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I filmed this wedding on Jan 2, 2010. What a great way to kick off the new year! The graphics I designed are below and the video has been uploaded! Check the video pages to your left.
This is an example of the “Standard” Package which is a 3 hour edited shoot (Ceremony – 2 cam and Reception 1 cam) and the accompanying graphics work.
 Mize Wedding - DVD Insert (front only), DVD Menu, DVD Label
This past weekend we filmed “The Nutcracker” at the Princess theater in Decatur Alabama. The show was put on by Dancer’s INC of Decatur. Pictures Here are some pictures from the event.
Also, we did some VHS to DVD conversions and after discussing it, are now considering getting back into doing that some more. More to come on the main site if we do decide to offer this as an official service.
On Oct 17, 2009 I had the pleasure of filming a longtime friend’s wedding at First Baptist Church in Decatur. The wedding went off without a hitch. Congratulations Tracy and Steven! I wish you the best in your new marriage!
While filming, I got to meet a new photographer: Leslie Willard. Be sure and check out her website at www.leslieadair.com . She provided the photos I used on the DVD design. I also met Jessica, another photographer there from Arab. Check out her site at: www.moonbellephotography.com
Here are the graphics for the wedding.
 Tracy and Stevens DVD case wrapper
On September 4, I filmed this wedding ceremony on top of Monte Sano Mountain. It was a fantastic setting for an outdoor wedding!
When I talk with brides, there are a lot of reasons why I recommend having a wedding video. After this wedding a few weeks ago, I have another reason: “In case the photographers pictures get stolen.”
Indeed the unthinkable happened at this wedding. During the after ceremony shots, before the reception, the photographers bag was stolen from the lodge! Nearly all the pictures from the day were gone in a flash! The Lodge on the mountain was right next to a state park, so it is hypothesized that thieves were in the parking lot next door waiting for an opportunity to strike, because the lodge is in easy eyesight of the park.
Fortunately, Mike and Whitney had opted to have a video of their ceremony. It really hits home, that hiring a professional videographer to cover your pre-ceremony, ceremony, and reception is an invaluable investment!
 Mike and Whitney's Case Insert
The complete wedding video has been converted to Flash and uploaded. check the page links to your left!
On the weekend of August 22, I was happy to be a part of Heather and Brandon’s big day! We covered the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner on the 21st at the church, and then the ceremony and reception on Saturday. The photos that we took were uploaded earlier today so make sure and check them out!
Here is their case insert:
 Brandon and Heather's DVD case insert.
I have uploaded the reception video to the page for Shawn and Emily’s wedding. Check it out!
In late 2008, we experimented heavily with doing 1 or 2 camera wedding videos using a crew of 1 or 2 people. This was a radical departure from our historical methodology of always using a crew of 3 and using 3 or 4 cameras.
It’s been about a year, and looking back, I personally have not been satisfied with the quality of the videos. While there is really nothing ‘wrong’ with the ones we’ve done, or with using the 1-man method… to me using 3 guys is just a lot better. It takes more time in post production (essentially doubling the amount of time to edit), but the videos are just more interesting, especially the ceremony portion. There is opportunity to get a lot more shots of the wedding party and guests when you have other people running the cameras.
Effective immediately, all packages are being reworked. The Ceremony portion will have a crew of 3, and use a minimum of 3 cameras, but up to 4 cameras depending on the size of the wedding. Additonally reception coverage will be handled with a crew of 2 and 2 cameras. Prices are to be determined and will posted when they are figured out.
We still have some upcoming 1-man weddings, but all future bookings will use the multi-man, multi-camera methodology.
I traveled to Gulf Shores on July 18 to film my first beach wedding: Shawn and Emily. The ceremony was performed outside the condo they were staying in, and the reception was at the Peninsula Golf Club. Very nice! This was shot using an XL1s as the wide shot, a GL1 for the front shot, and then a Canon G9 digital point and shoot camera with video capabilities for the “rear close ups”. Aside from trying to cover everything with one man, the other thing that caused an issue was the wind noise! It was very windy and none of my microphones liked it. When I got home, I researched wind noise reduction for microphones, and there are these blimps and furry things that cost about $300 that surround the mic to keep wind noise out. I may have to invest in a couple of those. Visit their page to view the video!
The DVD case insert design is below! This was my wife’s first major attempt at taking pictures at an event using her brand new Nikon D90 DSLR w/ a 18-105mm lens. I think they came out looking pretty good!

Project Details:
Crew Size: 1
Cameras: 3 [XL1s, GL1, G9]
Location Time: 4 hours over 1 day
Post Time: 10 hours
Time Value: $1,050
On the weekend of May 29, 2009 I had the pleasure of working for the Patel and DeThomas family. The wedding events started on May 29 with a Mendhi ceremony at Nisha’s parents’ house. The following day, a Vidhi ceremony was also held at her parents home. On Sunday, May 31, the wedding events started at 8:00 AM. The Pre-Ceremony and Baraat were immediately followed by the wedding ceremony at 11 AM. The ceremony concluded at 2:30 PM. During a short intermission, the Huntsville Marriott ballroom was transformed for the Reception which started at 7:00 PM and lasted until midnight.
DeThomas – Patel DVD Case Insert
 Rich and Nisha's DVD Case Insert
Project Details:
Crew Size: 1
Cameras: 2 [XL1s, GL1]
Location Time: 20 hours over 3 days [4, 4, and 12]
Post Time: 70 hours
Time Value: $6,750
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