Tag: filmmaking

  • Samantha + Roger – Glamorous Wedding – Next / Same Day Edit

    As promised, we have a tantalizingly stylish visual treat in store for you this week. Samantha and Roger’s glamorous wedding weekend is oozing with creative details that will have you planning, pinning and pining (for your own big day) before you know it.

    From the moment we started working with this couple, we knew they would have an unforgettable series of events. Full of ideas and the desire to add their own personal touch to even the most minute of details, they took painstaking care to ensure impeccable execution of their vision.

    Samantha and Roger took an imaginative, modern and bold approach to their wedding style, taking rein of much of the decor and outfit design. Their pre-wedding functions were primarily DIY undertakings, and this was a meaningful way to infuse their personalities into the collective experience of all present.

    Dream Party Decor, as always, rose majestically to the occasion with a richly colorful Sangeet tent, a delicate mandap complementing the green outdoors at the Manor by Peter and Paul’s and a jaw-droppingly sumptuous reception design at the Hilton Suites on Warden.

    Together, this couple also took to the drawing board to conceptualize a custom, unique and bespoke array of bridal outfits whose fabrication they entrusted to the likes of Sabyasachi and Archana Rao.

    Taking pride in their hard work and the jovial sense of competition they share between one another, Samantha and Roger exceeded their own expectations for their wedding as they worked collaboratively to bring their fairy tale to life. True to their pact, this dynamic couple plans to continue in the same spirit of teamwork as they launch their own State Farm Agency. (Talk about #couplegoals)

    A hearty congratulations and best of luck to the newly weds!

    Come back next week to see something really special and unique from their Reception

    PARTNERS

    Ceremony Venue – The Manor | byPeterandPauls.com
    Reception Venue – Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa
    Pre Wedding / Reception Make Up – LeSonne Bridal
    Ceremony Make Up – Amplified Soul
    Sangeet Wardrobe – Bride – target=”new”>Archana Rao // Groom – Sabyasachi
    Wedding Wardrobe – Sabyasachi
    DJ: Empire Entertainment
    Decor: Dream Party Decor
    Photo: ZMolu Photography
    Cinema: Film Style Weddings

  • James + Jessica – Wedding Film – Shot on 3 RED EPICS in 4k

    All Music is Copyright to following Artists & respected Labels

    JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – BRUNO MARS
    AUDIOMACHINE – ABOVE AND BEYOND, SWITCH – AEON
    BEYONCE – AT LAST

    Before we get to our couple’s wedding day story, we would like to just provide a brief background about the cameras and the technology used to capture this beautiful and elegant 4k wedding film.

    The individuals that do know what 4k resolution stands for must be thinking how did we manage to film a wedding using 3 Red Epic cameras. Just a background for the individuals who don’t know what 4k resolution is, it’s the future of digital video and digital television. HD TV has 1080p resolution which is composed of two million pixels (1920 x 1080), while a 4K TV (aka Ultra High Definition) has over eight million pixels (3840 x 2160). Therefore, 4K has around four times more resolution than 1080p and produces a clearer picture. But in order for you to experience 4k properly you must have a 4k TV or Monitor. Even though cable companies are at least a few years away from broadcasting 4k signal, digital channels like Netflix already has 4k content and iTunes are not too far away from doing so.

    In 2013, James and Jessica contacted us to find out if we offered 4k wedding films. During that time, we were already using our Red Epic and Scarlet as our 4th camera for our wedding films, corporate films and documentary film projects. We didn’t really think about using all 4k cameras to capture wedding films since it takes up a lot of data for storage, editing and backup purposes. To put things in perspective, at the wedding we filmed everything in 5k so we are able to work with real state in post production. We had 1.7 TB worth of RED SSDs and 128 gb lasted for 30 minutes. So just imagine how much card swapping we were doing as the wedding day went by. In total, we used 3.1 TB worth of space for footage from all 3 cameras.

    The one thing that we didn’t want to jeopardize with so much technology was the story element of their wedding film. We wanted to make sure nothing got lost in the story and that we feel we have done an outstanding job in making sure that story stays above everything else.

    On the day of the wedding, we had 3 Red Epics with Cine-Lenses from Canon & Zeiss. We used Cinevate Duzi Slider and Steadicam for our motion shots. For a wedding, we have never had a shot list as we always believe in filming things as they happen and always to our toes to capture the moments. However, when you are dealing with a large amount of data, constantly downloading footage from the SSD Card on to a drive, backing it up and getting that card ready for next set of shoot then you have to be prepared. We had an extensive shot list so we know what needed to be filmed.

    There have been Red Epic weddings done by others with a single or two cameras but to our knowledge there hasn’t been one with 3 cameras all filmed on 5k resolution with 4k cameras. Having filmed it in 5k allowed us to digitally zoom in on some of the shots and make it look like 4 or 5 cameras at times

    James and Jessica are one of the most sweetest couples we have ever come across. They have an understanding based on respect and love for each other and family. They come from a family-oriented background and wanted to keep their wedding small and intimate with just around 100 guests. Every detail was carefully thought out from the white dress to the red Christian Louboutin shoes to the pink bride maids dresses to the classic tuxedo worn by the groom. It all came out perfect and we hope that it was captured to showcase the wonderfulness of James and Jessica.

    On an end note, our life became so much easier because our couple wanted the wedding on Red Epic cameras and they knew what went behind them. They constantly stayed in touch with us before the wedding to make sure everything runs smoothly and understood that there could be pitfalls. Lucky for everyone, there weren’t any.

    You can watch this incredible film on YouTube Channel in 4k or 1080p. Please keep in mind that you must have a 4k monitor or TV and must distance yourself from it to experience the full 4k resolution.

  • Basics of Filming & Editing

    Basics of Filming & Editing


    And so it begins. My personal desire to pass on knowledge and learning twice over.

    In a series of many things to come, on April 19th 2015, I will be teaching an intimate class the basics of production & post production.

    This course is designed for people who are complete rookies when it comes to dealing with technical aspects of filming & editing i.e.ISO, F-Stop, Exporting, Codecs, etc.

    Do you have loads of footage from vacations and family events and don’t know what to do with it? In this class, we will teach you what’s the best settings to shoot at and how do you bring the footage into an editing software.

    This 3.5 hour class will teach you the basics of

    Production Post Production
    -Camera
    -Focusing
    -ISO
    -F-Stop
    -Shutter     		-Importing
    -Codecs
    -Organizing
    -Editing
    -Exporting

    Please note it’s important you bring your own Camera and a Laptop with an Editing software. If you don’t have an editing software, we will send you details how to download copy of Adobe Premiere a week before the class. If you have any footage, that you want to bring, please feel free to, otherwise you will be provided with temporary footage to work with.

    The class will be from 1 pm – 4:30 pm on April 19th, 2015 at our studios.

    Please note, the purpose of this class is NOT to give you any tips on how to shoot a commercial, music video, wedding or anything else but more so get you going with the basics. There will be more classes in future that will touch upon storytelling aspects.

    Please arrive 30 minutes before the class, so we can set you up.

    -Early Bird price – $65 + HST
    -Price after March 19th – $85 + HST

    Once you register, an invoice will be sent to you for payment and as a bonus you will be automatically enrolled into a contest to Win 1 Year Membership of Adobe Creative Cloud Sponsored by Adobe.