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