INTERVIEW WITH GRANT MACKINNON TO BE RESCHEDULED

Sorry everyone, the interview with certified Equine Dentist Grant MacKinnon will be rescheduled for another date, as unfortunately just as we were all set up this morning (everything was picture PERFECT!) and ready to start filming, we ran into tech issues with one of our key components in the set up. So we decided to take everything down and re-schedule for another day.

Quality will always be my #1 priority when it comes to my work and even though Grant and I were really excited to do the interview, we both agreed that it just wasn't our day. Short term sacrifice, long term rewards.

I spent a good amount of time troubleshooting our tech issue afterwards and am finding a long term solution for it as I never resort to band-aid fixes. Over the years I've been taught (and in many ways the hard way) that part of video work is dealing with tech issues, stuff will break or malfunction when you need it the most - that's just technology for you. You can never completely eliminate the chances of this happening but you always do your best in keeping it to the absolute minimum. This is why videographers and crews have back ups of just about every device in their setups - cameras, mics, memory cards, lights, power sources, batteries, etc... the list goes on and on.

I will keep you posted as we find a new date to shoot this interview. Thank you for understanding. :)

INTERVIEW WITH GRANT MACKINNON

If you are looking to get more acquainted with Dual Certified Equine Dentist Grant MacKinnon, then now will be a fantastic opportunity!

I will be having a sit down interview with Grant this Saturday in a gorgeous private facility out in Priddis, AB discussing several topics in the world of Equine Dentistry.

I am going to try my absolute best to get this sit down interview done and published, ready to share before I leave for the States on the 30th. But if not, then it should be up in the second week of November.

Stay tuned for more. :)

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT WITH JONATHAN FIELD

Enjoy the new announcement with Jonathan Field and I. Here is a prime example of two opposites on camera - Jonathan being a magnificent speaker on camera and myself...well obviously I shine much more BEHIND the camera than on it. :)

I've worked with several professional speakers in my life and they all make it look so easy. Speaking on camera is a valuable (but very challenging) skill to gain. I can proudly say that Jonathan Field is another stellar speaker on camera added to the list that I've worked with.

I couldn't have asked for a better and more genuine individual in the equine industry to work with. Thanks again Jonathan and I look forward to what we have planned - this is going to be magical.

MY EQUINE VIDEOGRAPHY SERVICE HAS A NEW TOOL!

Well I FINALLY have an official answer for all of you to a question that I have been asked a lot over the past 6 months. Do I have a drone and if not, is this in my plans in the near future?

I have been wanting to add this tool to my Equine Videography for about 9 or 10 months now, I was just unsure on which route I was going to take. Do I get myself a drone, get licensed as a UAV pilot or do I hire someone else who is already there, been there and done that, to provide me this service and someone who is already a hundred times the skilled pilot than I ever will be?

It was a very tough decision as just a few weeks ago I was this close to enrolling in a 3 day, 20 + 20 hour UAV pilot course to get certified but instead I have opted to join forces with a good friend of mine who is a skilled drone pilot and has actually built drones before, to provide me with this service for when I need it.

The drone that will be used is a DJI Inspire 2 Professional which is currently the best drone out today.

I have flown drones before and am familiar with them but admittedly I have also crashed them a few times to it's near fatal death, so I think it's safe to say that UAV pilot skills is not my specialty. :)

To get really good at drone videography, it requires many many hours of practice, hours that I unfortunately do not have the time for. But perhaps the biggest reason why I chose to partner up with an aerial videographer is because logically in terms of productivity, it makes the most sense. Many videographers today team up with drone videographers because when on location shooting, the videographer films the on the ground footage while the drone pilot films the aerial stuff. This saves a significant amount of time for both the company and the client. After all you can only be in one place at a time.

This will not be a stand alone service but rather an additional tool (by request) to be used in my Equine Videography service.

There are so many creative ways to capture the beauty of horses with drones and I can't wait to see where this takes us.

UPCOMING JONATHAN FIELD ANNOUNCEMENT

Tune in on Sunday September 30th at 9AM MST / 11AM EST on Facebook Live as I will be making a big announcement with this man, that many of you know, Mr. Jonathan Field! So excited!

KWPN KEURING

I mentioned earlier that my Equine Videography service is going through expansion, as I will be adding a third component to the service, a component that I once included in my original business plan last October but I ended up leaving it out. Well it's being put back in because people have asked for it...and that is RAW video.

I haven't finalized all the details yet but this third component will for the most part be at shows and events and as expected, across all disciplines. It offers a much different side to my business as it is a fresh and new option.

I covered the video aspect at the KWPN Keuring Inspection this past Friday out in Parkland County AB while Natasha D. Goodship took care of the photographic side of things.

Click HERE to view all videos.

DIRECTOR'S CUT ON MY EQUINE SHOWS & EVENTS MARKETING VIDEO

I would like to share my thought process on how I went about making my Equine Shows & Events marketing video with Nelly Murphy, Anne Murphy and Rolex.

Enjoy! :)

Click HERE to watch.