Polish Your Video with Editing. It's for Everybody!

Polish Your Video with Editing. It's for Everybody!

Let us help you spice up your video!

Does your video need polish? We can help!

Video editing is an art in itself! Like a finely prepared meal your video's impact lies largely in its presentation. Our expertise and state-of-the-art equipment can help you. Does your business presentation need punch? Does your event video need to tell a story? Do you want your wedding to be a beautiful keepsake of your day?

Never before have we had such quality video recorders (even in our phones) available to us 24/7 - whether we are documenting a business presentation, recording an event for an organization or church, making a training video or even shooting a wedding. Now that you've carefully shot that outstanding video let us partner with you to polish it up and present it on a silver platter. Call us!

Here are some events that you have recorded that may be better with a little editing:

• Sports events – Little League, soccer, football games are more enjoyable to the viewer with a great presentation
• Arts and entertainment – A lot of hours went into these. Make them special.
• Old tape formats – Do you want to make those old VHS, 8mm, and other memories on tape really special? Apply some editing magic!
• Videos on your phone – Don’t leave them there. Do something with them. Let us help!

Need some ideas? How about:

Editing: Sometimes the video you shot is just too long. Your video needs to be long enough to cover the subject and short enough to maintain interest.

Music: Well-placed music is one of the most powerful things your video can have.

Graphics: Whether it's your company logo, charts and graphs or bullet points to articulate something important the power to incorporate these are at your fingertips.

Special effects: Will pictures inserted into your video help you with your message? Motion graphics, slow motion, video transitions, still frames, zooming you name it! Whatever your creative mind can imagine we can most likely achieve.

Call or us today and let's talk about adding some spice to that video footage!

Don't delay. Call Us Today!

559-732-3050

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Welcome We are part of America's largest video production services network with studios located in the United States, Canada and Sweden, and are dedicated to remaining the leading provider of video production, post-production, DVD and digital content services in the global marketplace. Photo Video Keepsakes ™ Need a unique idea for a Wedding, Anniversary or Birthday? Why not create a Photo Video Keepsake of their life? Home Video Studio can take your photo and video memories and develop a touching tribute. Our professionals will use "Hollywood movie style" special effects and add music and titles to produce one-of-a-kind video! Photo Video Keepsakes" are great gifts to give relatives and friends too. They are fantastic for anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, graduations, reunions and other special get-togethers. Let Home Video Studio help you make these extraordinary Photo Video Keepsakes" ! Click on this LINK to LIKE our Facebook page! Click on this LINK to LIKE our Facebook page! About Home Video Studio - Visalia Arthur Zepeda, Owner/Video Artist Your local Home Video Studio offers a wide range of professional video production services to consumers and businesses alike. We value our customers and want to thank you for being a part of our success! Home Video Studio strives to make your experience with us enjoyable and truly memorable. Our specialties include video production, video editing, home movie and video transfers, CD and DVD duplication, and much more! For all of your video needs, call Home Video Studio today for an appointment! 559-732-3050                                          Call Us at the number above!                                           Email: arthur.z@homevideostudio.com

Home Video Studio in Visalia's Voicemail Greeting Voice Change (for the better!)

Recently, Home Video Studio in Visalia, Ca., upgraded their telephone system to include an upgraded voicemail system, Virtual Receptionist and selectable options for potential clients to listen to more information about our studio. The transition went very well with the owner, Arthur Zepeda, using his own voice to have everyone listen to whenever anyone called 559-732-3050.

A very good friend of Art's, also a small business owner, pointed out that a female voice may be a better option to have people listen to whenever they called. 

It's obvious that any potential client would rather have their call answered by a human being first. But if their call is answered by a pre-recorded voicemail greeting, apparently statistics have shown that potential clients respond a little better upon hearing a female voiced greeting to answer their call as opposed to a male voice.

"It's much easier to find a female voice that everyone likes than a male voice that everyone likes," said Stanford University Professor Clifford Nass, author of "The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships. "It's a well-established phenomenon that the human brain is developed to like female voices."

Arthur Zepeda, knowing he needed to make this change soon, did not have to think very hard on who he wanted to have voice his voicemail greetings! He knew the perfect person to help him was back home on their summer break from Eckerd College in Florida.

He contacted Visalia's own local celebrity, Casandra Castaneda! Her solid resume includes performing in local theater productions like playing Ariel in "The Little Mermaid", Mary Poppins in "Mary Poppins"  and so many more. 

Casandra was also the winner of Visalia Teen Idol in 2014!

Home Video Studio of Visalia was extremely proud to have Casandra come in and record our voicemail greetings! 

Casandra, thank you very much!

Listen to Casandra at 559-732-3050!

HVS Top 5 Movies with Flowers in the Title

HVS Top 5 Movies with Flowers in the Title

Last month we brought you April Shower movies. That rain-soaked cinema has given rise to May Flower movies. Here are five of our favorites. 

Driving Miss Daisy - A story of friendship and bonds that transcend race, religion, ethnicity and many years.

Steel Magnolias - There’s nothing tougher yet more tender than a group of women friends in the south who are all for one and one for all.

Lilies of the Field - An African-American handman happens upon a group of Roman Catholic nuns who have emigrated from Germany. Homer, kind and hardworking, becomes a Godsend to them, building a chapel and changing their lives.

Days of Wine and Roses - Don’t let the title mislead you. Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick shine in a drama portraying a couple’s rise to the heights, aided by booze, and fall to the depths, aided by booze. It received many Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Actress.

What’s up Tiger Lily? – This movie was made from a real Japanese film that is overdubbed with English. There’s only one catch: it has nothing to do with the plot of the original film. The film changes from a spy thriller into a comedy about the search for the world's best egg salad recipe.

Video: A Great Dedication to the Ones You Love

Video: A Great Dedication to the Ones You Love

It’s Mid – May! Memorial Day is a week away! And we’re here in the precious memory business every day! Just think of the occasions this time of year where video is the perfect way to honor someone: Memorial Day, graduations, anniversaries, Father’s Day, birthdays or retirements are all occasions where a video would be the centerpiece of the occasion.

Call us to see how you can use your content to recognize a loved one - from a custom biography called a LifeTIME Video to a Photo Video Keepsake montage to a simple transfer of a precious video tape. Did you know we can also do Video Prints where you can capture an image from one moment in a video? What about simply editing together choice video clips of your subject? Do you want your video to be funny? Solemn? Inspiring? All of the above? You can!

Think of the people you love, living or departed, whose lives are recorded on film, videos, slides, and photos. What do you have? Here is a list of some content you can use for lasting tribute to anyone you want to honor. And the best part is you can use a few or all of them, depending on what you have, what you want, and how much time you have.

Photos - Pictures are usually the dominant media of any tribute. Whether a simple PhotoVideo Keepsake montage or a more complex presentation there's something about a photo that captures moments and emotions like nothing else. We have the best equipment and expertise to ensure your photos, whether prints or digital, will look the best they can.

Video - Old videos will bring life and motion to your project. Do you have video that captures your subject living life? Laughing? Loving on their kids or grandkids?

Home Movies – There’s something fascinating and timeless about old home movies. If you’re lucky enough to have old movies of your subject they can turn your project into a gem!

Interviews - On-camera interviews are a great way to include friends, family members, or anyone who tells a good story. We can shoot the interviews for you or you can do them yourself and bring them to us.

Audio - Did you know we can transfer audio from cassettes, reel-to-reel, and even old wire recordings? If part of your subject's life is available only on audio we can transfer it and find a way to mix it in.

Music - Music is the magic in video. As emotional shorthand, it sets the mood, the time, and the place.

Titles - Whether it's dates, people, or places - whether ornate or simple - titles tell a lot in a video tribute.

Voiceover - Using first person voiceover narrative in a video production is a very personal way to get a message across.

Pictures, videos, home movies, audio recordings - all these wonderful resources are waiting and just need you to add your imagination. With our professional production available at a reasonable price why not take advantage of today's technology to create a one-of-a-kind gift dedicated to the one you love? We have the equipment, experience, and creativity to make it the very best.

Call us today!
559-732-3050

Don't let your treasured film memories fade away!

Home Movie Transfer - 8mm & 16mm Film

Don't let your treasured film memories fade away! Preserve your 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm film by transferring them to an Archival Platinum DVD. These DVD's are entirely scratch proof and rated to last 100+ years!

With tens of thousands of satisfied customers and over 30 million feet of film transferred in our thirty years of business, Home Video Studio is the leader in home movie transfer. With professionally trained film technicians and state-of-the-art equipment your precious memories are in the best of hands. Sprocket less drives, color correction and full frame capture guarantees that your film will look its absolute best! 

Ask us about Digital Video Archive! It's the new way to watch, share and edit your Home Movies "In The Cloud." www.DigitalVideoArchive.com

Whether you have one reel or hundreds call us today! 559-732-3050

Shower the People You Love with Video Gifts!

Shower the People You Love with Video Gifts!

It’s April! After a long march through March it kinda’ puts some spring in your step doesn’t’ it? Now remember, there are some red-letter days just around the corner where you have occasion to celebrate your loved ones, and the perfect centerpiece to these events is a Photo Video Keepsake. What are your plans for:

• Mother's day? Nothing will move Mom and everyone who loves her like a powerful celebration of her life in photos and music. This is a perfect way to honor her with a gift that will last for generations!
• Graduation? A “birth to graduation” montage is the best way to say “I’m proud of you!” Photos, videos, certificates, first grade, first communion, first date....all in a unique and creative presentation.
• Anniversaries? Been married one year or sixty? How moving would a tribute to your beloved be as your time together is captured through images, video and music?

How does a Photo Video Keepsake work?
We use photos, videos, and/or slides of the honoree (as many as you like) along with your choice of appropriate music. We usually add beginning and ending titles to the production, then we put it all on a DVD or a video file for easy viewing.

Will they like it?

Only if they enjoy being honored in the most amazing way imaginable. Photo Video Keepsakes are:

• Personal - Keepsakes are the perfect way to put anyone in the spotlight. What will highlight a special day more than favorite photos and inspiring music? Each Keepsake is a unique story - a customized testimony to your loved one.
• Powerful - What better way to say "I love you" or "I'm proud of you" or "I'd do it again" than with the power of image and sound?
• Portable – Photo Video Keepsakes are viewable anywhere you can watch video. Homes, offices, auditoriums, fellowship halls… they are the perfect way to honor anyone, anytime and anywhere.
• Practical - Keepsakes make great gifts, not just for the subject, but for all your loved ones. Easily duplicated. Easily labeled.

"This sounds great! What do I do next?"

1. Call us and let's make an appointment - Why not today? Don’t delay. Make it the best!
2. Start selecting your photos - We always say this step is way too much fun, so don't spend too much time on each photo. Zero in on the photos that tell your story.
3. Sort your photos - you may want to present them chronologically, by subject...you decide.
4. Number your photos - Don't use a pen! Post-it's work well.
5. Come by and let's get started!

And don’t forget all our other services that may come in handy this time of year as well, including tape transfers, home movie transfers, slide transfer, and editing.
Call or text us today!
559-732-3050

HVS Top 5 April Shower Rainy Movie Scenes

HVS Top 5 April Shower Rainy Movie Scenes

April showers make great movie scenes. Okay, any rain – the more the better - makes a good movie scene. Here are a few memorable ones:

The Shawshank Redemption - Cleansing, washing rain. Redemption. Freedom. And oh, what he had to endure to reach it.

Singing in the Rain - It took three days to shoot this scene and Gene Kelly was sick the whole time. Didn’t his mother tell him to come in out of the … never mind.

Seven Samurai - An influential scene that’s been studied and copied for years. And the Oscar goes to…Rain!

Four Weddings and a Funeral - A romcom needs rain. A British romcom needs buckets and buckets of rain.

Blade Runner – Probably the granddaddy of all rainy movies. How long since you saw this classic? Maybe April is the time to see it again.