Making Strides in Wedding Filmn'

Several months ago I was interviewed by Columbia University journalism student, Holly Fletcher, to discuss the new faces of wedding video. I've mentioned before that wedding video is changing, but it's been a process trying to erase the stigma of how many people perceive it. But as more and more studios are showing that they can put high production value and make a wedding video interesting, compelling, humorous and absolutely stunning.. wedding filmmaking has been getting a lot more press through bridal blogs and even filmmakers outside of the wedding world. Steve Weiss of Zacuto has given wedding filmmakers major props on his webisodes, "Film Fellas" and Philip Bloom, cinematographer extraordinaire recently spoke at Re:Frame in Austin and has been a major supporter of new styles in wedding filmmaking.

In Holly Fletcher's article, "Your Wedding--Now a Documentary", she touched on many different aspects of wedding filmmaking and the lengths that some people will go to get the style they are looking for, including flying studios sometimes across the world to achieve their dream wedding production. As humbled as I was to be included in her article, I was equally humbled when I stumbled across another blog post on documentary filmmaking where one of my quotes was used to illustrate the highest quality of achievement in production factors.

"This quote struck me: ”They come to us because they want a piece of art,” said Kristen Turick of Artifact Documentaries. The term “video” here is the baseline standard. The term “documentary” connotes a higher standard. The term “art” becomes the highest standard. Interesting set of discourses at work here."

Humbling, yes. And thanking all those who are spreading the wedding filmn' love to educate the masses that wedding video is no longer boring, long and full of hearts and stars.