Last 8 Minutes From a Nigerian Wedding
March 28, 2007 | Filed Under Watson Videography | Comments Off
For the ten of you who read this blog, my apologies for not being as active as usual. I have been working hard to clear out my ‘06 weddings and that means putting aside the blog for a short time. I just finished another wedding with only one more ‘06 to go so I thought I’d pop in and do a little update…..
One of the cool things about what I do is that from time to time, I get to learn a little bit about how different cultures celebrate weddings. I had one such opportunity at Elizabeth and Bernard’s wedding a few months back. For their reception, they decided to honor Nigerian traditions such as the Breaking of the Kola Nut and the Money Dance. I had a great time telling their story and thought I’d share the last 8 minutes with you. Enjoy!
Chris W
Amber Lights
March 15, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
Back in December I met a new photographer at a wedding I was filming. Amber from Amber Lights Photography was a pleasure to work with. Joanne recently visited Amber at her studio in Milford to share ideas and our work. When Joanne came home, she kept talking about how big and impressive the studio was. Amber's photographs are very stylish. Brides in Florida hire her to shoot their weddings all the time. You can check out some of the pics of a wedding we worked together below.
A Sweetest Day Wedding
March 13, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
Last Saturday I had a Sweetest Day wedding. Jennifer and Joseph tied the knot at St Hugo and had their reception at Oakhurst Country Club. This was my first time at Oakhurst and I must say I was impressed. The decoration Jennifer had was perfect for a fall wedding. I always keep an eye out for details and I noticed she even had a little leaf on the table number cards which was cool. Tifany from Gourmet Invitation made all of the paper products and they were very classy.Check out the Movie Trailer for Jennifer & Joseph posted on 'It's A Remix!' .
This is amazing. Just got back from the honeymoon and opened this up. I started crying!!! Thank you so much for everything - we cannot wait to see what comes next!
Don, I have to say - I LOVE the trailer. I love the music - I absolutely love it - if it works with our final, please include that same music - it's my favorite!
Sincerely,Jennifer and Joseph
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I just wanted to say WOW about Jennifer's wedding video. It is truly amazing and I can't wait to see the whole thing.
Tifany
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Jennifer, that was the best wedding video (trailer) I've ever seen. You must be thrilled. You looked wonderful as well as the church, reception, etc. The camera angles were great. I don't know how they did it. I think my favorite part is you walking up the spiral staircase.
I hope your proofs come out just as good.
Thanks for sharing this.
Anna
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Wow - that is really pretty. It makes me want to get married again!
Catherine
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I had tears in my eyes watching the trailer too - I can't wait to see the full thing. They did a REALLY, REALLY nice job. Very cool.
Raegan
It’s A Remix!
March 12, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
I had an opportunity to re-edit a trailer I did last November for a client. The Bride, Jennifer, has no idea that I'm doing this. So if you are reading this Jennifer...Surprise!!! If I had all the time in the world, I would never stop editing my work. Cause everytime I look at my work, I see things that can be changed or altered to make the movie flow or look better. Of course no one ever sees these minor changes but myself. OK...I'll admit it. Most of the time I edit for myself not for the client. Oh well...
Woodard Photography
March 10, 2007 | Filed Under Velvetine Studios | Comments Off
Yesterday, I had the absolute pleasure of filming Padraig & Carmel's fantastic wedding at the stunning Aghadoe Heights in Killarney and the experience was all the more enjoyable because I got to work with kwoodardphotography.com Keith and Evelyn are a husband and wife team who are thorough professionals, lovely people, and artists who create beautiful photography. Fantastic weddings are made up of great people... and great vendors! And yesterday I was proud to be part an amazing event and working with so many highly regarded professionals who work to the highest standards. Keith and Evelyn certainly fall into that category and I look forward to working with them again in the near future!
Mona & Steven
March 10, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
Mona’s mother was unfortunately in China and could not be at her daughter’s wedding. Mona asked if I could produce a video clip to share with her mother when she goes to China next month. Here is the trailer of their wedding day.
have a happy holiday season,
Mona
Sarah & Ryan
March 10, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
The band Mega 80’s packed the dance floor all night. Their name saids it all. They specialized in 80’s music and they were very good. I see lots of bands in my years and I must say they were unique and entertaining.
I met a new photographer at this wedding. Amber of Amber Lights Photography was very nice to work with.
This is the teaser of Sarah & Ryan wedding
Back From Florida
March 8, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
Just got back from Florida last night. The video convention was awesome. I had a little problem getting to Florida Monday when I missed my flight. The traffic was terrible due to the heavy snowfall that morning. I finally got to Florida around 11:00 pm. I was really bummed that I missed the award banquet Monday night. I had submitted a few videos for the International Competition and would of loved to have been there to find out if I was lucky enough to have won one. As I was walking thru the hotel, I was greeted with a big hug by fellow videographers from Oklahoma, Mark And Trish of Picture This Productions. They told me that I won 2 Awards and one of them was First place (Diamond Award). I was overcome with joy and it made Monday not to be so bad after all. That’s 2 years in a row I’ve won first place in one of the categories. I feel so Blessed!My presentation of the Live Edit went well on Tuesday. I was given 8 hours of raw footage of a wedding in New York by the Association. I was to edit a recap with the footage on stage in front of an audience. Here is the Promo for it.
After the presentation and thru out the convention week, I was approached by many saying that they had enjoyed my seminar and learned a lot from it. That made me feel really good to be able to pass on my knowledge of editing to videographers around the country. The other two editors, Chris Watson from Texas and Julie Hill from California, did a great job with their Live Edit. It was cool to see how each of us created different styles of edit from the same raw footage.
Here is my Live Edit.
I learned a lot from the convention and I cannot wait to implement some new ideas and techniques to my wedding movies.
Gigi & Fawzy
March 8, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
GiGi and Fawzy was such a gentle and soft spoken couple. Their love for each other was revealed to me by their whispers of how much they love each other after the ceremony. The whole bridal party was packed in a small room after the ceremony awaiting the guest to leave the church so they could do the formal pics at the alter. The room was loud and hectic but Gigi and Fawzy were too much in the moment to notice. They just stared at each other and whispered ‘I love you’s’. Although the room was packed, I was able to get into position and captured this special moment on video.The photographer at this wedding was Gary Seraphinoff and he was great. As a matter of fact, Gary did my engagement photos 16 years ago. Gary does not have a website yet but you can go to Brides of Detroit to see his work.
Here is the teaser of this wedding.
Lovett Hall
March 8, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
We were recently invited to The Henry Ford in Dearborn to show our International Award Winning clip of Lovett Hall to the staff. The staff loved the clip and asked us to provide the clip for them to share with Brides. We are honored of the request.For those that do not know, the Lovett Ballroom is a 1930’s ballroom with glittering chandeliers, polished teak floors and a grand staircase setting the scene for any elegant event. We have filmed many wedding receptions there so I can say first hand that I do get a feeling of stepping back in time when entering the ballroom where Henry Ford once hosted his guest. Very Cool.
Here is the Pre Reception clip of Lovett Hall.
3…2…1…Launch!!!
March 6, 2007 | Filed Under Take 1 Productions | Comments Off
I launched our New Website last night! I'm really excited and pleased of the look and feel of the site. It's more of a representation of our creative style than the last website. I have a lot of positive feedback already and it's not even 24 hours yet : )Check it out www.capturingthemoments.com