Jason and Jared discuss (again) why it's so hard for wedding filmmakers to take part in wedding PR and some active steps we believe WE can take to be better partners to our friends in the PR world
Jason and Jared are back for season five... or seven... depending on who you ask... of the WFS Show. The guys discuss creating a course, why awards are dumb, why awards are awesome, and more on this, the first episode of Season Five of the Wedding Film School show!
Ryan Browne of Forged in the North talks building your teams and studios the RIGHT way. Built to last.
Sharrone Calafiore of Fiore Films joins us to discuss "videographer's luck", how she captures memorable frames, and the amazing privilege of being a wedding filmmaker.
Julia Kentner of Julia Kentner Films joins us to talk about how to approach the wedding industry with your eye on making the right connecting, being genuine, and making the leap into wedding filmmaking.
Lindsey Conklin joins us on this special episode to discuss elevating wedding filmmaking in the industry, couples that "don't want video", and why you NEED to come to Clarity 2024 to hear him speak
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