I know it’s been a while, but I’m still here.

This clip is from Dawn and Andy’s wedding which took place at The Inn At Longshore in Connecticut. It was a really nice location because the inn is located right on the water. The ceremony is going to look really great because it’s just clear blue water in the background. This particular clip here is part of the opening to the video. The first few shots I left out for whatever reason, but this is more or less how it is going to open. I may wind up moving a few parts around here and there depending on how everything sits with me when I go back and assemble the final cut, but I also may not. I arrived early and as usual, rather than just sit and around and wait for things to start, I went to the bridal suite and just started shooting what was going on.

There is no music here yet, but I am going to add a few short cuts in certain parts to pick everything up a bit. There is none here because I haven’t found the right pieces yet that work. The very beginning leading into the bridal suite I think needs some. Also when she is posing on the bed a few seconds of something there just to punch it up a bit. I like working without music, but at the same time sometimes it can really help to accent what you are trying to do.

There was some stuff of the bride posing with the bridesmaids on the bed that I am not going to use. It just wasn’t working for me and I kind of want to concentrate on how this will lead into the first meeting between the bride and groom. I like the stuff of her on the phone and how it’s framed tightly all on one side. And her putting on the makeup as well, always like showing stuff of the bride doing things herself rather than someone else doing it for her.

I like how the first shot of the bride is her walking out the room and how it’s so direct. I also like how the first shot of when she is putting on the makeup begins on the end of the shot coming into focus. I like stuff like that too because it helps serve as a transition. I wanted to actually move that part of her doing the makeup a bit earlier to when she comes out of the room for the first time, but it wasn’t going to match because after she applied it, it all of the sudden would no longer be on her.

My favorite shot is actually at 2:20 when going through the digital camera to look at the pictures. I always try to get a shot of that, but it never comes out. This time it did so I made it a point to make sure it gets in.

Received an e-mail from Lindsay and Brad, who’s wedding was recently completed…

“We watched the wedding video last night and we really love it. Thank you for doing a wonderful job capturing our special memories.”

Received an e-mail over the weekend from Kim and Herb, who’s wedding I completed a few weeks ago…

The video is absolutely wonderful; we’re sooo pleased with it!  It really captures the special moments of our amazing day.  Thank you for paying such careful attention to the small details that were so meaningful.  Your talent is obvious, your critical eye impeccable.  We can easily recommend you to anyone as a quality, top-notch videographer who works with his clients to effectively capture the mood and the atmosphere.  Bravo!!

Received an e-mail from Nicole about her recently completed wedding…

“We got the video, we love it and think you did a really great job!”

Here is another clip from Nicole’s wedding. This is the first kiss at the end of the ceremony, which is always everyone’s favorite. I usually don’t put clips like this up, but its nice to have something fun every now and then.

If you watched the previous clip, the camera in the back has changed positions from the center to the right side behind the pews. Had to move it so that when everyone exited there was nothing in the way. This is actually the position I would normally put the camera, because as you can tell it’s a nicer angle, plus if someone stands in the center I can just zoom in close so that they are not in the shot. And it just shows off the alter better.

It’s a new angle to work with, therefore I tried to use as much of it as I can. I’m not Ron Popeil and don’t like to just set it and forget it, so during the ceremony rather than just leaving the camera at one set point, I zoom in and out for different shots to make things more interesting. For example, this ceremony was 40 minutes, so if you just kept on going back and forth the entire time between the same two shots it would get boring very quickly. It helps with the pacing without actually editing anything out.