Vicky + Jeff // Smooth operator

Vicky requested a vintage looking movie for their highlights reel. I’ve not done one of these for a while and wanted to push the limits so used a high end colour grading application to achieve a certain look to the flashback clips.
Vicky and Jeff live just around the corner from me and it will be a nice change to be able to deliver their DVDs by hand.
It was great to work with a local couple in what was most definitely a Manchester Wedding.

Mary and Paul’s wedding video // trailer

Two words can describe Mary and Paul’s wedding day, ‘retro’ and ‘AWESOME!’.  This gang can party, I mean seriously, it went off!  (in a good way.)

‘There really is only one Mary” Paul’s opening words for this film are very true.  She could be one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, so it is a pleasure and a privilege to work on her wedding film.

As for the song choice, this was undecided until on the morning of the wedding I saw the 6′ portrait of Hendrix on their dining room wall.  Well, it just had to be done.  And with the retro vibes I was picking up from the couple I had a good idea what kind of film effects to put into the edit.

This music choice and film style was supposed to be a surprise for Paul, I know the secret leaked but hopefully he will be suitably surprised by what I consider to be my best work to date.  (But only because I’m a closet Hendrix fan.)

Jane and Ray’s wedding video // highlights

This is the ‘Intro’ section of Jane and Ray’s DVD edit.  A beautiful day in a beautiful place, Eaves Hall near Clitheroe, Lancashire.  Jane and Ray were great, a very lovely fun loving couple who are a joy to be around.  They are so fun loving they arranged a murder mystery evening in secret for there wedding reception.  No one knew about it so it was a surprise when one of the singers was stabbed with a dagger in the drawing room!  This intro just concentrates on the sunny photoshoot in the gardens.

Sofia’s Christening video

Talk about perfect weather. This beautiful day was shot exclusively on my Canon 5d Mark II DSLR. The edit has special effects to make it look like old film. I will be shooting the wedding of Sofia’s parents, Lisa and Locky in Corfu this August so really looking forward to that! Till then here is Sofia’s special day…

Cai’s Christening video // super 8 style

This was shot in high definition but this version has the most character.  It has multiple effects to make it look like old super 8 film. It seems a shame to degrade 5dIi footage in this way but I think the effect definitely adds to the emotion of the film. I will probably be experimenting with this effect some more in the future.