Modern Day Wedding Films are an artistic and emotional short film of your wedding day. All wedding film makers take pride in capturing those special candid moments between the bride and groom that make these films so real. A big part of this format is what we call the bride prep. This is the footage we capture of the bride getting ready. This includes her interactions with her bridesmaids and her family, applying her makeup, and everything leading up to her putting on the dress! All of this may seem very trivial, but filmed and edited properly it is a very important part of the film. It is really part of the event for the bride, and it is something the groom never gets to see. Fortunately we are a husband and wife team, so brides feel very comfortable with my wife being there with them and getting all the footage.
When you choose a wedding package keep in mind that if you tell your filmmaker (or videographer) you only need them to film from the ceremony forward, you will be missing a large part of what today’s wedding films incorporate into the final cut of your movie.
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
Here is the second installment of the “Randy Smith Concert Series”. Filmed in a small coffee shop in Locust NC, a good crowd of Randy’s friends and some local customers who were looking to hear some live music gathered to listed to a 90 minute set from Randy Smith. This song is called “Too late For Love”.
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
It is still hard to believe that the largest pub crawl in the world is right here in Charlotte every year. Rich & Bennett’s St Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl is in it’s 13th year and is still going strong. They have broken their own attendance record every year, and after 15,144 pub crawlers last year I didn’t think they would top that number. Low and behold they did!! The final count for 2013: 16,526!! Uptown Charlotte became a sea of green Rich & Bennett Pub Crawl Shirts, and the party lasted through the night!! Great Fun!!
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
I was going to post the second installment of the “Randy Smith Concert Series” this week, but a funny thing happened on my way to post this blog – I filmed and edited a music video for Randy!! We shot the video in an empty movie theater in February. Appropriately enough not only was it “Cold Outside”, but the theater had no heat so it was cold inside as well!! This is my second music video for Randy (The first was for a song called “Yesterday” ). Randy seems to be happy with our second collaboration together!
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
It is hard to believe that the larges St Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl is right her ein Charlotte, North Carolina! Rich and Bennett started the pub crawl back in 2001 with 73 crawlers. Last year’s pub crawl surpassed 15,000!! It is hard to believe that they can surpass that number, but it has grown in size every year! Red Leaf Films will be there again this year with a group of friends filming and having fun!! If you have not been to this pub crawl you really need to come out and have fun!! You have to get tickets to participate, so visit www.RockHouseEvents.com for more information and how to get tickets.
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
We have filmed plenty of weddings over the years, and most have been wonderful!! But there have been a few where we just stand there and shake our heads and say “what were you thinking!” Here are some tips of what you don’t want as part of your wedding day:
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
A good friend of mine who owns a successful web design company was a musician in his previous life. One of those bands that was on the verge of making it big, but the pieces didn’t fall into place!! His passion is music and he continues to play small venues and mostly all acoustical sets. It is actually pretty cool to watch! My wife and I recently went out to watch him play and we filmed a few of the songs from his set. There are three songs, so I am calling this the “Randy Smith Concert Series”. I will dedicate one blog a month for these three songs for the next three months. So here is the first song, it is called “Counting Pennies”.
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
I have posted about this in the past but now that we are past the holidays and couples who recently got engaged are in the process of planning their perfect wedding day, I though it was appropriate to blow the dust off this topic and throw it out there. Couples usually end up over budget once they truly start planning their wedding, and one of the first things that ends up on the chopping block is a wedding film becaused they are already going to have pictures. Here are 5 reasons why we feel couples should cut back in other areas and make sure that they keep a wedding film in their wedding day planning:
There are many wedding videographers out there, and some do exceptional work. The main advice I can give is make sure you do everything in your power to budget for one and hire one you like. I promise you will thank me!!
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
We just spent the past weekend at Bridal Shows in Asheville and Charlotte. Because we are a husband and wife team we have a great time talking to couples about their wedding plans. It always takes us back to when we planned our wedding and how hectic it can be at times, but the planning is part of the fun and excitement and that is what I always try to remind every bride that we meet and work with. You really need to have fun planning your wedding because once the wedding day comes it goes by so fast that it is a blur of excitement and emotion. I look back on our wedding day and remember how much fun we had, and how much fun our guests had. That feeling is what I think every couple should remember from their wedding day, so my advice is don’t stress and enjoy the journey!
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films and commercials for small businesses. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.
The two largest Bridal Shows in Asheville and Charlotte are not only both this month, but they are on the same weekend!! If you are planning on getting married in 2013 or beyond these are great shows to go to so you can meet with many of the great local wedding vendors in Asheville and Charlotte, as well as get great ideas for your own wedding. There are also giveaways so you never know what you may come away with!! On Saturday, January 12th is the Asheville Wedding Festival at the Asheville Civic Center. On Sunday is the Charlotte Bridal Showcase at the Charlotte Convention Center. You can find links to each show below. Red Leaf Films will have a booth at both shows so be sure to come by and meet us!!
Red Leaf Films is a NC based video production and film company specializing in wedding films, real estate tours, nightlife events and commercials. Red Leaf Films services Charlotte, Asheville, and surrounding areas.