Jonny and I have just finished producing a short promo film for The Bridal Collection in Lancaster. As you may have gathered, if you didn’t know, The Bridal Collection is a wedding shop which sells wedding dresses. It’s on North Road in Lancaster. From the outside, it looks quite small... but oh my! what a tardis of a shop it is! They carry so many wedding dresses, we were amazed... Wedding dresses as far as the eye could see (well almost!).
Showing posts with label Promo Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Promo Film. Show all posts
Friday, 30 May 2014
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
A Perfect Day at The Wyrebank
Last month we filmed a wedding services promo film for the Wyrebank Banqueting Suite in Garstang. The venue has a lovely, purpose built function suite where everything is finished to the highest of standards. This project started a year last February and so must be the longest project we have done. the Manager, Stuart had contacted me in December 2011 to say that he loved the mini promo film that we had produced at The Borough and could we do something equally gorgeous for his venue.
On the day of filming, I had a lovely time. Because I am so used to filming weddings and finding a story of the day from the Bride and Groom’s point of view, I had to keep mindful during the day that the Wyrebank and staff were the real stars of the film, since it is after all their film! It was interesting seeing it from their side - I was able to concentrate on things that I never really pay much attention to - I have to take my hat off to people who work in catering - it is just such hard work. The team at the Wyrebank are quietly efficient and I think you see that in the film.
On the day, I filmed Shaun and Carolyn’s wedding which was lovely. However, it was a bit odd to be filming a couple’s wedding when I had never met them before. Nobody seemed to mind though. Shaun had given a very funny, original speech and so I hoped that he and Carolyn would be up for an interview about their day. However, they turned me down. I knew that I wanted someone to be on camera talking about the Wyrebank experience - I told Stuart - he looked a bit horrified at the thought of having to do it. Then all was solved when Carolyn’s mum stepped forward and volunteered herself. She was marvellous. Carolyn’s mum is an every-mother-of-the-bride-woman. She was a star - she must have used the word ‘perfect’ at least sixty times during our 5 minute chat. She was a very happy lady - told it just as it was and brimmed over with enthusiasm for the venue, the wedding, her emotions, the staff, the location… all was just… well…perfect. And when you have filmed such an honest, warm interview like that, you know for sure that you will get a good story out of the day.
When I look at the edit, I am pleased. I think that sometimes these promotional films can all look a bit too polished and glossy. However, when I watch the Wyrebank film, there is a simple truth within it - thanks largelg to Carolyn’s mum, a happy and beautiful bride and groom and the ever professional and low key efficiency of the staff… oh and they fed me, so I shall love them forever!
On the day of filming, I had a lovely time. Because I am so used to filming weddings and finding a story of the day from the Bride and Groom’s point of view, I had to keep mindful during the day that the Wyrebank and staff were the real stars of the film, since it is after all their film! It was interesting seeing it from their side - I was able to concentrate on things that I never really pay much attention to - I have to take my hat off to people who work in catering - it is just such hard work. The team at the Wyrebank are quietly efficient and I think you see that in the film.
On the day, I filmed Shaun and Carolyn’s wedding which was lovely. However, it was a bit odd to be filming a couple’s wedding when I had never met them before. Nobody seemed to mind though. Shaun had given a very funny, original speech and so I hoped that he and Carolyn would be up for an interview about their day. However, they turned me down. I knew that I wanted someone to be on camera talking about the Wyrebank experience - I told Stuart - he looked a bit horrified at the thought of having to do it. Then all was solved when Carolyn’s mum stepped forward and volunteered herself. She was marvellous. Carolyn’s mum is an every-mother-of-the-bride-woman. She was a star - she must have used the word ‘perfect’ at least sixty times during our 5 minute chat. She was a very happy lady - told it just as it was and brimmed over with enthusiasm for the venue, the wedding, her emotions, the staff, the location… all was just… well…perfect. And when you have filmed such an honest, warm interview like that, you know for sure that you will get a good story out of the day.
When I look at the edit, I am pleased. I think that sometimes these promotional films can all look a bit too polished and glossy. However, when I watch the Wyrebank film, there is a simple truth within it - thanks largelg to Carolyn’s mum, a happy and beautiful bride and groom and the ever professional and low key efficiency of the staff… oh and they fed me, so I shall love them forever!
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
Painting the Town Blue!
Yesterday, I spent another day with Unique Kidz and Co. They asked me to come along to photograph some of their activities for World Autism Awareness Day. I suggested that instead of still images, I worked on a sixty second film of the day. World Autism Awareness Day was the first day of the Easter Kids’ Clubs. Everyone was working on activities to make things blue - they were hand printing, cake making, branch painting and balloon launching in blue. Everyone was very busy. I just spent the day mingling, filming a bit here and a bit there and then going back to the staff room to transfer my footage and drop it into the timeline. My idea for a sixty second edit came from a Vimeo weekend challenge a few weeks ago where they challenged people to make a film using clips that were just one second in length. Now a second doesn’t feel like it should be very long. However, when I saw some of the results of the challenge, I liked the format - yes you really can tell a story in a sequence of 1 second clips - and a second lasts quite a long time. So, we tried it with Unique Kidz - the story of a day in a very short burst of shots which are all high in content value. It was easy to edit and I tried to keep it free and easy - I think it works.
Unique Kidz and Co is a pretty amazing charity run by some rather amazing people. At the end of the day, the young people launched balloons - they were very excited. It took a while to set up and they did really well not to accidentally release them before the count down. I think that the shot of them releasing the balloons is fab - especially when you see them all turn and jump around with excitement as they watch their balloons fly away…. what we don’t show, but what was rather hilarious, was that the balloons pretty much all got caught in the trees at the edge of the playground. The power of film eh? You would never know!
In the evening, we went back and filmed Lancaster Museum - it turned blue for WAAD. Marvellous, marvellous!
We make gorgeous films. Fact. Keep up to date at https://www.facebook.com/PromoWeddingFilmsLancsUK
Unique Kidz and Co is a pretty amazing charity run by some rather amazing people. At the end of the day, the young people launched balloons - they were very excited. It took a while to set up and they did really well not to accidentally release them before the count down. I think that the shot of them releasing the balloons is fab - especially when you see them all turn and jump around with excitement as they watch their balloons fly away…. what we don’t show, but what was rather hilarious, was that the balloons pretty much all got caught in the trees at the edge of the playground. The power of film eh? You would never know!
In the evening, we went back and filmed Lancaster Museum - it turned blue for WAAD. Marvellous, marvellous!
We make gorgeous films. Fact. Keep up to date at https://www.facebook.com/PromoWeddingFilmsLancsUK
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Unique Kidz and Co
I have just re-edited the Unique Kidz and Co film that I produced last year. Unique Kidz and Co are just going from strength to strength - mopping up awards and accolades left, right and centre - and rightly so. They are amazing. Anyway, the Government has not got hold of them and wants to showcase them on David Cameron’s Big Society website. They could only accept 5 minutes of film though. That is a challenge - to get a 10 minute masterpiece down to 5 was hard work. Which bits to leave out? In a way, I turned the task around and just tried to make a judgement about which bits needed to stay in - easy - the kids are the stars, so they made the cut. Have a watch of the film. It’s powerful. They are an amazing bunch. Proud to have been part of it. Would love to continue to be part of it. And I suppose with the odd donation of my time, I still am!
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