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Join the growing community of video professionals across the country who are already enjoying the many benefits of AVP membership!

What sets AVP apart from other member organizations?

Our History & Mission
The Association of Video Professionals (AVP) was founded as a Delaware Limited Liability Company in 2006 by a group of video studio owners who saw the need to help video companies grow their business. AVP was built from the ground up by our members led by the Board of Directors, who have solid video and corporate startup experience. There are many clubs and associations out there for video professionals but few that care and strive to grow your business like AVP. We exist not only to help in business techniques and technical training but to partner with our members and give them the tools they need to grow successful and striving businesses.

Our online community
AVP maintains an exclusive members only forum where users can ask questions, get answers, and share ideas. This active forum is advertisement and spam free! Topics discussed range from hardware and software technical support, to marketing and sales, to resources and suppliers, and many many more. All topics are well organized and easily searchable for later reference.

Our website presence
AVP has invested (and continues to invest) a significant amount of money in the development and ongoing Search Engine Optimization of our website. The primary goal of this site is to drive leads to our members and listers. As an AVP member, your listing is placed at the top level in your area above all listing levels (Gold, Silver, and Bronze). This one benefit alone could more than pay for your membership!

Weekly Conference calls
Each week we conduct an informative, live, member only conference call. These calls cover topics critical to your video business such as trends in the industry, successful marketing strategies, how to increase your profit margins, tools of the trade, and others topics designed specifically to help you run a more efficient and profitable business. The calls include a mix of group moderated discussions and industry expert guest speakers. All calls are recorded and archived so if you are not able to attend live, you can listen online at a time more convenient for you.

Our Training
You won't want to miss any of AVP's hands-on training events and conferences. Each conference is a fantastic opportunity to network face to face with other video business owners and receive world class training at the same time. Class offerings are selected based on member input and vary by conference. AVP members enjoy a SIGNIFICANT discount on the training and the right to use the ‘AVP Trained’ logo on their website and other marketing materials.

Who should join AVP?
Membership in this unique association is for videographers and small production or video service companies who want to build a more successful and profitable business.

AVP Training Information

Our Next Training is in the

Los Angeles Area – January 28-30, 2010

Mark it in your Calendar – Details will be posted soon !

Top notch
instructors

Nationally & internationally renowned instructors
Industry experts in video production, editing, and business education
Industry certified in their fields
Years of "real world" experience
Past instructors include; Larry Jordan, Mark Spencer, Philip Hodgetts, Frank Dorritie, to name just a few.

World class
training

Video production and post production training
Hands-on technical training for the tools you use every day
Business education training
Marketing and sales training
Updates on emerging technologies and how they could impact your business

Great networking
opportunities

Meet face to face with other business owners just like you
Share ideas with businesses facing the same challenges you are
Compare notes on workflow, marketing strategies, equipment issues, etc.
Make new connections that could lead to future business opportunities

AVP has conducted extremely successful membership conference and training events on both the west and east coasts, and are currently planning the next conference.

Training Content

Each AVP conference is designed to deliver the specific training our members need to develop their skills, increase the quality of their projects, streamline and improve their work flow, and get more customers in the door.

Classes range from technical instruction on the tools we use every day (video editing, audio editing, compositing, encoding, hardware configurations, etc) to business education topics focused on maximizing our marketing efforts and increasing sales. We also bring in industry experts to talk about emerging technologies and how we might leverage them in our businesses.

Instructors

Finding industry leading, highly qualified trainers has been a number one priority and our track record reflects it. We’ve featured a line up of nationally and internationally renowned instructors like Larry Jordon (Final Cut Guru extraordinaire), Frank Dorritte (two time Grammy award winner), Mark Spencer (Author and one of the nations leading experts on Final Cut’s Motion), Visionary and technologist Philip Hodgetts (President and CEO of the Open Television Network and Intelligent Assistance), and the list goes on and on.

Networking opportunities

One of the biggest benefits AVP training offers is the opportunity to network and socialize with other video business owners around the country. A great deal can be learned through the sharing of ideas, experiences, and successes face to face. Our member feedback suggests that this aspect alone makes the conferences worth attending.