As the mighty phoenix rises from the ashes, I have returned to posting.  I have not been posting lately, but that does not mean I have not been busy.  Like I mentioned in the earlier post, the site is going to be going through some major changes, so I have been busy doing that, as well as a lot of prep work for the current project I am working on.  

As people who have worked with me before know, I do EVERYTHING by myself, so at times it can get daunting with a lot of late nights.  I also demand perfection from myself and can spend half a night trying to find a way to push a shot for just a single frame more.

Also, Kelsa, the bride who’s wedding I am currently working on, said she does not want a traditional/regular wedding video, so I have been spending the past few days just going through tons of music trying to find the right song(s) to make her video really work and give her what she wants. (By the way, is there anyone who does not like Kelly Clarkson?)

Anyway, here is a clip from the beginning of Kelsa’s wedding when she arrives and walks does the aisle.  

I decided to take a different approach with this part.  The ceremony is always the most boring part to edit because you’re just letting the scene play out and other than audio or video fixes, you’re just basically changing shots between cameras when necessary.   So I’m always trying to find a way to do something different with it while still being respectful to the fact that it’s the most important part of the day.  I think I may of found something here.

When I was outside waiting for her to come out of the limo, I was able to get a shot of one of the bridesmaids entering the church, and then a shot of the bride entering as well.  Instead of just having everyone walk does the aisle in order as usual, I crosscut the two shots of them entering with them walking does the aisle, which I think makes it a bit more interesting than usual.  It’s not that big a deal, but I think it’s a nice change of pace. Not to make myself sound like I think I’m Steven Spielberg, but it also make it a bit more cinematic.

The two bridesmaids are shown mostly from the back because when they walked down, they weren’t very far apart, so it was hard to get a good shot of them and the camera in back just gives a better angle and adds a bit of separation to them both.