What a great few days we’ve had!  On Monday I travelled down to Islington (London) with the rest of my team (Henley and Laura from LimeLeafWeddings), and then spent the subsequent two days networking with Canon and other vendors, as well as attending some superbly delivered seminars from some of the great names about (Jeff Ascough, Dan Chung and more). 

techy bit:  This has been a rather exciting year for Canon, who have been bringing out dSLR cameras (5dmk2, 7D) with impressive ISO numbers (bright-light and low-light capabilities) and full-HD video options, with recording options of variable frame-rates.  And a rather important landmark piece of the show was the Canon 1Dmk4, a brand new and jaw-dropping piece of equipment that delivers insanely high-quality photography and cinematography together.

I gave a seminar on each day, to two great audiences, on ‘Wedding Cinematography’.  It was an opportunity to explain and show exactly how FX Films achieves its signature look, using Canon (and other 3rd party) equipment. I was impressed with the questions asked by the audience, and also by the follow-up feedback and queries when I was on the Canon stand afterwards.  Thanks to all those who came up to say a warm ‘hello’, and to request future 1-to-1 training.

And now for an ultra cool mention!  The guys at Timeslicefilms agreed to ‘time-freeze’ Henley and I, as we jumped and karate-kicked in mid-air!  And if you want to try this at home, all you need is a semi-circle of 55 x dSLR’s and all the necessary software to sequence the photos together! :)  To see us all ‘Matrix-ified’, simply click this link and scroll down to ‘RichardWakefield’ (HighDefinition clip coming soon by the way!):  http://www.timeslicefilms.com/canon.html

Below are some photos from the event:

1- There I am, trying my best to come across as a natural public speaker

2-3 - Laura capturing a model using the HasselBlad camera.
4-5 - Henley shooting a model with the addition of ProFoto flash lights.

We receive umpteen emails on a regular basis, from beginner wedding videographers (UK and worldwide!) seeking advice or hints and tips in all areas of what we do and deliver.  Maybe you are one of them, reading this blog entry!

Good news - we’ve decided to open our doors and help you out on an individual basis!  

So, we are offering any budding wedding videographer/editor personal 1-to-1 training, to help you develop and enhance your skills, or to head you away from ‘amateur videographer’ and towards ‘professional cinematographer/filmmaker’.

It is a bespoke service where you decide exactly what you would like to learn (basic or advanced level), and over how many sessions (1 hour, half-day or full-day slots).

You can come to us at our lovely, spacious Regus office, based in Surrey, or we can become mobile and bring our HD-editing laptop system to you.

Click here for more info.  For further discussion and to find out our competitive rates, please contact us via info@fxfilms.co.uk

Nick and Emma:
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire

Without a shadow of a doubt, Nick and Emma are our biggest fans, checking out our blog for new entries almost every day! Well … we loved your wedding day … we loved your friends … and we love you both. So we’re equal

And now, without further ado, we present to you ’Nick and Emma’s rather epic, cinematic wedding highlights clip’! Phew!

Click here to see the highlights in full-screen HD.

To purchase a copy of this wedding DVD, you can use paypal (which accepts debit/credit cards), but before sending it out we will double-check with the bride and groom that you do infact know them.

It’s that time again - where we show 4 of our personal favourite photos, taken by our excellent partner photography company, Lime Leaf  Weddings.

We’re so very proud to be working with you!

I of course didn’t hesitate in accepting Canon’s very kind invitation to have me present for them at the Pro Photo Solutions Show, Oct 27th and 28th 2009.

For those interested in coming along to learn, or to support, or to say hi, I’ll be running 2 seminars:

Topic: Wedding Cinematography with Professional Canon Video Cameras

Tuesday 27th…………..Room 1 (15:00 - 15:50)
Wednesday 28th………Room 3 (16:00 - 16:50)

Places are on a first come first served basis.  More details can be found here

Richard