June 14th, 1991 - A Red Letter Day for Home Video Studio

Uncover Your Passion: Exploring the Home Video Studio Business Opportunity

Are you searching for an exciting and fulfilling career change? Or perhaps you're looking for a lucrative retirement venture that sparks your creativity? Look no further. Robert Hanley, CEO and Founder of Home Video Studio, invites you to uncover the multifaceted opportunities that await within the video production and transfer services industry.

On June 3rd, we present you with an exclusive opportunity to dive deep into the booming state of the Home Video Studio Business at our Show 'N Tell Saturday event in Indy. Can't make it in person? We've got you covered. Join us virtually for our Zoom 'N Tell Saturday, providing equal insights into this thriving business. Reserve your spot now by calling Robert at 317-358-5932 or email robert@homevideostudio.com. 

In a revealing 9-minute video, Robert sheds light on the thriving nature of Home Video Studio Business Opportunity. Catering to a myriad of lifestyle goals and ambitions, our business model is versatile. From offering a platform for creative expression to a significant income generator from the comfort of your home, we've designed our system to meet your unique needs. 

We hold passion and purpose as our guiding principles. Our goal is to assist our studio owners in transforming their love for video into a prosperous business venture. We provide comprehensive support and training to turn this vision into a reality. Home Video Studio serves multiple purposes for different individuals or can even fulfill all these for one person or couple. 

Embark on this rewarding journey with us. Learn more about turning your passion for video into a thriving business by visiting our website at www.myhomevideostudio.com. Step into the world of creativity, fulfilment, and profitability. Your new career starts here.

May the Force be with You!

Robert Hanley
Producer/Director/Editor
CEO & Founder - Home Video Studio
Phone: 317-358-5932
Robert@homevideostudio.com
www.myhomevideostudio.com

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Are You Scared to Start A Video Business?

Do you feel like you're going in circles? Not getting anywhere? Are you scared to make a move?

We all get scared from time to time. Not scared like afraid of the dark - scared like we are afraid to make a move for fear of failure or rejection. It’s natural. I know many of you have been looking at Home Video Studio for years. Some of you have come close to contacting us or coming to see us but you have not actually done anything yet. Fear holds you back: Fear of making a mistake; Fear of being committed; Fear of Failing; Fear of saying the wrong thing and simply just fear. 

Halloween is a good day to embrace your fear and move forward. Give us a call. Talk to us. Quit going in circles and get things into gear. Call me today at 317-358-5932. Let’s talk. 

Would you like to be in business for yourself? Work whatever hours you wish? Do your own thing? Be your own boss?

Saturday, November 5th is our next Show 'N Tell Saturday. You can also attend via Zoom. You do have to be approved to attend so call or email sooner than later. 

On that day we will be taking some of you through what makes up this incredible business that we have called Home Video Studio for the past thirty-one years. We’ll show you how you can control your time and your lifestyle and have the most amazing life and career. And if you simply want to make a bunch of money, we will show you that too. 

Call us today and get registered for Show ‘N Tell Saturday Weekend or Zoom 'N Tell. We’ll be happy to answer your questions and get things going. Spots at this Show ‘N Tells are filling up. Space is limited at these events so call 317-358-5932 ASAP. Remember that at anytime you can go to our website and get more information: www.myhomevideostudio.com.

P.S. Happy Halloween! 

May the FORCE be with You! 

Robert Hanley

Producer/Director/Editor

CEO & Founder Home Video Studio

Competing in a Video Competition

John and Tammy Montgomery, Home Video Studio, Newark, Ohio

This is the time of year that our Home Video Studio Owners once again begin to gather up all of the videos they have produced during the last year or so and enter into our annual competition: the Hanley Awards; in fact, this will be the 18th Annual Hanley Awards. Hard to believe… time flies.co

So when you first hear about Home Video Studio and you begin to put together what we are about and what we do for HVS owners, customers, and the general public... well it’s a lot to chew on. I always say that new owners only see the tip of the iceberg before they sign on. There is just so much good stuff about Home Video Studio. That’s why I sometimes refer to everything HVS as "The Home Video Studio Universe." 

Since 2001, we have produced the Hanley Awards. This is an international competition for Home Video Studio Network Owners – similar to the Oscars. Seriously! Each Hanley Award is 24k Gold and is made by the same company that makes the Oscars. We shell out $226.00 for each award and produce an elaborate ceremony with all the trimmings. 

Find a way to compete. Join the club. Enter the fray. Jump in the pool. Get wet. You won’t sink.

I am not sure if you have ever competed in an awards competition. Let me tell you something… when you do… if you do… if you enter and compete in any competition, you will get better at what you do just by virtue of entering and competing. Competition is a wonderful forge. It makes you stronger. 

I mean we all have goals… right? Your goal may be to get into the video business. It might be to become a filmmaker or to make a movie. If you want to get better at your craft, find a way to compete. 

So eighteen years ago, we began with the first annual Hanley Awards held at the Hard Rock Hotel - Universal Studios, Florida. We did not call them the Hanleys that night. I don’t have that kind of ego. They were referred to as the first Annual Home Video Studio Awards Competition. Seven Owners attended and I even gave awards to my family that night. 

Several years later Studio Owner Andy Conte coined the moniker: “Hanley Awards” and it stuck. We made it a Black Tie event and the rest is history. 

This year we have eighteen categories:

1. Best Photo Video Keepsake
2. Best Sports Video
3. Best Documentary
4. Cut and Paste Award for Editing
5. Best TV/Web Video
6. Best Video Production
7. Best Event Video
8. Best Short Video 
9. Best Long Form Video
10. Best Memorial Video 
11. Best Company Promo 
12. Best Studio Promo/Trailer/Tag
13. Best Rookie Video
14. Best Use of Post Production
15. “Dr. Strangelove” Award
16. Best DVA Authoring
17. Best Backlot Video
18. President's Award - "Best of Show" (Selected from above)

This summer on the evening of Saturday, July 28, HVS owners will once again convene, this time at the Hilton El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort in Tucson, Arizona. We will see who wins but to win you have to enter! (to enter you have to become an owner…). Get the drift?

What's good for the goose...

Several years ago yours truly decided to enter the Sundance Film Festival. It took a huge effort. I spent about 200 hours editing together an eleven-minute film from about nine hundred hours of video. Yep, you heard that right… nine hundred hours of video. I did not win. I was not nominated. But I got better at my craft. I found out what worked and what would not work. Plus, by virtue of entering I found myself with a professional listing on IMBD. That was cool. 

My point with this email/blog is this. Find a way to compete. Join the club. Enter the fray. Jump in the pool. Get wet. You won’t sink.

Don't let fear hold you back. 

You will be better for the process. 

May the Force be with You.

Robert Hanley

Producer/Director/Editor

President & Founder Home Video Studio

317-358-5932

Home Video Studio Announces Three New Studio Packages

It's our 20th Year Anniversary! We've rolled back prices and... ...increased Studio Equipment Packages.

We're excited to announce our three new Home Video Studio packages. Every Home Video Studio Package includes: Our HVS Signature Edit Desk, HVS Production Package - Sony Video Camera, Tripod, Grip, Sound, Lighting, Green Screen, Apple Computer, DVA Deluxe DVA and DVD Automated Authoring System and much, much more! It's like Christmas morning when your package arrives! Tons of gear, software and supplies. Includes our 12 month training & support program. Plus Twenty-one days of in person training!

The Editor - $59,990.00 The Director - $64,990.00  The Producer - $74,990.00 Call us today to find out which package is right for you!

Here's how we work things at Home Video Studio. Every studio package comes with our Cinema Academy - 21 days of "live"in person training and our 365 days of counsel and support. You're either coming to us or we are coming to you.  It all starts with: Basic Training - Five days in Indianapolis.  This is where we take you through pricing and sales and the mechanics of getting business - two very important items. You'll spend two full days with Robert Hanley and the rest of the time you'll be with our tech team. They'll take you two days of Adobe Premiere Pro and Post Production as well as a day to day operations. Plus will all all go out to dinner on Wednesday evening with our team and other new studio attendees. Basic Training Starts on Monday and ends at 4:00 pm on Friday.  Installation Training – Five days at your location.  We come to your place - your city and install your studio and train you. Our installer will spend three days setting up, installing and testing your studio as well as training you on the system. Robert Hanley personally travels to your location and trains you too. Robert wants to make sure you get off to the right start. There's a lot to learn and much to do.  Advanced Training - Six days in Indianapolis.  This is our Mini College of HVS. You arrive on Sunday. We'll have a cocktail party that night and then begin on Monday morning. Monday is all marketing – getting business. On Tuesday we’ll offer three tracks and then four tracks for Wednesday through Saturday. What will classes all of that entail? Here is a glimpse of what we will cover: Beginning Photoshop, Photoshop for Video, Premiere Pro, Audition, After Affects, Editing and the Art of editing, Photos in Motion for Photo Keepsakes, and a bunch smaller plug ins for all of the above. Production wise, well will get into Cameras, Lighting, Greenscreen, Makeup, Sound Recording, DVA, post-production, special effects and more. We also have tracks all week covering Advertising, Marketing, Sales, Role Play, Closing the Sale, Quickbooks, Daily Operations, customer service, etc. We have events almost every night so you can get to know new owners and veterans and they can get to know you too. Plus all of the studios will usually go out to dinner and to a movie as a group. On Thursday evening we’ll have the Celebration Dinner – that is in honor of all the new studios we have for this particular training. Hopefully You!!! Training finishes up on Saturday.  The Getaway (Our Annual Conference) – In Tucson, AZ – Five Days of Training Plus the 18th Annual Hanley Awards. We're going back to Tucson for the second year in a row. Once again, will have our own Hollywood backlot too! It’s so cool – a Western town backlot for all five days. The Getaway will include core classes on Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Affects, Audition, Camera, Lighting, DSLs, Sound and more but also we will be doing extreme production: We’ll do our HVS Flight School (Drones) for a full day, There will be a five day Documentary Style Video Production Course – this is full emersion. Chris Magee from Australia will be teaching Production, Lighting and DSLR Classes. Tony and Lori Melendez will teach weddings and events. Of course we will have some really cool elective classes as well as Marketing, Sales and Advertising. Join us for the President & Founder’s Cocktail party and also compete in the 18th Annual Hanley Awards. Dust off your Tux! All of our new packages include our support for your first 12 months after installation. You'll receive needed advertising pieces, business cards, websites, and more.  There is a lot to building a successful Home Video Studio business. I suggest you listen to my audio program: "How to Start & Run Your Own Home Video Studio" part 1 and 2. It explains the entire HVS system. Come to Indianapolis and attend our Show 'N Tell Saturday. We'll take you though everything about running a new studio. I know you have questions so please fell free to call! Have a great week! You'll never know all the answers when you start, but when you take that first step it will be so rewarding.  All you have to do is... start! Call us. May the Force be with You. Robert Hanley Producer/Director/Editor President & Founder Home Video Studio 317-358-5932

Don't Wait!

Each week I make a reading suggestion for you; a book or blog that has made a real difference in my personal life and/or business life.  I do have a long, long list. I love books and I read a lot. 

A client gave me this book. In fact I have a number of books given to me by various clients throughout the years. This book was given to me by Jane Gray. I remember loving the title of the book as well as the book. It holds a special place on my book shelf. It's a great message. 

Today's selection is Don't Wait - take the first step by Jane Gray. 
Here is a short description from Amazon.com (available for $12.95).

Out of personal life experiences Jane Gray illuminates the importance of relationships with God and with others. DON'T WAIT is a simple but profound message that encourages you to make life decisions that are truly important. This elegant book transends time shown by its photographic illustrations, uplifting quotes and heart filled writing leading you to seize the moment and change your life forever-DON'T WAIT!

Most people avoid important life changing decisions. You only get one shot. Don't wait! Make things happen!

I'll see you next Wednesday with another selection. 

May the Force be with You!

Robert Hanley

Producer/Director/Editor
CEO Home Video Studio

317-358-5932

Copyright © 2017

P.S. Check us out at www.Homevideostudio.com.

Ready For A New Adventure?

This week, your kids went back to school and you went back to work. The kids are in for a brand new adventure with new teachers and new classmates. Possibly you went back to a job you dread or even hate. Or… maybe you're just bored.  If you've been dreaming of your own new adventure, now is the time! Taking the leap into entrepreneurship isn't as hard as it seems. With a Home Video Studio business you'll be your own boss, and get access to a proven business model and ongoing support from our team. You’ll never have to go back to work again.  If you've been considering opening a business - your own Home Video Studio... Ask yourself this question:

What... is holding you back? Download my free audio book:  How to Start & Run  Your Own Home Video Studio. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Debbie Williams, Former Graphics Arts Designer wins Home Video Studio Owner of the Year!

Congratulations to Producer/Director/Editor Debbie Williams, Home Video Studio's "Studio Owner of the Year." Debbie is a former graphics arts designer and is from Florence, KY. 

After working for 18-years as a Graphic Designer in local papers, including The Cincinnati Enquirer, and another 11-years as a Freelance Designer, Debbie decided to change her career path a bit to focus on her strengths in photography, videography and music. As a graduate of Northern Kentucky University, she holds a Degree in Fine Arts and Photography as well as Music Performance.

Drawing and Photography was something that attracted Debbie very early on in her life. She knew that she wanted to do something utilizing her artistic skills. In her early years at the newspapers, all creative was done by drawing board and t-square. Through the years, as technology progressed as it has, she gravitated towards computer design, creative photography and editing to assist her in her creations. Debbie loves working with creative software to bring her visions to life.

All of this led to Debbie's desire to own her own studio business. She had been looking for opportunities and liked what she saw in Home Video Studio so in 2011 the doors to her Home Video Studio opened!

Debbie's Home Video Studio has been awarded Studio Owner of the Month in May, 2012, after only 6 months in business. She also has total of 21 Hanley Award Nominations and 9 Hanley Awards. In July 2014 her studio was awarded with the highest award of a Seven Stars Studio for Excellence which is awarded to a select number of studios each year. In July 2013, she was awarded with The Rising Star Award. On July 30, 2016, Debbie was recognized as Home Video Studio "Studio Owner of the Year" at the 16th Annual Hanley Awards in Orlando Florida. This is certainly a milestone achievement and awarded to only one studio each year.

Debbie Williams is a mother of 2 boys, an accomplished flautist, an artist, and a certified personal trainer. She also is a Master in Taekwondo as a Sixth Degree Black Belt, also holding a First Dan Black Belt in Hapkido. For fun, she spent 8 years on the tournament circuit throughout the USA, finishing in the Top 10 and/or Top 4 each year. To further feed her creativity (and relax), she also loves to knit, crochet, draw and paint.

If you're in the need for any video production, transfer or creative services please give Debbie a call at (859) 525-0305. She'll be happy to hear from you! If you want more information on how to start your own Home Video Studio go to www.myhomevideostudio.com and call 1-800-464-8220.

I remember one of my first Calls to Actions for my current career in filmmaking/media, etc. I was seventeen just about ready to graduate from high school. For some reason, I decided to grab my Dad’s 8mm film camera and shoot a movie. 

It was a weekend/Saturday event. The plot was new wave. In fact there was no plot. Most of the scenes were me in my graduation cap and gown brandishing an axe (don’t read anything into that). Anyway, I shot one reel and sent it off to be processed. 

Two weeks later it came back and I eagerly threaded Dad’s movie projector. This was going to be great! I could not wait. It was a three-minute reel – a three minute masterpiece! 

It sucked. The film was over exposed and grainy (I knew nothing about light meters or exposure at that point). 

That was the end of that Call to Action. I was disappointed. Life went on. 

It would be four years or more before my next (and most major) Call to Action for filmmaking: Star Wars. 

The fact is the call always keeps coming. The Call to Action phone always rings. It’s just that you don’t always hear it and most of the time you don’t answer that call. You just don’t pay attention. Life gets in the way. This is so natural. Some people never answer the call…

Today… listen. Take a few minutes and listen. Let the world around you stop for a short time and consider what you really want to do with your life. What is important to you? Try to push out all of the noise – the chatter – the clutter. Try to get some clarity. 

Think about the various Calls to Action you have had over the years. 

What would happen if you answered that call?

May the Force be with You! 

Robert Hanley
Producer/Director/Editor
President & Founder Home Video Studio
317-371-1504
www.myhomevideostudio.com