Walton Specialty Video

Our pricing includes services beyond the actual production. Once the production is completed, post-production begins. Post-production includes color grading, editing, assembly, syncing, scoring, art design, rendering, publication and packaging. Depending on our workload, Post-production can take from 3 to 6 weeks after a production.

Generally, upon agreeing on the work to be produced and the price to be paid, I draft a contract and present it to the customer for review. Once the language is agreed upon, we meet for a closing at which time a deposit is paid securing the date of service. Depending on the event, we usually require early entry to the venue (one to two hours prior to the start of the event) and about an hour after the event for setup/breakdown. The post production process varies with our bookings and capacity for work. Deliverables are usually published DVD’s in bound cases, which vary according to the package purchased and agreed to in the contract. However, in the case of live streaming, there may or may not be a physical product produced. In any case, we don’t work without a contract.

As a member of SEMPTE, (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers), I attend seminars to stay abreast with the latest technology. I also subscribe to video trade magazines and publications and periodically take online courses to update and refresh my skills. We also attend trade seminars to keep abreast of current trends.

I started videography as a hobbyist, by producing a documentary film for our family reunion in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. In the production, I enlisted the talents and skills of my siblings and cousins to conduct interviews of our senior family members, collected on beta, VHS and 8mm analog tapes. I wrote my first script and the team I had assembled assisted with artwork, voiceover narration and post-production editing, creating a not-too-shabby first effort film on VHS tape. As time went on, I continued to hone my knowledge, craftwork and skills while continuing my career as a local government professional. I earned my BFA in Graphic Arts and Visual Communication and my MBA in Project Management while honing my skills in Videography and editing. After retirement, I partnered with some some others to form a video production company. After some creative and business differences cause our separation, I spun-off as a sole proprietorship and Walton Specialty Video was born in 2014.

Our primary customers have been couples. These couples having either getting married or having Anniversary celebrations. However, our business model has moved to more commercial work and religious service live streaming.

In the Winter of 2014, I was commissioned by a local community organization to bring attention to some dilapidated buildings in the area. On the coldest day of the year, I began the video, focusing on the buildings in their deplorable conditions. After producing a 5 minute "mini" documentary of their conditions, I worked with the community organization to get the video into the hands of the Mayor and the City Council for review. The Mayor's office responded by sending his Chief of Staff to the area to see the conditions first-hand. Soon after, the first of the buildings was razed and removed, to the delight of the community! It's still a work in progress, but the mini-documentary can be seen on our website.