by dwvideo | Jun 22, 2014 | blog
Big Rapids-Reed City oil and gas history. Throughout Mecosta and Osceola Counties there has been a long history in the oil and gas industry. This videos I produced back in the 90’s I think. Working with the Reed City Historical Society. Learn how it started with Mr. W.C. Taggart in Mecosta County and grew from there.
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Have DW Video produce a history video series for your community.
According to the Clark Historical Library at Central Michigan University, In the 1940’s “The Reed City Field was the biggest single field strike of the decade. The Osceola and Lake County field stretched across about 5,300 acres and has produced more than 49 million barrels of oil from the Traverse, Dundee, Reed City, Detroit River and Richfield formations and over 29 billion cubic feet of natural gas from the Stray, Dundee and Detroit River formations.”
Another field that made it big states the Clark Historical Society, “The Cedar Field of Osceola County was found in 1943 by Ohio Oil Company. It would produce 1.1 million barrels of oil and 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas from the three formations: the Stray at 1,500 feet; the Dundee at 3,800 feet; and the Richfield at 5,000 feet. That same year, the Union-Ohio-Atha partnership found Osceola County’s Rose Lake Field, good ultimately for 1.8 million barrels of oil from 18 wells.”
Today DW Video is ready to tell your communities story. Best to use interviews from local experts in telling that story. Call DW Video 231-937-5420. Big Rapids-Reed City oil and gas history – learn more.
by dwvideo | Jun 21, 2014 | blog
When your project needs a little extra – Motion Tracking Video Service
Motion Tracking Video Service for Greenville, Big Rapids, Rockford, Cedar Springs and all of West Michigan. Not far away in Howard City is a local video producer that has been serving the area since 1984. His name, Duane Weed. Producing local videos to support business, schools, industry, retail, non-profits and more is his pride and joy.
One service provided by DW Video is motion graphics and motion tracking. Motion Tracking is where you take an image and track it along a plain giving it a smooth and appealing look.
According to Wikipedia, “In cinematography, match moving (motion tracking) is a cinematic technique that allows the insertion of computer graphics into live-action footage with correct position, scale, orientation, and motion relative to the photographed objects in the shot.
Our Motion Graphic Video Service is customized to meet the needs of our clients. Not everyone needs this service. That is fine. Compare it to the tools in a toolbox. Not every tool is used all the time. However, when you need it is the best tool you have. Offering power and impact to your project.
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Producing videos that meet your needs. Contact Duane today at 231-937-5420.
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by dwvideo | Jun 20, 2014 | blog
Transfer your audio cassettes, reel to reel and LP’s to CD and Mp3.
West Michigan cassette to mp3 transfer service offered by DW Video & Multimedia, LLC from Howard City.
You know those old cassette tapes and reel to reels you have stored in a box in the closet or in the attic. Your music compilations of favorite songs from years ago, family events and maybe a love letter or two. Your memories maybe deteriorating. Why, because over time, magnetic tape looses particles and become muffled and distorted.
Time to bring them in and have DW Video digitized your old tapes and memories. We can transfer them to a CD or as an MP3 file for use on your phone of mobile device.
We can take that cassette and create a file for each side of the cassette. With our cassette to mp3 transfer service we can also take and create a separate file of each song or section of your cassette.
Anyone remember the Walkman! Now it is a dinosaur. Digital formats such as MP3 reign supreme now. Ideal for use on your mobile device such as your phone or iPad.
Only a short drive from Grand Rapids, Rockford, Cedar Springs, Greenville, Sparta, Kent City, Grant, Newaygo, Fremont, Big Rapids, Lakeview, Reed City and all of West Michigan – contact Duane to handle your cassette to mp3 transfer service. We are here to help. Our services are all done in-house. Thank you for your business. Call 231-937-5420.
by dwvideo | Jun 19, 2014 | blog
When I began writing a blog my goal was WordPress Blogging for SEO. Using the blog for a couple reasons. One to share how media works by sharing what we have done for others. Second, to help with my Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Blogging is about content. I noticed when using my WordPress SEO by Yost, one of the analysis items was to write a 300 word blog. If not this is what I would get: “There are 65 words contained in the body copy. This is far too low and should be increased.”
I then went out to find out why. Came across a blog from Risdall, “Ideal content length is a reoccurring debate in the online marketing community, but it turns out that Google does not have a minimum word count for indexing. A 299-word blog post can do as well as a 301-word post. Even 150 words suffice in some cases.” You see it is all about content and how you use it.”
According to Google, ““One of the most important steps in improving your site’s ranking in Google search results is to ensure that it contains plenty of rich information that includes relevant keywords, used appropriately, that indicate the subject matter of your content.”
WordPress Blogging for SEO should be part of your ‘do it yourself’ marketing plan. The more you blog, the more new content helps your site. How often should you blog? From my research I found arguments of daily or multiple times a day, to a few times a week. Successful bloggers are doing it both way.
Regular posting on your blog puts you and your brand in front of people. Infrequent posting can lead to readers feeling disconnected, and to even forget who you are completely. Look at what will help your customers and then provide them the information they need. Misconceptions for blogging.
Contact Duane at 231-937-5420 to get started on producing your website. Since 1984 we have been serving West Michigan communities of Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Reed City, Newaygo, Grant, Cedar Springs, Rockford, Howard City, Mt. Pleasant, Midland, Greenville and more.
