Unbelievable! Jason and Daphne’s concept wedding film has been featured on one of the most prestigious wedding blogs out there. Its such a huge honor to have them feature this film and share it with their readers! They do such an amazing job of showcasing the hottest trends in weddings and new and inventive ways to really make your wedding unique. To be a part of their Little Black Book, their list of the best wedding vendors is an honor in itself, but to be featured on the front page is indescribable. In case you haven’t seen the concept film you can see it here, including the reveal, where the screen lifts and Daphne and Jason actually step out and get married!
Featured Speaker at WEVA Expo ’09!
Wow! What a HUGE honor it is to be invited to give a presentation on concept films at WEVA Expo 2009! Honored is an understatement. WEVA is the Wedding and Event Videographers Association International. It is the largest organization for wedding filmmakers and to be chosen to speak to several hundred of my peers is incredible to say the least. Every year, wedding filmmakers from all over the globe convene in one location to learn, discover, and be inspired. My presentation will focus on the concept film, how to produce, market, and present it. From my Trash the Same Day Edit where I combined the Trash the Dress and the Same Day Edit to my recent production, I’m looking forward to sharing my experiences and inspiring others to think and create in ways that aren’t typically thought of in wedding films. Reagan will be going with me and I’m really looking forward to sharing this experience with her!
Julie + Eric: Vintage Super 8 Coming Attraction
Two things that will always go together, a birdcage veil and super 8 film. There’s just something amazing about each one alone, but when combined help create the true meaning of vintage. Julie and Eric’s wedding was perfect for super 8, not only did Julie have a birdcage veil, but the intimate style of the celebration was awesome! They exchanged vows on a beautiful day in May at Alms Park in the pavilion where the view goes as far as the eye can see. . Everyone looked amazing, Ms. Nancy of Brideface made sure the ladies looked their best and Julie and Lindsey of Cincy Event Planning made sure not a single detail was overlooked. I’m honored to have been a part of such a special evening and I’m really looking forward to creating their film, but for now will leave you with this. I hope you enjoy!
Getting Inked!
Check out the Summer issue of Cincinnati Wedding Magazine, there’s an awesome feature on how to achieve the wedding of your dreams including an interview by yours truly where I discuss film as art. Specifically I mention the Same Day Edit and how it can be used to truly make your event unique and give your guests an experience they’ll never forget. Its so rewarding to see the look of amazement on the faces of the guests and then to hear the applause as it fades to black. Its definitely a magical moment. I’m amazed to see how wedding films have progressed over the last few years, and how their getting more and more attention through local and international publications.
Welcome to Studio+Z Films!
I cannot begin to tell you what a monumental moment this is for me. Reagan and I began thinking of changing the name a couple years ago, but could never settle on anything that really hit us. Looking back we had some really ridiculous ideas that at the time, seemed like good ones. Once we had a name we loved we began working with one of the best designers in town to create a logo and design this site. More on her later.
There are a couple reasons as to why the name change, but the main reason is it was time to leave ‘video’ behind as our work has progressed over the last couple of years to more film like in nature. We’re also have been incorporating newer tools and techniques to achieve a much fresher approach to wedding films.
Yeah, I’m going to miss Glass Eye Video, it is after all the beginning of where the studio is today, but I’m really looking forward to the future of Studio+Z Films. We have some incredible new features coming up and some exciting new films to share in the upcoming weeks.
There are a few people I really need to thank for helping me with this massive transformation. My super friends Kortnee and Ted of Kortnee Kate Photography for taking some really amazing promo shots of me. We had a blast that day playing in an abandoned house and I couldn’t be happier with the pictures!
HUGE thanks to Stephanie of Steph Carson Photography and Tine Hofmann of TM Photography for the pictures that you see on the site.
Finally, the biggest thanks to the one that had to deal with my endless questions and changes, the one that made this all possible….ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Renee Rist of Ribbons of Red. I had a vision and she ran with it. From the various logo concepts, to the minor tweaks to perfect the new one, she built this awesome custom site and blog that really blows me away.
There it is, my first post under my new name. I really appreciate you taking the time to check it out. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think!
Big Changes
This is an amazing time of my life and there are a couple monumental changes happening within days of each other, both personally and professionally.
First the personal, my wife Reagan and I are going to be welcoming our newest child into this world and our family tomorrow morning! Mya is going to be a big sister and its a little bitter sweet to have this be her last day as an only child. We’re so excited and Mya knows somethings going on, she’ll point to Reagan’s stomach and say ‘baby’, she’s going to be an amazing big sister and I can’t wait to experience all the future holds for us. I will be sure to post pictures as soon as possible, I’m also really excited because I get to document it all in both super 8 and HD, how sweet is that!!! Please check back later this week for all the updates!
Now onto the professional changes. I can’t let too much out yet, but I can tell you there is the BIGGEST change ever coming to Glass Eye Video early next week. This has been a long time coming and I’m incredibly excited about it. Reagan and I have thought about this for a couple years and to have it actually happen in just a few short days is unbelievable. Make sure you check back early next week to see it all!
Mya’s 1st Trip to Disney
Last week was without a doubt one of the greatest weeks of my life. It was a week filled with nonstop laughter and smiles and discovery and wonder from Mya. We flew down to Orlando for a week and truly packed every minute of every day full of fun. We were even joined by Reagan’s parents, who hibernate to Ft. Myers every winter. They made the drive up and spent part of this incredible week with us, it was absolutely amazing. We of course did Disney, but we also wanted to do a few other things as well. We found a really sweet petting zoo where Mya had her first interaction with many of the animals in her books, she got to feed quite a few too and even ride a pony! At Disney, she wanted to ride Dumbo again and again and again. We would get off and she would say, ‘Dayee, fly’, how am I supposed to say no when she’s being so incredibly cute? She loved the safari in Animal Kingdom and would call out to the animals she recognized. It was and AWESOME week that I will never forget, unfortunately, she’ll probably never remember, but we took an insane amount of pictures and I wanted to share a few of my favs with you.
We found a smaller park filled with smaller rides and she LOVED this slide as you can see.
I really dig this picture of her and Reagan!
Mya had to dance along with Papaw in Animal Kingdom.
Mya’s first pony ride!
Old McZugelter had a farm……..