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This is the time of year when we are all caught up with our editing and Bruce looks back at the year and gets all caught up on paperwork and clean-up stuff!  It’s a wonderful time of year for playing with the equipment and trying to perfect all those new techniques we picked up at conferences last year.  During the height of the wedding season(seems like the season is extending itself every year!) we stay pretty focused on the job at hand-capturing great memories.  But February and March are months when we usually don’t do too many weddings so it’s time to PLAY with the equipment and filters, and features, and all the stuff that is just too "new" during a wedding. 

Stay tuned-we’re getting ready for 2008!

We had our monthly Newva meeting, our local videographers meeting at Rich’s house in New Holstein. Along with his wife Sue, they made us feel welcome and fed us home made pizza, cheese and sausage and chocolate covered rice crispy bars. After getting stuffed on pizza and beer, Rich gave us a tour of the beautiful house they live in. We ended up in the basement where Rich does all of his editing. Luckily for us only in the business a few years, Rich does not believe in throwing anything away, so we got to see some great equipment from the 80′s and 90′s. We sure have come a long way. We took some video with my small hd camera. Low light not so good, but a fun camera to put in your pocket and take along.

Bruce is back hard at work on our January wedding video. Using a few new ideas he picked up at the Videography Convention we just attended, he is making great progress.  There have been 2 teasers posted for the newlyweds to preview and their response has been wonderful.  We’ve really been thrilled with the use of the blog by this couple as they have shared the teasers with other members of their family.  It’s a great way for a family to see where we are in the editing process AND for us to get reactions along the way. 

Creating a video is really a blend of different skills-the marriage of good equipment, a good sense of timing and what is important to the couple, and the ability to blend multiple camera shots into a cohesive telling of a story about a very important day. Looks like we are making that blend work again-that’s exciting for everyone!