A blog inside a blog
May 14, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
I recently had the pleasure of writing an article about the challenges of balancing being a mother and an artist for the POSH retreat for women filmmakers blog. Take a look here...http://posheventonline.com/?p=446
Vegas!
April 28, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
I attended a workshop about HD DSLR filmmaking put on by Bruce Patterson (http://cloudninecreative.com/index.html) and Joe Simon (http://www.joesimonweddingfilms.com/) that was incredible. This was a hands on workshop where Bruce and Joe shared with us their huge amount of knowledge and skills. I was pumped since I had only owned my Canon 5D for a month and really had a ton of questions. It was a great seminar!
The WPPI tradeshow was gigantic! Fun to dream about all the gear I would love to own. Met up with a large group (maybe 30) of wedding filmmakers and reconnected with some wonderful friends. Went to some great parties, my favorite was put on by Junebug weddings (http://junebugweddings.com/) in an amazing Las Vegas skyline view suite. Drank a bit too much bubbly :)
The wedding was so much fun! The team was all women, Julie, Kristen* from Bliss Productions (http://www.blissvideoproductions.com/), Christina Valdivi (http://cristinamvaldivieso.wordpress.com/) and myself. I was super excited to work with these women as they are all amazing filmmakers and I was hoping there skills would rub off on me a bit :)
The Bride and Groom had been practicing and memorizing the lyrics to the Michael Franti song "I love you" for a few weeks. On the wedding day we carried around a boombox and filmed 3 or 4 takes of the song with Aria & Elie and their guests. Plus we shot all the rest of the wedding day. Meanwhile our editor was in the other room editing away our footage as we dropped memory cards off. Around midnight the SDE was shown on the big screen and it was a hit! Take a look:
I feel so much gratitude to Julie for inviting me to assist with this wedding and trusting me to be apart of such a wonderful team! There is always more to aspire to and Julie has got me totally psyched and motivated.
It’s a white Easter
April 4, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
It was a bit hard to put my mind around at first but now I am finding it gorgeous! Was inspired to go out and shoot the vibrant eggs my children dyed in contrast with the white snow. It was so much fun to hide them too! Happy Easter and I hope you all find pleasant surprises when you are least expecting them
Zach and Krissy’s Wedding story
February 25, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
The wedding was set on the family land along the gorgeous Metolius river. With its rustic feel, Black Butte in the distance, the creek flowing through, the setting seemed to fit these two perfectly. It was a close knit family and friends affair, some of the guests camped in tents & VW's in the meadow , with guitars and beers in hand! The groom surprised the bride with a wonderful little cabin he had built just for them! It was so sweet!Zack + Chrissy Wedding Story from kara jensen on Vimeo.
Sisters Quilt Show 35th Anniversary Documentary
February 24, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
I am excited to share that I will be producing a documentary for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt show over the next couple months. It will be premiered at the 35th birthday party on June 6th 2010. Our working title is "Every Quilt Tells a Story: Celebrating 35 Years of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show".
A bite from our synopsis: This will be a vibrant, warm and friendly documentary approximately 30 minutes long featuring the personalities and stories of the Central Oregon quilting community and those it has touched. The film will provide insight and inspiration for those who have contributed so much to the quilt show over the years as well as those new to the event.
A bite from our synopsis: This will be a vibrant, warm and friendly documentary approximately 30 minutes long featuring the personalities and stories of the Central Oregon quilting community and those it has touched. The film will provide insight and inspiration for those who have contributed so much to the quilt show over the years as well as those new to the event.
I keep thinking how similar the making of a film is to the making of a quilt. Taking all the pieces and stitching them together in to a cohesive and interesting story. It's so fun! My to-do list is huge, but I am slowly checking things off. I am lucky to be working with my sister, Bridget and we just finished the rough draft on the script and it looks so great. This morning I had my first shoot with the Quilt show board. It went great. What a wonderful group of women!
Inspired by technology
February 16, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
For the last year I was coveting a camera, the Canon 5D mark ll.. It got pretty bad. I tried to tell myself that its all about the person shooting and not what they are shooting with (and I do believe that) But still I dreamed of this camera. The ability to use 35mm lenses, and the amount of fun I could have with that! The size of the camera is much more portable and conducive to being up close and personal with out really being noticed. And many more reasons that I couldn't stop obsessing about, so, I saved up same cash and bought it! It's been so amazing. I am totally re-inspired to shoot. I carry it with me practically all the time and I am truly amazed at the quality and depth of the images. It feels so good to have my passion renewed for film making. I am posting this short film I made the other morning on a walk. I was feeling very Zen like that morning and tried to represent that in what I was shooting. It was so much fun.morning walk in the snow from kara jensen on Vimeo.
Wondering about having your wedding filmed?
February 5, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Wedding show fun
January 27, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Recently had the pleasure of shooting a glimpse of the Bravo Wedding Affair in Sunriver, Oregon at the beautiful Great Hall. This was all shot on my Canon 5D mark II, Take a look...Bravo Central Oregon Wedding Affair from kara jensen on Vimeo.
Organic, unfussy feel
January 27, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Hmm, that style sounds alot like how I like to shoot, no wonder I liked it so much. :)
Chin up Kid.
January 27, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
A look back at some 2009 weddings
January 27, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Put this clip together as a way to highlight some of the weddings we did this past year. I feel so lucky to have captured so many wonderful moments. Telling the stories of each couple is so rewarding. I love weddings!
Expectations Moving Pictures Wedding Highlights 2009 from kara jensen on Vimeo.
Rainbows + Love + a little bit of rain = Sunshine?
January 27, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
These two are so stinking sweet and in love! Their wedding was held in a high mountain meadow on a overcast day. Just as the vows were about to be spoken a rainbow appeared over the trees. Gave us all goosebumps! It gets luckier, as the ceremony ended and the Bride and Groom walked down the aisle together it started dumping down rain. So everyone ran for cover. It was so much fun! I love the rain :)The tale of Amy and Jeffery's wedding day from kara jensen on Vimeo.
Here is a gorgeous still photo from the day by the super talented Kimberly Kay Photography http://www.kkayphoto.com/
Coordinating+ Ali King, An Affair to Remember http://www.affairtoremember.net/
Bravo Central Oregon Wedding Affair
January 27, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Come visit me this Saturday January 9th at the Great Hall in Sunriver and I will make it worth your while! If you book with us at the show you will receive $100 off your filming package!
If you would like to get in to the show for FREE go to http://www.bravocentraloregonwedding.com/index.php/About-the-Showcase/aboutshowcase.html and use the promo code "Bravoforce" (it is case sensitive)
Can't wait to see you!
Kara
Color Relationships
January 20, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Mark Rothko "I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions—tragedy, ecstasy, doom," he said. "If you . . . are moved only by . . . color relationships, then you miss the point."
I sat in front of this painting for 30 minutes in MOMA SF a few weeks back. Love it! I can't explain all the emotions it brings up in me. WOW!
“Get good, be good, stay good.”
January 12, 2010 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Lately, I have really been searching for what a friend and mentor calls my unique perspective. What the heck does that mean? I am still trying to figure it out. One thing I have always been good at is being what I think people want me to be. This can be a great skill, but it can compromise my own direction. So, I am trying to find balance, with what makes me happy and follow my heart and instincts instead of what I think others want. Its a way better way to go about life since I really can't please everybody. I recently read an article in Parade magazine about the actor Harrison Ford that struck at the core of what I am striving for: “I am secure in what I do,” he says. “I am very interested in having the respect of the people I work with, but I am not generally out looking to be admired. I want to be good at what I do, and I want to learn from other people how to get good, be good, stay good.” These last few years I have been opening myself up to learning more from those in the wedding film industry that inspire me. Hopefully this will continue to help me get good, be good and stay good!
As Harrison also says “I don’t look at things from an art perspective, I look at them from a craft perspective." To me this means that it can only get better and better! Which is a great perspective!
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2010/01/harrison-ford.html
Happy 2010!
December 31, 2009 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
It has been snowing like crazy here the last few days and then and sun came out and it's so beautiful! Thank you everyone for a wonderful 2009, it was filled with wonderful new and old friendships, creative inspiration and challenges, and a few shooting stars to boot!
I am wishing everyone much peace and joy for the new year! Cheers!
Kara
Happy Holidays!
December 23, 2009 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
In French: Joyeuses Fêtes!
In Spanish: Felices Fiestas!
In Swedish: Trevlig Helg!
In Portuguese: Boas Festas!
In Turkish: Mutlu Bayramlar!
In Romanian: Sarbatori Fericite!
In Mandarin: Jie Ri Yu Kuai
In Catalan: Bones Festes!
In Japanese: Tanoshii kurisumasu wo! (Have a happy Christmas)
In Italian: Buone Feste!
In South African (Xhose): Ii holide eximnandi
In German: Forhe Feiertage
In Dutch: Prettige feestdagen
In Hawaiian: Hau'oli Lanui (pronounced how-oh-lay la-new-ee)
In Gaelic: Beannachtaí na Féile
In Slovenian: Vesele Praznike
In Indonesian: Selamat Hari Raya!
In Croatian: Sretni praznici!
Thank you everyone for a wonderful 2009!
love ya Kara
Inspiration
November 23, 2009 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
The above photo is by Otto Pfenninger taken in 1906.I love how he was able to capture this moment in time and tell a story. I came across this image in a book and just stopped and read the image for a bit. As my eyes wondered around the image I found myself thinking about every person in the photograph and wondering about their lives and thoughts (especially the naked butt one :) WTH?). This ability to share point of view through an image is what I strive to achieve in filmmaking and find this so inspirational when I see it in others images.
"Pfenninger, an early pioneer of colour photography, designed and built a special camera that used 3-colour separated plates to create full-colour photographic images. In the Summer of 1906, Pfenninger took his tri-colour, single exposure camera to the parks and beaches of Brighton and created some of the earliest colour images of the seaside town." http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/index.htm
Happy Halloween
October 31, 2009 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
California on my mind
October 28, 2009 | Filed Under Expectations Video Productions | Leave a Comment
Just returned from a trip to San Francisco and Yosemite. The first 4 days I spent in the amazing city of San Francisco taking part in a conference teaching about wedding film making called Re:Frame. I had an incredible time meeting and learning from some of the top industry pros. Why aren't there more women in this industry? Weddings are perfect for our emotional and intuitive sensibilities. This industry can tend to get pretty gear focused. Good to be reminded that it's what you do with the equipment, not what equipment you have. :) That being said I am planning on purchasing the new Canon 5D camera. The footage that film makers are getting off this camera is stunning and I can't wait to shoot with that camera again soon! Gorgeous. I am in love and want to share that with my clients!
The last four days in California I traveled to Yosemite for the Yosemite Film Festival with my sister, Bridget McGinn, to receive the Silver Sierra award for our short documentary, "Song for the badlands". The festival was great fun and we met some amazing film makers from around the world that I hope to visit someday. (I love to travel)
Holy cow, Yosemite was so beautiful. That place is like a magic kingdom. Majestic and regal. WOW! I shot 3 cartridges of Super 8 film, it was so much fun. I can't wait to get the film back and put together a little edit. I'll post it here when its done.
Editing Janessa and J's wonderful wedding over this week and its such a sweet reminder on how the ties of family keep us all together. They are so close and the wedding was held in the famillies garden nursery. Cant wait to finish it up and pass it on to the whole family!
