Randi & Whitney - MARRIED!

Randi & Whitney from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

This was a beautiful wedding we filmed last weekend and this is just a short teaser for the final film. Randi and Whitney really made our job much easier and they had faith in our production ability and allowed us to be creative with getting the shots that we felt would enhance their film. It was a touching moment when Randi's Grandfather walked her halfway down the aisle to hand her off to her Father who then walked her to her waiting Groom, Whitney.

We had the pleasure of working as a team with Photographer Jennifer Driscoll and Jordyn Kirtley and Assistant Cherilyn Grubba. Jennifer has this amazing ability to connect with her clients, which only helps in getting the best shots. We also worked with Tonya Shadoan of Circle City Planners and my hat goes off to Tonya in her ability to keep things running so smooth and the details of the Wedding and the reception looked stunning. The wedding was at Saint Maria Goretti in Westfield, IN. The reception was held at the Indiana State Museum, which we really enjoyed. The reception was kept alive and well by DJ Brian Whitis.

Thank you Randi and Whitney.

John and Jennifer

ReFrame Austin

We will soon be heading to the wonderful State of Texas to attend ReFrame, which will be held in Austin. We are looking forward to seeing some good friends from around the country and around the world. This will be a 3 day workshop to help hone our cinematography and filmmaking skills. This is an opportunity to learn from some of the top studios around and to collaborate and build relationships. We were in New Orleans last year and could not wait for the next ReFrame. We love any opportunity to study our craft. We will be working with some of the newest equipment available and will be meeting with some amazing talent while at ReFrame.

We believe that pushing our skills and our equipment to the edge will only bring about the best in our ability to create a custom handmade film, just for you and loved by your family.

Thanks,
John, Jennifer and Steve
www.northernlightfilmworks.com

The [Art] of Wedding Cinema

Konrad and Michael discussing Cinevate 35mm adapters.

Ryan Koral and myself working with the Canon 5D Mark II rig

One thing we promised ourselves nearly 5 years ago was that we never wanted to be comfortable with the status quo. As visual artists we need to remain open to new ideas and techniques and to evolve over time. We were invited by Ryan Koral of Epic Motion in Michigan, to attend "The Art of Wedding Cinema" workshop. The workshop was presented by Still Motion, which just happens to be one of the most influential studios around. About 3 or 4 years ago, I stumbled upon the work of Patrick Moreau of Still Motion and have been a fan ever since. Two other presenters with Still Motion, Michael Y. Wong and Konrad Czystowski. I had watched both of their work before they joined Still Motion.

Wedding Cinematography has progressed to such a high level and many of our collegues around the world have amazing talent. The sharing of information and the constructive feedback they share has and continues to improve our ability to provide a wedding film with higher and higher production value.

The Still Motion workshop was an opportunity for us to learn and network with some good friends. But more importantly, setting the technical aspects aside, we learned more about using our skills to communicate a story. We have tools at our disposal and we select those tools as an artist would choose a brush or a color of paint. We discussed optics, light, composition, color grading, etc. We believe that education is an investment in ourselves and our company, which translates into a wedding film that you invested in.

We will be heading to Austin, TX toward the end of April to attend ReFrame, which is a multi-day workshop. We will be among a group of elite wedding filmmakers from the US and abroad.

Photos provided by Studio67.

John & Jennifer