Yesterday, January 5, 2009, EventDV Magazine (a well-respected and up-to-date resource for event videographers) announced that voting is open for the 2008 EventDV 25. The EventDV 25 is the magazine’s list of the hottest, most influential videographers in the WORLD. Our videographer, CinemaCake, was named to the list in 2006 and 2007!!
[Screenshot taken from www.eventdv.net]
The really cool thing about this list is that its voted on by videographers, for videographers. So to be named to the list, you really have to know your stuff. No popularity contest here. Polls will be open until February 9, and winners will be announced in early March. Keep your eye on EventDV.net to see the results! Will your videographer make the list?
To see last year’s winners, click here: 2007 EventDV 25
Hi,
DVideography is without a doubt one of the best Videographers around and well deserving of the award. However, unfortunately this list, by definition IS a popularity contest (“Polls will be open”). No video submissions are required, no qualifications necessary. To combat the problems of this list in the past, a “Commissioner” has been appointed this year. Not sure what powers that person will have, but just having to appoint one is a red flag. Baseball didn’t bring in Judge Landis till there was the Black Sox scandal.
There are far more prestigious honors in our industry, notably the Creative Excellence Awards, where judging on actual work is done. DVideography has won multiple times over many years.
Regards,
John Zale
Director of Education
Wedding & Event Videographers Association (WEVA)
http://www.weva.com
Hi John,
Thanks for the clarification! It’s great to have the thoughts of somebody who knows and understands the field better than a newlywed bride!! So, while being voted to the EventDV 25 is a great honor, my understanding from you is that there are less “biased” awards out there. Good to know! Brides, grooms, and wedding planners, research your videographers, and check out what kinds of awards they’ve won. You now know of two awards that are out there!
Thanks again, John!
John makes some good points. No question, the WEVA Creative Excellence Awards are the gold standard for awards recognizing specific works in our industry, and should be regarded as such by brides. The EventDV 25 is driven by a broader assessment of a videographer’s contributions within the industry, and how a videographer is regarded as influential among his or her peers. Influence and creative excellence usually go hand in hand, but that said, I’ve always considered the EventDV 25 a more industry-centric type of award than the CEAs.
Where I’d disagree with John is comparing Commissioner John Goolsby to Judge Landis. Judge Landis was a virulent racist who insisted on a lifetime contract as commissioner so he could keep baseball segregated until the day he died, and thus did more to hurt the game than he did to help it. I’d consider John Goolsby much more analogous to Bowie Kuhn, who took over a strong league and made it demonstrably better. He presided over league expansion, the advent of divisional play, the lowering of the mound, and free agency, all of which made the game more exciting to fans and more labor-friendly to the players. (I’d throw the designated hitter in there too but, as a National League guy, I suspect John would take issue with that.) I’d also compare him to Commissioner Bart Giamatti, who, like John Goolsby (and John Zale and Dave Williams), was a gentleman and a scholar.
Steve Nathans-Kelly
Editor-in-Chief, EventDV Magazine
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