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One of the things  that we at Greenwoodvideo do, as most companies is to work hard to improve what we do. Better training. Better equipment. Different techniques. To change not for the sake of changing, but to meet demands in an ever developing world. Our latest equipment purchase is the crane. It’s not a huge crane that will frighten and intimidate our customers and their guests, it’s a small crane that performs like a giant.

As with most things in life, size doesn’t matter, it’s what you do with it that counts. You don’t need to move the crane very far to get a fantastic result. In the video below, we show how effective this tool is when filming a familiar scene.

Small things do matter and when you put something between the crane and the object you’re filming, magic happens…..

 

 

 

I attended a wedding filmmakers boot-camp in March to try and learn something new and keep up with new filming styles and techniques. Learning from the best in the business is always a great idea and adding all  the new styles and ideas with all I already have has got to produce some stunning results for my clients in the future.

 

The day focused on the Short Form edit style for much of the morning which seems to be the best style of high end wedding edits at the moment. With life so fast people don’t want to be sitting hours watch their wedding film do they? This style adds so much scope for story telling and emotion that it bound to touch the hearts of even the hardiest viewers. Short forms can be viewed on DVD, Bluray, online and on devices such as iPhones and tablest too!

 

Equipment was another area covered by the crew including steadicams and cranes, and the parts they play in wedding shoots. I bought my crane for my latest Asian wedding and its one of my best buys to date, offering so much scope in establishing my shot locations.

 

Here are some highlights from the boot-camp. I didn’t film much on the day as it was a learning experience, but I have put together a few shots of what I did take, with some exciting A Team music.

 

Filmed exclusively with the Panasonic GH2 and my trusty Glidepod.

 

Here is the opening video for the latest show “When will I be Famous” by Julie Shacklock School of Dancing. Filmed in April 2012 at Ashfield school theatre.

When will I be famous rehearsal film 2012 by Julie Shacklock from GreenwoodVideo on Vimeo.

When will I be famous rehearsal film 2012 by Julie Shacklock

Filmed at Ashfield School theatre in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

Rehearsals filmed exclusively on a Panasonic Lumix GH2, guests arriving on the day was filmed on a little Panasonic SD700

Here is something to tug on those heartstrings. “When will I be Famous” the latest dance show by Julie Shacklock is dedicating profits from the show to the “PATCHES HEART GROUP” charity, to aid the families of children born with congenital heart defects (CHD). There is about 1 sufferer in every 140 births.

Maria is the founder of the charity and is singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow on behalf of PATCHES HEART GROUP. The video shows some pictures of local children who have the disease.

If you like the video please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom.

Charity website patchesheartgroup.webs.com

 

Filmed at Ashfield School – Kirkby-in-Asfield

 

 

Hi Energy 2012 at the Acorn theatre in Worksop, here is the behinds the scenes Rehearsal film. This film was shot exclusively on the Panasonic GH2 (20mm F1.7 Pancake lens). The haunting theme tune is something I have used before, and always send shivers down my spine when I hear it.

Because this clip contains young children, for privacy I have permission only to make this clip available on this blog and nowhere else. So sit back and enjoy two minutes of dancing bliss….

 

 

Because this film contains children please don’t use the share buttons. Thank you.

 

Been working on my very first Asian wedding for the last 2 weeks. The wedding was over two days, the Mehndi Party on Saturday 31st march and then the Wedding on Monday. The bride wanted something a little different and hopefully I have fulfilled that for her.

I’ve cut the wedding down from several hours of video to a 35 minutes film. There is no dialogue to speak of like in an English wedding, no speeches, the ceremony was chanted though which was interesting… Because the events where mostly in big rooms filled with chattering people the soundtrack wasn’t usable for the main so I’ve had to use a lot of music. But the music was great and really enhanced the film. All the editing was done to the music.

Interesting parts of the wedding was the home visits, the processions and the bargaining of the grooms party to try and  get into the wedding room. Loved the little food fight that took place during dinner (on the brides side may I add) and the costumes were tremendous.

Got lots of really cool shots, and the crane was great, though didn’t get to use it much on the last part as it was so crowded around the bride and groom everyone was jostling for space.

All in all I loved the experience and learned so much. Its all so laid back which makes filming something like this a pleasure. I can’t wait for the next one!

 

I have gone and done it. Today I purchased my very own crane! Tis only a small one, but the shots with a camera with a wide angle lens upon one of these is amazing. Filmed next to a statue or other landmark, the shots are stunning with one of these babies and  can’t wait to try it out on next wedding video

While I was there I bought some other items as well from Cameragrip in Nottingham, home of the famous GlidePod which I helped design a couple of years ago. All equipment aiding the road to perfection in the ever advancing art of wedding film making. Can’t believe how far we have come in the last few years alone!

Here is the latest Dance Show Trailer video entitled We Love to Boogie by Staged  Door Theatre Arts! The show was filmed in Derby theatre and features Jazz, ballet, pointe and tap.

 

 

Here is the latest Expressions Promo Video for their website and to show at Movie it this weekend. Hope you enjoy. I am thinking about making a shorter version for the website.

 

 

 

A little film I made with my daughter to celebrate why she loves Mansfield as part of the I heart Mansfield film festival 2012! Watch out for Sammy the stag.