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Saturday, 16 May 2009
Jessica & Bruno Highlights
Bruno is a very funny guy ... just ask him ! As he said in his speech, 'without him - a lot of people wouldn't have laughter in their lives' :)
Jessica and Bruno were great fun and we really aimed to capture the essence of the day in their video. The reception was held at Sydney's Luna Park, and the bridal party had the opportunity to ride a couple of the attractions there before launching into a great reception in the Crystal Ballroom.
The reception featured an impromptu performance from Rugby League legend Steve Roach, singing 'Doctor Doctor' and 'Bat out of Hell' alongside MC - Lou Greco. Entertainment was also provided by 'The Rat Pack's Back' - who were simply sensational!
It was great to once again work with our good friend Nathan from WG Photography.
I am very excited to present this highlight video and I hope that you enjoy it.
I recently returned from the most amazing 2 weeks in the USA. What an awesome trip! I could write volumes about the whole trip - but will attempt to keep this post to a readable length and will just mention some highlights.
1) Erin & TJ's wedding A definite highlight for me was filming with Elysium Productions in Orange County (just south of Los Angeles). In what was a truly spectacular wedding at the most amazing venue, I was very privileged to film alongside Alex & Julie Hill. What a great experience to see the Elysium team in action and to be a part of the team for a day. The team put together a same-day-edit which is playable below.
I would like to thank Alex & Julie for being so welcoming and for allowing me to contribute to such a great wedding film. I can't wait to see the Arthouse edit, including the footage from the Canon 5D MK2.
2) Re:Frame - Austin, TX The main reason I flew to America was to attend the Re:Frame event in Austin, Texas. Re:Frame is an educational event put together by four of the top wedding filmmakers in the world - and featured 7 amazing presentations.
It was a truly amazing event; not only for the information and education that I got from the presentations, but also for what I learned from the other attendees. There were so many extremely talented wedding filmmakers attending, who I am now proud to call friends. It was so much fun meeting everyone!
I think it's worth noting that there were only 4 Australian wedding filmmakers there. This is indicative to me of a rare dedication to our art by only a select few. The Australian representatives were Matt Ebenezer (Shadowplay - Toowoomba, QLD), Evro & Helen Moudanie (Moudanier Pictures - Sydney), Abraham Joffe (Abraham Joffe Videographers - Sydney) and myself.
At the Re:Frame 'Shootout'. L-R (Abraham Joffe, Dave Cowling, Tom Pehrson).
There were many gems of information within each of the presentations. I am very excited about putting all I learned into action. One of the standout presentations was from Patrick and Konrad from Still Motion. Any wedding videographers who want to take their work and business to a new level should definitely join us at the Still Motion workshops in February 2010. Log on to www.stillmotionexperience.com for more details.
3) NAB trade show - Las Vegas The first part of the trip was in Las Vegas where the world's largest video trade show was being held. NAB is HUGE! There are so many companies exhibiting there that it was hard to know where to start. Abraham and I will be presenting at the next AVPA Sydney meeting on some of the highlights.
One thing that definitely stood out to us was the buzz around the new DSLR cameras - such as the Canon 5DMKII and the new Lumix DMC-GH1. In the right hands, the images coming from these cameras are simply amazing. (You can see a sample right here on our blog). There were many support options for these cameras on show. One of the most popular stands was the Cinevate booth - which featured various setups for the 5D, Brevis 35mm adapters and rail and slider systems.
Aside from the trade show, Las Vegas was so much fun! We met a bunch of great people, saw as many of the casinos as possible and also caught Cirque Du Soleil's "O" at the Bellagio which was fantastic! Related Links: Cinevate In Focus blog post featuring the cinevate booth.
A new way to Steadicam ... on a Segway!
4) A couple of days in Los Angeles
L - R (Matt Ebenezer, Abraham Joffe, Grant Collie, Dave Cowling, Joth Riggs, David Robin)
We were also fortunate to have a couple of days in Los Angeles. That included catching up with some local videography legends (pictured above), as well as a day at Magic Mountain - which is heaven for a roller-coaster addict like myself! Plus I also spent a day with Alex & Julie seeing some of the sights of Hollywood and Santa Monica ... I even got to meet Spongebob Squarepants (which impressed my kids!).
Abe & I on board "Goliath" @ Magic Mountain for the 3rd time! I love the game Roller Coaster Tycoon - and this was just like walking around inside the game :) I loved it!
Thanks to everyone I met for making it such an amazing trip and for being so awesome! Can't wait to get back there, or to see you down here in Oz!
Videography is pretty all-consuming, which is great because I love what I do.
Any spare time I have is spent with my lovely wife Michelle and our 3 gorgeous kidlets.
