Gatsby theme weddings are some of my favorite ones to work with. This wedding couldn’t be any more fitting for this cool couple and their guests. It’s simple and fun! You won’t find much of the Edisonian graphics on this video, but it does build strong substance through its bright characters.
My good friends Matthew and Sharon got married at the Turcs and Caicos this past summer. I’d like to show this simple photo I took in order to educate my brides on the importance of composition in wedding videography. Notice I intentionally cropped out certain key elements of the main subjects; the eyes and the rest of their bodies. By cropping out certain visual information, the viewer automatically engages with the picture, imagining what their eyes look like, if they’re posing or dancing, etc. There is no right or wrong answer to this picture. The composition has given us enough information with the smiles, the body language, and the mood as conveyed through the environment and lighting. Now imagine this picture in motion and you can begin to see how much more powerful your visual story becomes!
Just completed is my winter art project of a car hood ornament. It’s inspired by the clawfoots you find on the bottom of antique bathtubs. Exercising 3 dimensional sculptures helps me to advance my motion graphics further into 3D space as well.
I just got married this past January in Mexico. Being a wedding videographer, I really wanted to have an awesome video but was limited to mounting my camera to a tripod, and having the assistance of a generous friend shoot the B-roll. Despite the limitation of angles, this was my opportunity to go wild with a Freudian theme, since no one was there to hold me back except for my new boss and wife.
Here’s a little promotional video I’ve been hired to put together for a wedding DJ. My assignment consisted of showcasing the three main parts of his services; the MC’s, lighting and visual services. The video had to be quick but visually educational as well for the first time customer.
Why Edisonian over other videographers?
For as long as wedding videography does not par up to feature Hollywood film calliber, and graphical concepts fall short of award winning multimedia studios, we can always strive to improve the product. Sometimes I get church coordinators wondering why I show up so early, or reception hall managers questioning my thorough setups. This tells me something about the videographers they’re used to seeing. Edisonian Studios is not better than other companies because we distance ourselves from the competition. Rather, we are better because we are always learning from other videographers, novice or experts. We thrive on learning and improving our game.
What’s video journalism?
Video journalism is not making people wave at the camera. Video journalism is not asking the couple to re-enact a scene from the ceremony, or asking guests to hold their drinks to the camera at the reception. We don’t interfere with the environment and we are as discreet as possible. For starters, I’m only 5’6”, so I like to find a corner in the room and let people be themselves. Couples walk up to us at the end of the night and ask where I’ve been for a good part of the day!
How many weddings do you cover in a day?
Two. Edisonian Studios invests months and even a year in training its camera operators and editors so you can be assured your wedding will be handled by professionals, and not substitues hired off the Internet.
