The Life & Times of Thomas & Nora Chapman

This is a photo montage of my wife's family. She was very close to her grandparents as they brought her up. My mother in law wanted me to put everything together from both funerals all to one disc so I thought I would make this tribute to them. It put my wife in tears after showing it to her. :)..



Yes this is a sales pitch, but if you or someone you know that would love to have a photo montage put together, contact us for pricing.

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Happy Holidays from RLV Productions, LLC

Hi all,
Here's what we've been up to for the last year. Thought we do this by producing a video slide show of key highlights of over the last year.

We'll admit it was a trying time for our business as things did slow down this year but still had plenty of things to do over the year.

What's not on here is that Tracie left Names and Numbers to pursue a job at Watco Companies out of Pittsburg working in Data Entry

To see what else we've done this year, watch the video!!




We hope everyone had a great year and that everyone has a blessed 2011. Merry Christmas!


Love to all,

Ray & Tracie

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Kansas City Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal Booth Contest: WE WON!!

 Hi Everyone!

For the last couple of weeks, we've been posting on our blog and our Facebook Fan Page of a upcoming bridal show in Overland Park, Kansas put on by Perfect Wedding Guide.  Well they were putting on a contest where you post on your Facebook Fan Page and tag the KC PWG Facebook Page, the more you post, the more chances of winning.  So I did it twice a day for about 10 days or so.

Well it paid off as we were the winners of a FREE booth for the upcoming Spring Bridal Show.  We are so excited!  We've been wanting to branch out to others areas of the region and this will help us out big time!

Here's the post on facebook:

 So we're very excited to be part of the show!  We hope it works out for us and to be able to make new connections with clients as well as vendors in the Kansas City Area!

Raymond

RLV Productions, LLC

Diwali Night 2010 - Pittsburg State University

This is our second year shooting this event.  This year it was held in the Crimson & Gold Ballroom at the Overman Student Center on the campus of Pittsburg State University. 

Diwali Night 2010

The clips are set up as a YouTube playlist since some mobile devices can't recognize flash content.

Enjoy!

Raymond
RLV Productions, LLC

Chance & Nedra: Complete Wedding Video 07-31-10

 

Hot Summer day in St. Paul, Kansas. Also some hoops with the Wedding Party!  We had a lot of fun with this wedding.  Our 3rd wedding at this church in less than a year.  Video works like a DVD so you can navigate around.  Enjoy!

Depending on your connection speed, you may have to wait for video to completely load.

Chance & Nedra:  Complete Wedding Video 07-31-10

 

Wedding Location: St. Francis Catholic Church, St. Paul, KS

 Reception Site: St. Francis Parish Hall, St. Paul KS

Photographer: G.W. Photography, Parsons KS and Darrin Hackney Photography, Wichita, KS;

Videographers: RLV Productions, LLC, Pittsburg, KS;

Photobooth: Hollywood Photobooth



Happy Thanksgiving!

Everyone here at RLV Productions, LLC wish all of our friends, clients, families and everyone else a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving!

Ray & Tracie
RLV Productions, LLC

Kansas City Perfect Wedding Guide

Save-the-Date! Sunday, February 13th, 2011 from 10 to 5 at the Overland Park Convention Center is Kansas City's #1 Bridal Show! Kansas City Perfect Wedding Guide produces the largest and most popular bridal shows and if you're a bride, you won't want to miss it! Go to http://kansas-city.perfectweddingguide.com/ for more information and to purchase your tickets today.

There is a possibility that RLV Productions, LLC will be part of the event but at this time this is still pending.


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Love A Local Business Contest Sponsored by Intuit

Okay we've tried this before and it's tough but help us out!

RLV Productions, LLC is Ranked 565 this month, okay so we're WAAAAAAAAAAAAY behind! Click on the link and help us win a grant! It would help us expand as well and get some much needed upgrades as well as (hopefully) some office space too!



Click on the link below to nominate us!


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Parisa & Farhad July 10, 2010 Full Length

We had such a fun time with this wedding.  Here is Parisa & Fahad full length for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.rlvproductions.com/Saljooghi071010.html

Note, you will need Adobe Flash Player in order to view video.

Ray's Videographer Desk October 13, 2010

Hello to all my friends & collegues:

I haven't blogged in a while.  I've been pretty busy editing and also working at KOAM-TV as we are constructing a new set as it should finish by next week.  Last week the set came in and we started putting it all together.  Take a look thus far:


Before



After (So Far)



There is still quite a bit to do.  This week we installed lighting on the set.   We still have some more lighting to put together then our graphics and backdrops for the set should be in by Friday.  So I've been putting in about 10 hours or so a day besides doing my regular duties then running home and attempting to edit my wedding videos.

Next year I'm getting excited about the upcoming wedding season in 2011.  We have our new wedding collections available as well as enhancements to make that wedding video one to treasure for many years to come.  We are also going to dip into Photo Booth service.  We have some of the materials purchased (mostly the booth itself) now we have to get the rest of it (laptop, printer, camera, software, etc), then we'll be able to offer that service.

The plan is to provide not only videography, but also a Photo/Video Booth, and also photography as well.  I want to bring a photographer on board to join us and also hire a couple of videographers to help us out.  Tracie will be in charge of the Photo/Video Booth at the receptions while the others and myself are shooting the wedding itself.  Exciting times.  Stay tuned for more as we get things together for next year!

Also please send prayers to my wife Tracie's brother William as his health is continuing to detieriate.  As some of you know he suffers from scleroderma.  The prognosis isn't good.  He's in good spirits and we're doing our best to be there for him.

Thanks for sticking with us and we hope everyone is having a great week!

Raymond

RLV Productions, LLC 

Wedding Video Ain't What It Used To Be - Sara Renee Events

A fellow Wedding Vendor Sara Renee Events Posted this blog on her website:

It happened again!  For some strange reason, couples sometimes say to me, “We don’t want a wedding video!”  Since it’s my pleasure to uphold the wishes of my clients, it’s ALSO my job to educate them on the modern day videographer. So here is my words of wisdom to all those out there thinking about NOT having video…..

Click here to read more of the article

The options she states (Long form, short form, SDE, Love Story, etc) we offer all of them.  Do your research on the perfect wedding videographer, cinematographer, filmmaker that is the right fit for you.  Even if we're not a fit for you, we'll help you find the right videographer for you!  We plenty of friends in the business that have the style that you may be looking for.  A video today is a must!

Raymond Vail
RLV Productions, LLC
Serving the Pittsburg, Kansas, Joplin, Missouri area

Just a Wedding Videographer

I attended many seminars at WEVA Expo 2010 in Orlando Florida back in August.  One of the presenters opened up with this piece.  The entire room after the piece went crazy!  I was very inspired!  Thanks to David Perry of David Perry Films for creating this piece


Just a Wedding Videographer from David Perry on Vimeo.

RLV Production, LLC Wedding Demo Fall 2010

Here is our latest Wedding Video Demo.  RLV Productions, LLC a Wedding & Event Videography Service serving the Pittsburg, Kansas & Joplin, Missouri area and beyond.


RLV Productions LLC Wedding Demo 2010 from Raymond Vail on Vimeo.
RLV Productions LLC Wedding Demo Reel Fall 2010, Wedding & Event Videography from Pittsburg, Kansas and Joplin, Missouri area. www.rlvproductions.com

Ray's Videographer Desk Thursday August 19, 2010

I hope everyone had a great Thursday.  Most of you know that not only do I have this Wedding Videography business but I am also the Senior Technical Director at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kansas.  The position I hold gives me advantages and some disadvantages.  Advantages are I see my wife and don't have to wake up too early or go to bed early either.  The disadvantages is that I normally have to cover for several of the staff.  So sometimes I may work the evening shift or the early early morning shift.  So lately I've been covering a lot of vacation shifts or if someone is sick, I normally have to cover it.  Same as this evening as someone in my department called in.  It's not one of those situations where one person that's already there can pick up the slack, someone normally has to be called in.  So sometimes it makes it tough to talk to clients and have to return calls if I'm already at work.  So I'm sure I've lost a few gigs with my flexible schedule.  Sometimes it's tough juggling both. Director by day and superhero....uh I mean Wedding Videographer at nightish/weekends!

Metropolitan Bride Summer Magazine 2010

Don't forget if you or someone you know that is getting married and will be in the Joplin area register for the Metropolitan Bride's Fall Bridal Show being held at the Joplin Holiday Inn on Saturday September 12th, more information can be found at the Metbride website

Admission is $5.00

Pre-registered brides will be entered to win:
Floral Package (The Wild Flower)
All brides in a attendance at the show will be entered to win a $250 Rental Gift Certificate (Legacy Events)
All proceeds will go to benefit the Ronald McDonald House

There will also be a Bouquet Bash where there will be various prizes.  You have to stay tuned on what we will give away!!

Well I've got to get packing.  Getting ready for WEVA Expo 2010!


Until next time!


Ray
RLV Productions, LLC

Ray's Videographer Desk Wednesday August 18, 2010

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday!

Had a great meeting last night through Metropolitan Bride based out of Springfield.  They've come up with some great ideas for the bridal show next month in Joplin as well as other networking meetings beyond just the show. 

If you or someone you know who is getting married and is still searching for ideas.  Be sure you register for the Fall Bridal Show by going here:  http://www.metbride.com/register.html

We did see a slow down this year in wedding bookings this year.  So we're hoping with the next one things will pick up again.  Unfortunately in our business, wedding video isn't perceived as on the high priority list.  I want to change that perception.

This year we will be part of the Bridal Bouquet Giveaway.  I'll let you know what we're giving away on Friday.

If you haven't seen our work, check out our youtube page:  http://www.youtube.com/user/rlvproductionsllc
Don't forget to subscribe if you like what you see!

I'm still looking for office space.  Our 10x10 spare room is no longer big enough.  I'm thinking of maybe finding a photographer that would like to split the cost of a office building and have 2 studios there.  One for video and one for photography.

We are also would like to start producing commercials.  We can't do anything too fancy but we can do the basics to get something ready for air.

My goals for the next month is to start getting everything in place for a Photo Booth.  I'll know more exactly what I plan to do with the business when I return from WEVA Expo in Orlando next week.  I'll make sure and post some pictures of my adventure!

Everyone have a great Wednesday!

Ray
RLV Productions, LLC

Ray's Videographer's Desk Tuesday August 17, 2010

I hope everyone is having a great day.  A little gloomy with rain out there with temps right less than 80 degrees but we can’t argue especially since it’s usually nearly 100 degrees at this time of year.

This evening I will be attending a Bridal Show meeting for Metropolitan Bride based out of the Springfield, Missouri area.  There is a bridal show being held September 12, 2010 at the Holiday Inn just off of I-44.

Next week I’ll be attending theNext week I’ll be attending the 20th Annual Wedding & Event Videographer’s International (WEVA) Expo in Orlando Florida .  It’s the time of the year where Videographers and Filmmakers from all around the world will come together for a week of education, networking, be inspired.  In the last 2 years alone, we’re continuing to evolve our business and this year will be no different. 

We are working hard to begin offering other services soon.  We have explored the option of Photography but nothing is concrete yet.

We are going to invest into the Photo Booth Service.  We’re looking for equipment and designs and hope to have that going and in place by January.

We are also working on some new branding for our business and hope to roll those out very soon.

Remember we are now booking for the 2011 wedding season.  Check out our website for samples, availability and much more.

Have a great Tuesday!

Raymond

RLV Productions, LLC

Chance & Nedra Myatt Sneak Peek July 31, 2010

A very hot summer day in St. Paul, Kansas, Congratulations to Chance & Nedra Myatt married July 31, 2010.

Ceremony Site: St. Francis Catholic Church, St. Paul, Kansas
Reception Site: St. Francis Parish
Photographers: G.W. Photography, Parsons, KS; Darrin Hackney Photography, Wichita, KS
Entertainment: Tony Ysusi, Chanute, KS; Hollywood Photo Booth, Omaha, Nebraska
Soloist: Jake LaTurner & Jeni Smith
Florist; Praire Flowers
Hair: Charlene Coomes
Wedding Dress: David's Bridal

Love a Local Business Contest

We've signed up for a contest sponsored by Intuit (Quicken, Quickbooks,etc) and we could get a grant as high as $30,000! That would be so beneficial. So give us a vote! Thanks!

Uncle Charlie Wedding Video

A perfect example as to why you should invest in a professional wedding video, or you will get these results. This classic was originally done by John Cooksey and Steve Bolander and shared with videographers in the Wedding Video Companion.

RLV Productions, LLC :30 Spot

Here's a :30 version of our current demo. A new demo is in the works.

Saljooghi & Ighani Wedding Sneak Peek July 10, 2010 Length:3:53

Sneak Peek Highlights of Parisa Ighani &; Farhad Saljooghi in Independence, KS. Venue: Independence Civic Center, Photography: With Heart Photography. Entertainment: Amir Aradzadeh, Salon: Prizm, Catering: Golden Saddle, Cake: Wal-Mart; Clip on our website: http://www.rlvproductions.com/Saljooghi071010.html

Testing out our Flash Content

running a test on getting interactive flash content on the website. This is from a recent wedding we shot. Playback is choppy on our end. Let us know if it's doing the same thing. Thanks!

http://www.rlvproductions.com/Flash/index.html

Donny & Karrie Carter Sneak Peek March 20, 2010

A Winter Storm on the First Day of Spring!  Congratulations to Donny & Karrie Carter!
Ceremony: St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Scammon, Kansas
Photography:  Benfield Photography, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Videographers:  RLV Productions, LLC, Pittsburg, KS
Reception held at Dalton's Event Facility.


Donny & Karrie Carter Sneak Peek 03-20-10 from Raymond Vail on Vimeo.

RLV Productions, LLC Wedding Demo Winter 2010

Our new demo for our upcoming bridal shows:

Metropolitan Bride Winter Show, Joplin this Sunday

Calling all future brides: Come See RLV Productions LLC and a host of other wedding vendors this sunday in Joplin. For more information, click here.