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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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  • This is a video film strip
    Inspiration,  Life,  Philosophy

    Your Life is a Movie and You are the Editor

    April 4, 2019 /

    The Director may have the vision, and the Camera Operator may capture the shot, but it is the Editor who decides how the story flows, where the scenes appear, which shots gets seen and which don’t. We are all Editors – irrespective of whether we make videos for our selves/businesses or not, we are all Editors because we are all editing the movie that is our life. Will we see that person again? Did they move the plot forward? Are they contributing to our character growth? We decide the supporting actors who push us in our character arc. We can also decide to cut those that do not move our…

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    Three Ways to Turn your Vertical Photo into a Horizontal Image in Final Cut Pro X (video)

    February 26, 2019 /

    Vertical, Square, Horizontal… there are so many formats for our media nowadays! It’s hard to know what format you need when going into content capture mode. Good thing we can transfer between platforms and formats! In this Tutorial Tuesday video I’ll show you three ways to turn your vertical photo (this would work for vertical videos too, you know!) into something that can be shown in a horizontal video for Final Cut Pro X.    

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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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    Inspiration,  My Story,  Philosophy

    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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    What are your Three Words?

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  • Gosh this problem frustrated me
    Facebook,  Social Media Tips,  Tutorials

    If you can’t share a post from your Personal Facebook Page to your Business Facebook Page on Mobile – DO THIS! (video)

    September 5, 2018 /

    I went live at Dragoncon for my Vlogs On Saturdays – but couldn’t share the live to my business page! Grrrrr… Something to do with “Facebook Business Manager” and their dumb defaults. 🙁 But! thanks to Kayla Crosby though, I was able to fix this, and now can share all I want! If you have this problem and want to fix it – here’s the answer! Tutorial starts at 1:00! Otherwise I’m explaining what this problem is and why it is troublesome. Stay inspired friends! Katie

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  • sleepy seal is sleepy
    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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    April 3, 2017

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  • There are so many places to put videos nowadays...
    Instagram,  Marketing,  Social Media Tips,  Video Marketing Tips

    4 Ways to Post Videos to Instagram and How To Do Them (video)

    August 29, 2018 /

    I got asked a question about posting videos to Instagram. It was about that vague- I mean, there are FOUR main ways to post videos to Instagram, which way did they mean?   In true Katie-style, when the choice is “big” or “home” we choose big. SO. Here are the four ways to post videos to Instagram and how to do each way.   Plus a little bit of narration, chatting, philosophy, etc etc along the way.   Claire’s Instagram Claire’s Facebook   iPhone screen recording tutorial mentioned   #tutorialtuesday #yesiknowitswednesday #thisisbecomingahabit Stay inspired, my friends! Katie

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    Branding,  Business,  Inspiration,  Marketing,  Video Marketing 101,  Video Marketing Tips

    Video Marketing Inspiration: Create a space you love

    August 16, 2018 /

    “I don’t want to do a video, my space is a mess” I get this a lot. And I get it! I look back on old videos where I “Just did it” because I was being pressured  (Hi Sandi. 😉 ) and while it was good to get the video out there, I cringe at my background. How messy and unprofessional! There have been times where I too, have declined to do a video because my background was just SO not compelling. Ugh! So how do we rectify our feelings about our surroundings and our feelings about our videos? I know someone (*cough* Sandi, I’m looking at you again!) would …

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    Yup. There was music there.

    Canton, Michigan Open House by Legendary Real Estate

    March 4, 2017
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    TOP TEN Ideas for a video withOUT using your Face (video)

    September 9, 2018
    I don't know why but I love this pic - thanks hubby!

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  • You think he's hot?
    Business,  Inspiration,  Life,  Philosophy

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

    March 18, 2018 /

    After a chat with a fun and quicky realtor James Bruney (if this doesn’t feel quirky – just you wait. ;-P He’s got some big ideas in store! ) We discussed many of the resources that inspire us – and I realized a lot of these people have become integral to my daily life – to staying motivated and to keep the “inspired” in “Inspired Video Marketing”. If you feel your life and your business struggling due to the affliction of unmotivation or stagnation, the best medicine is to pursue the knowledge that all of these greats have! Without droning on too much, let’s get to it. “Crushing It” by…

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  • In the industry,  Video Marketing 101,  Video Marketing Tips

    8 Great Resources for your Video Marketing Endeavors

    April 3, 2017 /

    I love lists. I also love well thought out resources that make life so much easier because when you have a question or need something done, you know they are there. To combine these loves, I have put together a list for you all of my top favorite resources I use in regards to my video marketing. 1. Video Blocks If you are doing your own videos (you yourself, or someone in the office dedicated to it), this website is a great steal for some stock footage, aka, something you don’t want to have to go out and shoot yourself. Note, because of the great deal, they do a lot of…

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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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