Can I Go Crazy Yet?

I remember when I was younger, we'd hop in the car because mom said we were going somewhere. We'd all take our turns asking "where are we going?", "crazy" my mom would reply. I often wondered where crazy was, well as of the last few days I think I have officially found it.

I am a videographer, and I often shoot weddings. I have been in the process of putting together a wedding video for Maria and Oscar for the last few weeks. Generally speaking, I can put together the first minute or two within the first weekend at least, I like to know that I have a good starting point before I lose sight of what my plan was when I shot it.

Well, this particular video has been extremely difficult! The ceremony was not your typical ceremony, it was actually a vow renewal ceremony where dozens of couples participated. I didn't get my typical shots with them because there were lots of other camera operators there trying to get theirs too. The ceremony itself was about 2 hours long, so how do I choose what to keep and what to cut out? The final product usually only ends up being 7-15 minutes, I can't very well keep 2+ hours of content right?

Since there was a LOT of footage to pour through, I had to choose the right footage to keep. This process has been so tedious. I would get it to the point where my storyline was working, or so I thought. I would get a minute or two edited, have to leave the computer for one reason or another, then when I got back to it my mind was in a different place, and I wasn't feeling the editing that I had already done.

I literally threw away 3 separate edited pieces because it simply didn't feel right.

This is what you are paying for! I want to make sure that the wedding video that I deliver is the absolute best that I can put together. It is not only a reflection on me, but it is a reflection on the couple.

Today I finally got into a groove and busted out the last few minutes of the video and I can say that I am very happy with the results. One thing I do often is watch other wedding videos that local Utah videographers produce. I also spend dozens of hours weekly learning new techniques to be able to produce better videos.

One thing for sure is that Music plays a HUGE role in my ability to complete a project. I absolutely need to be IN LOVE with the project. I need to be in tune with the song, beat, up beat and down beat of the song, pace of the video footage itself, and more. I take inspiration from music all the time, in fact, that is the single biggest defining factor for how the video flows, it takes hours, in some cases, tens of hours just to find the right song for a piece.

I am excited to have finished the Maria + Oscar project (found below) and now I will be moving onto a new project that I shot a few weeks back "My Turn On Earth". Please watch the video, and share it if you like it!


This week my little ones decided that they wanted to throw magnets at each other resulting in a nice crack in my 59" TV which has now made the TV absolutely useless. Go my team! Can I go crazy yet?