Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Blake and Jane - Salt Lake Country Club


What more can I say. I love this wedding film. Love the weather, loved the location, loved the couple. It's true. Sometimes weddings just work for you. You scramble around and everything you shoot just works.

This is a highlight of a much larger highlight video that was delivered to them. Wanted to give you a taste of it all.

Love it.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Clark and Lizzie's Snow Day


I think in all of the years I have done wedding cinema/videography/filmmaking I was looking for something that's my niche.

These couples stories are my niche. I love the collaboration between me and the couple, the ability to control the content and I can exercise those creative chops I picked up in film school. Digital cinema is much like shooting motion picture film. There is audio to consider, lighting, shutter speed, white balance - all of those things coming together. Couples stories are like mini documentaries of everything up to this point in time (whatever and whenever that is).

Don't get me wrong, we can still shoot a fantastic wedding video. That's what we do.

This is Clark and Lizzie's story. We shot this on a frigid Saturday afternoon in Memory Grove. 3 hours and frozen toes.

Worth. Every. Minute. Click those 4 little arrows and watch this full screen. The snow and the scenery just pops!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Crismon and Lauren's Front Yard Wedding


Yes, this was the front yard. A beautiful front yard, with a pond and lots of trees.

A few details about the wedding. An amazing guitarist name Jeff Proctor, BBQ from a smoker parked outside, chocolate mustaches and authentic Chinese lanterns. Incredible.

This wedding was a referral from an old friend, so thanks for that. Here's Jeff Proctor's website. Hire this guy. He's amazing.

I can still smell that barbeque...


Sunday, January 2, 2011

Anthony and Brett - Dogs and Runners


I can't tell you how many dog walkers and runners interrupted this shoot. At one point, a guy even approached me and ruined a shot.

Memory Grove is a popular place, so I guess we knew the risks. Aside from the long shoot, I can't say enough about this couple. Amazing, amazing, amazing. I've never laughed so hard than I did during this shoot. Everything just worked here. You hope for that. Well spoken, funny, obviously in love. Things that matter in making these stories come to life.

Watch and enjoy.

And laugh.