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Inspired Video Marketing

Inspired Stories. Inspired Videos. Inspired Lives.

  • The Low Down
  • Think you want video work?
  • See my work – Film and Edit
    • Inspired Real Estate Media
    • Inspired Wedding Videography
  • See my work – Edit only
  • What clients are saying
  • The Low Down
  • Think you want video work?
  • See my work – Film and Edit
    • Inspired Real Estate Media
    • Inspired Wedding Videography
  • See my work – Edit only
  • What clients are saying

What is my why?

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  • Cameras,  Inspiration,  My Story,  Philosophy

    Change Your Default Settings

    February 26, 2020 /

    When you first get your camera, it’s typically set to “Auto”. Your camera has default settings telling the camera how to take the picture. You get automatic decisions made about how bright the photo is, how saturated (full of color) it is, the range of colors, how much of the photo will be in focus etc etc. Now, don’t get me wrong, you can get GREAT results on auto. BUT. The magic happens when you know enough to change your settings. The magic happens when you know what each of your options mean and what you need to manipulate to cultivate the results you want. I may have achieved the…

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  • teal headphones, coffee a laptop and a sign that says "Things to do: Own today"
    Branding,  Business,  Marketing,  My Story,  Updates

    Consistency > Perfection with Video

    September 6, 2019 /

    I think it’s a common desire, the elusive “Being Discovered”. The thought goes, “If I put forth this ONE. PERFECT. THING. someone will see it and notice me. I will be whisked away into stardom and fame befitting my awesomeness.” I’m not here to crush all your dreams. There is always that CHANCE. And, there is always a chance that you will score a winning lottery ticket. Or get found as a face fit for a magazine. Maybe you’ll go viral and get featured on “Ellen”. Or something! I’m not saying being discovered is bad or wrong or undesirable. Heck, many big names are big BECAUSE they were “discovered” and…

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  • Inspiration,  Life,  My Story,  Updates

    I’m not cosplaying at Dragon*Con 2019 and here’s why

    August 25, 2019 /

    Last year I went to Dragon*Con 2018 for the first time after being completely jealous on September 3, 2017 when my friends who had went told me all the fun things they had done. When I went last year, I brought costumes with me and during the four days I was there became Regular Sailor Jupiter Punk Sailor Jupiter Lady Loki and Dustin of Stranger Things Why then, am I not cosplaying this year? Feel free to watch the vlog I created on just that. 🙂 Cliff notes version? I want to focus my efforts on creating an epic travel vlog. Boo-yah.

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    10 Resources to keep you “Inspired” in life and business

    March 18, 2018
  • I gave a speech at the event Permission and here it is
    Inspiration,  Life,  My Story,  Philosophy

    Permission to Speak? Granted.

    June 22, 2019 /

    I am blessed to know so many amazing and inspirational people! One of them, Nick Suino of https://nicklaus-suino.com put on a kick-butt day-long event and asked me to speak. So I did! I come to the stage at 2:36 I talk a bit about my story and how asking “What’s the worst that can happen” while either making consistent small steps or jumping head first into something helps to develop us into the person that we aspire to be.

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    Inspiration,  Life,  My Story,  Philosophy

    My Best Life Speech : Inspired (video)

    November 19, 2018 /

    I forgot to post this on my blog! Oh no! Last month I spoke at the Best Life Summit in Durham, North Carolina – it took me a long time to come up with what I wanted to say, but I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out – even if I haven’t exactly watched myself give the speech…   Video Transcript : Emcee: And next up we have Katie Curtis. She’s from Michigan. She’s an undercover princess with an eye of a videographer, and right now she’s just finished a movie called The Pirate Pool movie, which the main character is a dog. If you don’t believe her you…

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  • Now I'm hungry...
    Life,  My Story,  Updates

    It started with a donut…

    November 15, 2018 /

    What did you do to your hand? The short answer is “I punched a wall”, the long answer is a little more embarrassing and a little  (okay, a lot) less indicative of anger problems.  On a totally nondescript Friday evening, after a productive (I think?) day of work, I was set about to sit down to some episodes of “The Flash”. “Hm, as satisfying as that would be, this could be better…” I thought, as I remembered the few cider mill donuts my husband and I had frozen for later appreciation, as after purchasing them and eating around 6 in a sitting, I didn’t think I could eat another donut…

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    Questions on Intellectual Rights and Answers from the Universe

    September 14, 2018 /

    I’ve had a quandry rattling around in my head. Usually when we have some thought playing on repeat, it’s not something beneficial. It’s just some open loop that we run over and over looking for closure, mostly without realizing it, and usually not finding what we’re looking for until we finally bring it into focus. This time was no different. I work in a field of intellectual rights. It’s easy to NOT steal something physical, but the whole world gets murky when the goods are virtual. What constitutes copyright infringement when the products are words, photos, videos, and ideas? Thankfully, I haven’t had to deal with any “theft” or potential…

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    Inspiration,  Life,  My Story,  Philosophy

    Sometimes you win while sleeping (usually after sacrificing lots of sleep)

    August 30, 2018 /

    I awoke to a flight attendant tapping my shoulder and urging me to pull down my tray table. Odd, don’t they usually wake you up so you can do the opposite? Groggily, I pulled down the tray in a dreamy, Charlie pre-golden ticket state to reveal a (not gold but) yellow sticker proclaiming, “Congrats! You found the lucky seat, you lucky so-and-so! You’re like a leprechaun born with a rabbit’s foot finding a heads-up penny underneath a horseshoe in a field of 4-leaf clovers. #spiritluckyseat” Still in a fog, I only nodded as I was handed a voucher for 5,000 free miles on Spirit and my seat number was announced…

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    What does the “Inspired” stand for in “Inspired Video Marketing”?

    August 10, 2018 /

    “A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr The day I woke up and was to meet with my resident agent to sign my business LLC, I had no idea what my business would be called. For the past 2 or 3 years, I had been working part-time doing videos and video marketing, not really with a name, but calling it “Katie Curtis Video Marketing” for lack of anything else and because there was pressure on me to call what I did something. Aaaaand I kind of hated that name. Scratch that, I hardcore hated the name. It still makes me go “ick” to…

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    Living Legendary – the Pirate Pool Premiere recap

    August 2, 2018 /

    Two weeks ago brought a whirlwind of a day fraught with nerves and technological issues but also love and support. Two weeks ago we had a Red Carpet Movie Premiere at the Historic Howell Theatre showcasing “Living Legendary: The Making of the Pirate Pool”. Which happens to be a full-length feature that I created. (Wow, that sounds weird when I type it like that). Let’s just start with this: I am surrounded by freaking amazing people, doing kick-butt awesome things and sometimes their awesomeness leeches into me. Last summer I was able to help create and chronicle the making of a “legend” – in this case the Pirate Pool. My…

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My name is Katie Curtis

My name is Katie, I'm a videographer who makes short films (or full-feature ones), vlogs and projects for small businesses. My goal in life is to stay in an "inspired" state and to help as many people do that as well. Thanks for visiting!

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