Woodstock CC Classic - Maggie & Hunter

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This is a short trailer of a wedding we recently shot at Woodstock Country Club in Indianapolis, IN. The wedding was beautiful and was something you might find in Town and Country Magazine. Everything from the Bride her dress, flowers, cake and setting set the stage for a memorable wedding. We enjoyed working with Photographer Jennifer Driscoll. The flowers by Posh Petals were amazing. The intro to this film features members from the Buffoons, which Hunter was a member. Cool stuff. More of them in the final edit.

Congratulations to Maggie and Hunter who are currently on their Honeymoon in Aruba.

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Romantic Super 8 Film

Alicia & Chad - In romantic Super 8 from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

This is a short film shot all in Super 8 film. Super 8 film was very popular back in the late 60's and early 70's. We shoot this on a vintage Canon Super 8 camera. The film is ordered on an as needed basis from California. We shoot the film and then have it processed at the same lab in California.

Super 8 does have a different feel to it. The texture is more organic than video and it enhances the romantic feeling of the day.

We also shoot 16mm film with another vintage 16mm Canon camera. 16mm is a very beautiful format.

This particular film of Alicia and Chad was shot at the historic Scottish Rite Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

Northernlight Filmworks - Opening doors to your Story

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This is just a short sample of some of the weddings we shot recently. There are many tools that we use to help communicate the story of you and your wedding day. We enjoy the different personalities that each couple offers and the interesting backdrops that help establish sense of place. To us, each wedding has it's own texture and although every wedding is somewhat structurally similar, we believe that each has it's own identity.

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Paige & Jonny

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We had a wonderful time filming the wedding of Paige and Jonny. This was our first time at St. Luke's Catholic Church and it was wonderful to work there. We decided to arrive a little early and get our establishing shots. There were so many things inside and outside the church to shoot. My favorite shot was inside the sanctuary and the sun light was coming through the stained glass. We were so excited to work with our good friends Nate & Amanda Reynolds of Turtle Pond Photography. We always have a great time when we get to work with them.

We also had the pleasure of working at the Historic Grand Hall at Union Station downtown Indianapolis. The staff there where fabulous and this is one our favorite places downtown to shoot.

LeAnn and David - Indianapolis Wedding

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This was a beautiful wedding we filmed for LeAnn and David. A great couple and a great family. This was a memorable wedding for us since we filmed their engagement shoot, the rehearsal dinner and then the wedding. The rehearsal dinner was more like a wedding reception and the guests had a great time. The dinner was held at the Woodstock Country Club.

We filmed this in high definition and you will also see a section where we shot Super 8 film. Primarily this was when LeAnn was getting ready. We worked with Wedding Planner Casey Scott of Etcetera, who did a remarkable job. Andrew Scalini was the photographer.

The wedding was held at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Indianapolis and the reception was at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, one of our favorite places to shoot.

This edit is an example of our long version highlights. These do take longer to edit because of the focus in building the edit to tell the story of the wedding within about a 20 minute window. There is also several hours involved in color grading each clip.

The most memorable part of this wedding for us was the speech that LeAnn's father gave. It was moving and emotional. We love witnessing the families and how they recall the important memories. It's not the "stuff" but the things you do with each other. The moments that seem suspended in time until you come back to retrieve them.

Sincerely,
John and Jennifer Moon
"Don't forget the story of who you are"
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Adam and Kimberly - A Classic Wedding

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We travelled to Chicago to film Adam and Kimberly's wedding. We didn't get a chance to meet Adam and Kim before the wedding but thanks to Facebook, we were able to peek a little into their personalities. We remembered when we first arrived and walked into the house where Kim was getting ready and how beautiful she was. She thanked us for traveling up to Chicago, which meant a lot to us because we were the ones that wanted to thank them for hiring us. We love starting the day out with the Bride and seeing how the day starts out slow and the banter of talk and laughter between family and friends gravitates to a frenzy of activity. Kimberly had this romantic charm to her that begged to be captured on Super 8 film. We shot about 3 rolls of Super 8 film and mixed it in with the HD footage. Kimberly's dress was stunning and it complimented her very well. We met up with Adam and his buds at his house. Adam is one of those guys who probably treats everyone the same, strangers or friends. Thanks Adam for the cheeseburgers :)

There are several moments that we love. The moment the Groom sees his Bride coming down the isle, the vows, the kiss, etc.. We also enjoy observing the relationship that the daughter has with her father. Kimberly's Dad gave a wonderful speech that really made us realize that its sometimes the simple things you do with your children that matter the most. Those things that create memories are often hidden in the moment, but in time, those moments become so cherished. The Father Son relationship was very evident with Adams father and his strong commitment to faith and family. We couldn't help to notice how obviously close Adam was to his mother and their emotional Mother Son dance.

Thank you Adam and Kimberly.

Life Love Laughter
John and Jennifer Moon
www.northernlightfilmworks.com

Molly and Jeff

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This was a wedding we filmed for Molly and Jeff in Anderson, IN. We also filmed their love story, which was shown at the reception. We love doing the interviews because it helps us get in touch with personalities and to observe the chemistry of the couple. The wedding was beautiful.

We worked alongside one of our favorite photographers, Matthew Gordon. We always enjoy seeing the work he places on his blog.

Experience the Difference - Wedding Cinematography

Photo by SB Childs Photography

It's hard to believe that 2009 is here. We had an outstanding year in 2008 and we met some of the greatest couples and worked with some of the best wedding professionals around. We have so many memorable stories and funny things happen. We keep saying that we need to keep a journal and write a book someday. When all 3 of us are working together the chemistry is so good and we really do enjoy the work we do. We made several trips to Chicago this year and we always enjoy filming there.

In 2008 we were voted Indiana's number one videographer by Channel 6. Setting the award aside, it was the heart felt comments that we received from current and former clients. We traveled to New Orleans as part of an elite group of wedding cinematographers called ReFrame, to network and discuss techniques and just have fun. In April we will be traveling to Austin for ReFrame again. But before that, John will be traveling to Haiti to film a short documentary on a school that has been built and a water well project. Stay tuned for that.

2009 is going to be yet another great year. We are very excited about some new collaborations that we have in the works. We will continue to film weddings in HD, explore some new technology and continue to push our work to the edge. We are always aware that the heart of your film rests with the story of the courtship, the proposal and the wedding day itself. Too often we get caught up in the technology and how great HD looks or the latest and greatest camera. We have been guilty of that ourselves. But our commitment is to focus on the relationships. The parents, the couple, family and friends. Wedding Cinematography is as much about the stories as it is the imagery. Our style is not to be invasive but to capture those candid moments. This is one of the most important days of your life and we take the responsibility of capturing those brief moments in time seriously.

Northernlight Filmworks produces highly customized films so that your wedding film will be tailored to your personality and to mirror the emotions of the day. What sets us apart from others is our ability to be true storytellers. We specialize in wedding cinematography. If you want your wedding to have a more vintage romantic feel, we are the only studio in Indiana that shoots Super 8 and 16mm film for weddings. All stock is purchased fresh and processed in California. (Super 8 sample) We also shoot with 35mm adapters to give the video a more film like appearance. Northernlight Filmworks also offers Same Day Edits. A Same Day Edit is a highlight of the day, which is shown during the reception. (Sample here)

As always, we look forward to meeting new couples and fostering a positive relationship from the day we meet and beyond. We have so many former clients that we feel are friends. Its always bitter sweet for us as we pack up our gear at the reception and say our goodbyes.

Give us a call or e-mail us and we would be glad to meet with you at our studio downtown Noblesville or wherever it is most convenient for you. We are rapidly booking dates for 2009 and we are looking forward to some fun places this year.

John, Jennifer & Steve Moon
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Jay & Michelle - Same Day Edit

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We had an amazing time getting to know Jay and Michelle, another great and memorable couple. It was simply a storybook wedding from the very beginning all the way to the wedding day. We filmed their love story video and we really learned a lot about them. Jay and Michelle could easily be our friends, the Priest made that same comment.

The wedding day was a very cold day but well worth the trip to Lafayette. When we arrived at the church to prepare for set up a couple hours before, there was a funeral mass ending. My immediate thought was, here was a family grieving over the loss of a family member and a friend. I wondered who he or she was and what they may have been or done in their life. What mark did they leave? Here we were to prepare for a day of celebration. In a sense one life ending while another young couple begins theirs. I try to always look at things and figure out what they might mean. In this instance, I think God was just reminding me that life is short and even in death, there is a celebration of ones life. As in marriage, you are celebrating the beginning of the couples life as husband and wife. I wonder what mark I will leave?

This video is a Same Day Edit video. It is a Highlight of the days events leading up to and including the wedding ceremony. Same Day Edits can be logistically challenging and needless to say, very stressful to pull off. They require a lot of preplanning and coordination. Thanks to Ryan Koral of Epic Motion in Michigan for giving me a hand with some Glidecam work and thanks to Erik Muzzy for helping out where needed. We have a very small window to digitize the footage and edit it together and then we print to tape. We can't spend the normal amount of time we usually do to color grade the work. I remember Jennifer running down the hall toward me with the final product in hand so that we could stay on our target time. There is that brief moment of when you dim the lights and hit play that you bite your nails hoping that the facility hooked up everything correctly and that our piece was coded correctly and ta da there it is!

Katie and Crash = FUN

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Fun fun fun. That just about sums up this wedding.

We had such a great time getting to know Katie and Crash. They had a beautiful wedding and probably one of the best receptions we worked at in 2008. So much going on we didn't know what to shoot next. Katie and Crash are the type of couple that seem to want to live life to the fullest. On their wedding day, they were surrounded by incredible friends and a wonderful family.

Thank you Katie and Crash for being such great clients and making what we do, so rewarding.

John and Jennifer Moon
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Megan and Gary - Indianapolis Wedding

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This was a wedding we filmed at Robert's Park in Indianapolis, IN. Megan and Gary had a beautiful wedding and reception. I always love seeing the Brides expression as she enters the aisle. Gary's reaction first in trying to see over the crowd and then seeing her for the first time was priceless. We thought Megan's father looked alot like country singer, Alan Jackson. The reception was held at the Indiana Historical Society.

We were honored to be able to capture their wedding. We worked with good friends and great photographers, Stefanie and Brock Childs with SB Childs Photography. You need to visit their website and view some of their work. Great stuff!

Thank you Megan and Gary.

John and Jennifer Moon
www.northernlightfilmworks.com

Andrew + Natalie

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This was an engagement shoot that we filmed with Kevin and Alicia Monahan with Kevin Monahan Photography. What a great couple Andrew and Natalie are. They both were very comfortable in front of the camera, which is always a big plus. We are looking forward to filming their wedding, which will be held at a quaint little place in Zionsville, IN called The Sanctuary. This will be a December wedding and everything including Zionsville Village should look spectacular. Natalie picked the song in this video and I think it fits them quite well.

Second shooting with us on this day was Kyle Brownlee.

John and Jennifer Moon
www.northernlightfilmworks.com

Same Day Edit - Notre Dame - Christine & Timothy

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This was a Same Day Edit of a wedding we filmed at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. This was a 17 hour day for us. Steve and I got up before sunrise and made our way over to the campus after a detour to a much needed Starbucks, in order to get some sunrise shots of the church. It was beautiful watching the sun rise and hit the different parts of the church.

Producing a same day edit really forces you to focus on every shot. There is also an increase of the stress levels because of the limited time to get things accomplished. We had an issue with one of our hard drives and thanks to Jennifer for logging some of the tapes in real time and selectively pulling footage. Stress...what stress.

Christine and Timothy had a beautiful wedding. They were able to go out on the football field for some fun shots. The reception was held at the Hilton Garden Inn and the room was beautifully decorated with some incredible uplighting. It was a pleasure working with wedding coordinator Anne Landis. This was a very well organized wedding and reception.

John and Jennifer Moon

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Abby & Russ - Fun in Bloomington

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We love the opportunity to experience new places and this wedding was certainly a beautiful wedding to remember. Abby and Russ were married in Bloomington, IN at Deer Park Manor and the reception was held outdoors under a tent at the same location. Watch the video and pay attention to who the ring bearer is. Very cool. The grounds and the facility at Deer Park Manor made this event stand out.

We had so much fun at the reception. Everyone was dancing and celebrating to the max. Helping sustain the party atmosphere was one of our favorite bands Dave & Rae. They rocked the tent. Even the Bloomington PD showed up to see them :)

We worked alongside Josh and Jeff with Ardent Stills Photography

Thank you Abby and Russ.

John and Jennifer Moon
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