February.11.2010

Jessica + Klint Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 7:06 pm by MI STUDIOS

Jessica & Klint were married on New Years eve in Iowa City. It was a great way to kick off a new year and a new chapter in their lives with a celebration that they’ll never forget.

Yet another great couple to end another great season of weddings. Here are the highlights from their day!

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February.1.2010

2010 Cinematography Highlights Reel

Posted in Highlights, Information, Trailers at 12:01 pm by MI STUDIOS

33 weddings in 2009….
over 270 hours of footage….
thousands of clips….
35 hours to produce….

1 2010 highlights reel

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January.5.2010

Abby + Nick Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 3:01 pm by MI STUDIOS

A few weeks back, we got to spend the entire day in Clinton with Abby and Nick. It was a great day and they were so much fun to work with. Their dog, Onyx, was just as much a part of the day as everyone else and even made it down the aisle for the ceremony.

Another highlight of the day was the live band at the reception. I love working with live bands and they create such highly energetic atmosphere the entire night. Their wedding was no different and it was a blast!

Here are the highlights from the wedding!

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November.24.2009

Kevin + Ann Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 4:24 pm by MI STUDIOS

Kevin & Ann’s wedding was extremely fun, yet very emotional. I didn’t even realize how much of that I had captured until I started going through the footage. This clip alone really captures the feeling that everyone had that day, but I can’t take all the credit. Just watching Ann’s face throughout the day captured her true happiness and you can see how much she loves Kevin just by the way she looks at him.

Here are the highlights from the wedding!

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November.5.2009

Rachel + Jason Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 7:03 pm by MI STUDIOS

Rachel and Jason were an amazing couple to work with and I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know them a bit over the last year. Rachel is one of our blog addicts er, followers :-) She always keeps me on my toes if I start to let too much time pass before I post another video. She’s been waiting for this day for a long time now so here it is!

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July.14.2009

Kelly + Brian Highlights

Posted in Highlights, Trailers at 5:15 pm by MI STUDIOS

We had one of our longer days working with Kelly & Brian but I loved it. We were able to spend a lot of time with each of them during the day and we’ll really be able to retell and show their story in their wedding film. They were so easy to work with and capturing the emotions as they just went about their day wasn’t hard at all! The dog stole the show a few times but we made sure that everyone got equal camera time so all ended well :-)

We don’t get too many couples that choreograph their first dance, but Kelly and Brian had it all planned out! It makes for a more interesting first dance, but also a much more powerful moment in our films. We’re able to really be part of the dance with them more so than a simple slow dance in one spot. I really wanted to highlight the dancing a bit as you will notice in the later part of the clip.

Thanks for a great day! Enjoy!

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July.5.2009

Krista + Alan Trailer

Posted in Highlights, Trailers at 4:37 pm by MI STUDIOS

Krista and Alan were just awesome to work with and I’m happy that we got the chance to meet and spend some time with them. It was a very warm and jam packed day but we pulled it all off and had a great time.

As they say, if at first you don’t succeed, try try again……and again and again. This is the 3rd attempt at a trailer for Krista and Alan’s wedding. Many times I’ll start with an idea, get half way or all the way done, and then throw it out. I wasn’t happy with the first two attempts at doing this for them because it just wasn’t capturing their personality and vibe of the day. I wanted something faster and also wanted to try a little with stop motion video. This is typically found and reserved for photos being put into order in which they appear to show motion, but why not try it in reverse with video!? I pulled singles frames from the video to create the same effect and I think it was a good touch with the music and style of their trailer.

Enjoy!

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Prior to the wedding we were able to spend some time filming the Story of Us for them. We played this at the reception with an amazing response so I decided to post it up here as well. It came together very well and really shows their fun and crazy personalities! (runtime – 13 minutes)

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June.11.2009

Jenae + Jake Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 8:32 am by MI STUDIOS

After a morning of non stop rain last Saturday, nobody expected the sun to come out and the day to turn out so well. They say rain on your wedding is good luck so I guess they got the best of both ends with the rain and the sun. Jenae and Jake were very laid back and go with the flow so we had a great time spending all day with them and capturing everything.

Here are the highlights from their day……and now displayed in a larger size!

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May.26.2009

Kelsi + Jeremy Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 3:21 pm by MI STUDIOS

Kelsi & Jeremy were amazing and surrounded by so much love. I don’t have much to say about this piece…I’ll let it speak for itself.

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May.22.2009

Emily + Kevin Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 4:51 pm by MI STUDIOS

Last weekend we had the pleasure of filming Emily and Kevin’s wedding. I was a bit worried as we were headed there because it was sooo windy and the ceremony and reception were set to be outside. Being outside in itself can present us with some obstacles, but the wind is a whole new set of issues. We pulled it off though and I’m very happy with the results.
Having the ceremony and reception at her parent’s house made for a very inviting and laid back day. There was lots to do, of course, but everyone is a little more comfortable with the surroundings rather than being in a large church and banquet hall.

It turned out to be a great fun day with lots of………bobbleheads!!!

Enjoy!

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May.12.2009

Virginia + Jon Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 8:46 pm by MI STUDIOS

Virginia and Jon = FUN! It was mentioned a few times during the day that you can’t help but smile and laugh whenever you’re around Virginia and we got to experience that first hand. It was so much fun to work with them and capture all the laughter and emotion of the day. Even after a very long day, we were having so much fun that we didn’t want to leave the reception. It was definitely a day filled with love… from their huge wedding party to their letters that they wrote to each other for the ceremony. Chalk up two more reasons for why we love doing what we do! Thanks for a great day!

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April.28.2009

Jen + Joe Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 12:45 pm by MI STUDIOS

Saturday we had the pleasure of filming for Jen and Joe’s wedding.  It was a blast!  Luckily the rain held off and allowed for some great photo time and a lot of fun locations.  The photographer was Rick Jennisch and their photos can be seen on his blog.   Sometimes we can get a little crazy to get the shots and thankfully I didn’t get run over on the bridge or streets that we were shooting on…..not this week at least :-)  

Jen and Joe incorporated a lot of their ethnic backgrounds into the wedding.  Joe’s Italian background led them to chose a canolli flavored cake while Jen followed Japanese tradition by having 1000 origami cranes at the reception for a long and prosperous marriage.  The cranes were behind the cake, on each table and placed above the dance floor.  These can be seen throughout the highlights and were a very neat addition that we had not seen before.

Jen and Joe’s wedding is also going to be featured on a brand new blog of  ’Featured Weddings in the Quad Cities’.  This blog will be part of qcweddings.com and will give a lot more insight into what all went into the planning and making their wedding day so special.   QC Weddings Blog

Here are some highlights from their day!

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January.29.2009

2009 Cinematography Demo !

Posted in Highlights, Information, Trailers at 2:56 pm by MI STUDIOS

 I have completed our 2009 Cinematography Demo. Enjoy!

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October.27.2008

Deanna & Eric Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 9:01 pm by MI STUDIOS

We spent last Saturday in Clinton with Deanna and Eric.  It was a great fall day and a beautiful ceremony in an old church.  I love weddings in the fall because the colors are always perfect and it’s not so HOT! The wind got a little crazy but we still managed to get some great shots outside!

I would also like to thank Deanna for insisting that Melanie and I dance together :-) We’re always working so hard and it was really nice for her to demand that we stop filming and have a dance!   This was Melanie’s last wedding for awhile as we await the arrival of our baby girl, so getting a dance together was a nice way for her to end the year.

Here are some highlights from their wedding day!

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October.21.2008

Katie & Adam Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 7:30 am by MI STUDIOS

Saturday we had a great wedding day with Katie and Adam. They were a very fun group to work with and that always makes the long days a lot easier. The weather was perfect and the setting at Augustana’s Ascension Chapel was beautiful allowing for some great footage overall. The reception was at Stoney Creek Inn which is a pretty dark venue for video, but I’m really getting our lighting effects the way I want now and creating a really nice look for the shots….even in very low light. This video opens with those shots!

Also, I think Katie wins for the biggest bouquet that I’ve personally ever seen !! Here are the highlights from their day!

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October.11.2008

SDE: Dave + Kelly

Posted in Highlights, SDE at 8:18 pm by MI STUDIOS

On Saturday, we presented a SDE: Same Day Edit for Dave and Kelly.  I’ve been looking forward to their wedding for quite awhile and it was a great wedding and a great day.  It was also great to be able to share more of the day with all of their guests by showing this video at the reception.

With the SDE, we essentially take everything we’ve taped up to the beginning of the reception and edit together a clip that we’ll then show it at the reception.  This was our first SDE and everything went perfectly.  Most of the highlights and trailers I put on this blog are put together in about a day and then put online.  I’ve spent 6-9 just editing one of these small clips to get everything just right.  They wanted to show the video early so by the time I got everything ready to edit, I had about 1.5 hours to put this all together and get it ready to show. 

Here is Dave and Kelly’s Same Day Edit video that was shown at their reception!

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September.12.2008

Anne & John Wedding Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 3:08 pm by MI STUDIOS

Last Friday we had such a fun time working with Anne and John. They were so relaxed and it was easy to capture the mood and emotion of the day. You can just tell by being around them that they are so happy and in love! Thanks for a great day and here are some highlights from your wedding!

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August.26.2008

Cheryl & Kurt Trailer

Posted in Highlights, Trailers at 10:31 am by MI STUDIOS

Last weekend we had the pleasure of being with Cheryl and Kurt all day. Yet another great couple that made for a fun and exciting day! They gave us some great locations, from getting ready at a beautiful house, to the photos and reception down on the Mississippi. Here is their trailer!

- 2008 Aegis Award Winner -
- 2008 DV Award Winner -

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August.19.2008

Julia + Travis Highlights Trailer

Posted in Highlights, Trailers tagged , , , , , at 6:43 pm by MI STUDIOS

We traveled to Des Moines this past weekend for Travis and Julia’s wedding! The ceremony and reception were outside at the state historical building just below the state capital and hopefully we get to shoot at this location again someday. It was a great area with capital as the backdrop for the day, some of which you can see toward the end of this segment. It was also great to meet and work with other vendors from all over the state.

Thanks to Julia and Travis for a great day and fun wedding!

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July.1.2008

Danielle + Chad Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 6:21 pm by MI STUDIOS

I had been looking forward to Danielle and Chad’s wedding for quite a while. It was a long day but I knew they were going to be very fun to work with and we would have lots of time to play! It got very windy on Saturday which makes running the steadicam for the moving shots nearly impossible, but we managed and I’m very happy with the footage we were able to get.

Their day began at the 5 star salon in Davenport with the ceremony at Old St. Annes and the reception at the Clarion. I feel like I’m becoming part of the 5 star salon team! We’ve been there 3 times this year so far and I just found out our next 3 weddings will start there also.

Anyway, here is a highlights I just put together for them. It’s a bit quicker style and fits the couple and the emotion of the day very well. Congrats again to Danielle and Chad!

FULL HD VERSION ON VIMEO!

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June.18.2008

Lisa + Sean Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 11:45 am by MI STUDIOS

We’re now well into the wedding season and I’m working non stop to keep up and develop new ideas and techniques for what we do.  Looks like I may only have a few days off between now and December, but oh well :-)   I love what I do !

I was able to put together a small highlights clip from our wedding last weekend. Lisa and Sean we’re both very excited to have us be part of their day and capture everything, and we were welcomed in the same manner by everyone else.  It was an interesting day because everything seemed to go very quickly, but at the same time, we worked a 15 hour day….breaking our previous record :-) but it was very fun and Lisa and Sean were just another couple that remind me why I love doing what I do.

FULL HD VERSION ON VIMEO!

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May.12.2008

Grunge Model Shoot

Posted in Highlights, Trash the Dress tagged , , , , at 7:56 pm by MI STUDIOS

Saturday we were invited to shoot with photographer, Rick Jennisch rickjennisch.com. The models, Sorcia and Jayna, were great to work with and we had a fun time doing this shoot. Rick was the main photographer and Melanie and Tiffanie were 2nd shooters. For more information and pictures from the shoot, check out Rick’s blog!

This is our first shoot in HD and with our new cameras and I am very happy with the results. I wanted the fast motion, grunge effect in this video and have applied color enhancement to match that style.  All of the photos incorporated in the video are from Rick and were put in to match the style of the video. To see the original images visit Rick’s blog.

FULL HD VERSION ON VIMEO!

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April.23.2008

Erika + Dallas Preparations

Posted in Highlights, Preparations tagged , , , , , at 1:44 pm by MI STUDIOS

We returned to Tanglewood Hills Pavilion last weekend and had the pleasure of working with Erika and Dallas. I decided to do something a little different with their video that would match their personality. They weren’t the slow, mushy video type, so we really changed pace and I created more of an indie style edit for them. We enjoy pushing the envelope and just wanted to show a different style that people may not have seen before!

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February.26.2008

Jamie + Casey

Posted in Highlights, Preparations, Trailers tagged , , , , , at 2:14 am by MI STUDIOS

We had the pleasure of working with Jamie and Casey this past weekend. It’s been an honor to work with them and we’re happy that we got to know them a little bit in the process. They are just one of those couples that you know were meant to be together.  Here is a little clip showing some of the preparation for the day.

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February.19.2008

Sarah & Eddie Highlights

Posted in Highlights at 12:11 am by MI STUDIOS

We had our first wedding of the year this last Friday and had a great time with Sarah and Eddie. Of course the weather was colder than we all would have liked, but living in Iowa I think we’re all used to it! Here is a quick stylized highlights segment that I put together for them.

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January.24.2008

2008 Demo

Posted in Highlights, Trailers at 3:44 pm by MI STUDIOS

We start out each year by producing a short highlights clip to show our work from the past year. Here is our 2008 Demo. ENJOY!  

- 2008 Accolade Award Winner -  
- 2008 Aegis Award Winner -

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October.25.2007

Sarah & Rich Highlights

Posted in Highlights, Trailers at 11:18 pm by MI STUDIOS

Saturday was a beautiful day and it finally felt like fall ! The colors, temperature and perfect sky made for a wonderful setting and some amazing shots. Sarah and Rich have been a pleasure to work with.  Here is a teaser for their video.

October.8.2007

Tiffany & Brandon’s highlights

Posted in Highlights at 8:29 pm by MI STUDIOS

We had a great day working with Tiffany and Brandon on Saturday. The weather was definitely warmer than we all expected but everything went perfectly. They had some beautiful locations for filming and pictures so I decided to put together a short highlights video for them.

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