As a visual storyteller I want you to feel connected to every story that I tell, just as if you were there. I've been thinking about how to better do this for my wedding clients and I was reminded of what a friend of mine, who is a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, said "I don't care how I reach you, only that I do." This means embracing new tools beyond the still photograph and look at what is on the leading edge of storytelling for photojournalists. This means motion, sound, and most importantly this means story. So I've combined the poignancy of the still image and the intimacy of video to tell Jeremy and Meghan's wedding story. I see this as the future for all who consider themselves a wedding storyteller. I'm ready for the future and I'm loving it.
Good idea. Is it difficult to balance between video and stills during the wedding?
ReplyDeleteThanks James. Yeah man, it is difficult! It's like my four years of doing assignments for USA TODAY has been my training ground. Almost all of my assignments for them have required me to do both photo and video at the same time. I also lean on my second shooter more at the wedding. I hope that helps!
ReplyDeleteLove it! You have some pretty high profile music in here. How do you deal with copyright on that music?
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ReplyDeleteGreat question. This video is more of a proof-of-concept. I know that in the future I'm going to have to use different music. From my research, record Co's won't write licenses for such small usage/plays/distribution like this. Which is a bummer that there's no way to license it for limited and non-broadcast usage.