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IOV Pro Video 2010 and Pro Photo Solutions 2010 – FX Films’ Seminars

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:15:45 +0000

If you:
- are into, or interested in, wedding + event filmmaking
- want tips on filming with your dSLR or camcorder
- want to see the specialist equipment used by wedding cinematographers
- are interested in storytelling editing, creative colour grading, filming and editing tips
- simply want to hear me rabbit on about what I love doing most!
then these seminars may be of interest!

I’ll be presenting seminars at:
IOV’s Pro Video 2010, Ricoh, Coventry – 13th and 14th October (click here for more details)
and at:
Pro Photo Solution 2010, Islington, London – 26th and 27th October (click here for more details)

So come along, and get your questions ready!

‘Frozen in Time’ Clip, produced by TimeSliceFilms

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:46:06 +0000

Following the previous post, we promised to show you the higher quality clip of Henley and I, as we were ‘frozen in time’ at the Canon Pro Photo Solutions Show.

This was produced by TimeSliceFilms, one of the coolest visual effects teams around. Don’t just take my word for it….see their breath-taking showreel below!

Just back from the Canon Pro Photo Solutions Show!

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:03:58 +0000

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.

: Canon Pro Photo Solutions Show, Islington, October 2009

Thanks to all at Canon (esp. John, Allison, Tim, and Estelle) for their professional and friendly assistance with my seminars, and with the event.

Eastlands Estate – Winter Wonderland Wine Tasting Event

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:52:45 +0000

Eastlands Estate are our preferred choice of wedding venue, which we always recommend wholeheartedly wherever and whenever we can. We filmed a celebrity wedding there earlier this year, and have a handful too next year, which we can’t wait for!

Holly and Ellie, the two professional wedding co-ordinators for Eastlands, hosted and organised a fantastic event yesterday, and brought together their preferred wedding suppliers and future wedding couples for some splendid showcasing and wine-tasting. It has to be said that the mulled wine especially went down well! A special thankyou to Holly and Ellie for making sure we could display our films on the projector screen, it went down a treat!

I’d really like to take this opportunity to mention some great wedding vendors who we’d love to work with again, after having met them all at the event:

Peter Bray Photography
WeddingHair4U
Louise Morphew – Image & Life-Style Specialist – 01403 258013
Arbor Verde
Wild Rose Floristry
Caroline’s Celebration Cakes
Innovations Images
Laura Ritchie Designs
Horse Drawn Occasions
Aurora Fireworks

Cinematic Intro (using the Glidetrack) from FX Films on Vimeo.

Wedding Retailer Awards – Finalist for Videographer 2008

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:08:14 +0000

Today we received wonderful news that we are infact one of the Wedding Retailer finalists for ‘Videographer 2008′, with the Gala Award evening being held on 27 September 2008 at Boreham House, Essex. Our fingers are firmly crossed!!

(The Brides Choice Award 2008 – sponsored by Champneys and Wedding Professional magazine, and in association with the Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity)

Open Day at Eastlands Estate

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:08:05 +0000

With thanks to Holly and Becky, two very helpful and professional wedding co-ordinators, we had an opportunity last Saturday to display our work at an open day at Eastlands Estate, a beautiful venue in West Sussex.

I encourage any engaged couples to hold fire with their venue choices and check out http://www.eastlandsestate.com/

It is “undoubtedly the most stunning country venue for the wedding of your dreams”, with nearly 200 acres of land, a starlight suite, an exclusive bar, luxury accommodation… need i go on?!

We’re looking forward to Kayleigh and Steve’s wedding there next year, and also for the opportunity to create a corporate promo for the estate itself.