Video editing and weddings

So I lost the contract with the wedding company for editing cos the guys decided to do the editing himself. Was a bit pissed off but I got paid for the one I did anyway so that's something. Still putting the finishing touches to the music video edit. Will be meeting with the guys in the band to do a final cut next week when I finally get the B-Cam footage. I finally got the last release forms signed yesterday as well but it turns out that Bea the producer put the wrong names on it-Stephen Holland instead of Stephen Holohan. I don't know if it matters but we may need to get everyone to sign them again.

Music video edit

Still working on the edit for the music video. it has proven a nightmare because the lighting is so bad. I've been adding light and tint filters to improve the whole thing. I'm meeting the wedding video guy today as well so he can have a look at my work to see if it's good. Brie from BP Productions is coming over today as well to make DVDs for the film for it to finally go into festivals.

Editing wedding videos...

Been working like a trojan today. Was editing one video for the first wedding video guy, then started the second. My printer was giving me a nightmare cos I couldn't scan the image to put on the DVD cover for the first video guy. I put another one on instead. Just going through DVD studio pro now to learn how to make professional DVDs.

I'm meeting Rob the second camera guy on the music video tomorrow as well. He is going to digitise the B-cam footage so I can add it at last to the music video. The hassle it has taken to get that footage is unbelievable. Anyway hope to get it done this weekend and meet the guys in the band to do a final cut. Also, I didn't pass my Motion exam.

Life in Motion...

Didn't pass my Motion exam but I don't mind. I still learned a lot and have the course on my C.V. The pass rate is pretty high. Just burning a couple of DVDs of a film I edited for BP Productions. It's going into festivals Friday so it has to be doen asap. I gave Brie Quicktime files of the movie the last time she was in the house doing the final cut of the film but she wasn't aware of this. Bit of a panic to get the films off to the festivals on time. Met a guy yesterday too about editing a wedding video as well. Paid. Then out of the blue a wedding video company calls me as well to ask can I meet them to edit wedding videos for them as well. They have 15 videos they need me to editi and it's all paid so happy days.

17 inch macbook pro

Forgot to mention that I got a 17 inch macbook pro too. Means I can do color grading cos the other mac didn't have a screen resolution high enough.

Motion exam preparation

FInally finished studying the Motion book and now have to go over the questions to learn for the exam. There is so much to learn but it frustrates me how there is so much more to learn in the other programmes as well and I don't know it yet. I really want to know compressor, color, soundtrack pro and DVD studio pro as well. Would really help me get jobs. I'm supposed to be meeting a guy later to edit a wedding video though. Hope it works out. Could do with the money. Still trying to log and capture the footage from the music video as well. So want to get it edited-I'm looking forward to it.

BP Showreel

Did this showreel for BP Productions. I think it looks good.

Apple Motion exam and editing film final touches

Been Studying like a mad thing for motion graphics exam on Wednesday. It's kind of bad timing as I want to edit the music video but I just really want to get it out of the way and try to pass the exam. Will be hard to pass but great if I do. Was editing the final version of Confessions with Brie in the apartment yesterday as well so it's finally done. It's heading around to festivals soon around the country. There is a still of it here.

Music video shoot

Been so busy the last week preparing for music video I directed. We shot in the Dragon, a tarot card reading shop in Temple Bar, and apartment in town and the bridge near the IFSC. Exhausted but was so much fun. Finally I went to Ardmore to get the fourth signature on the form to join the union as well and went to the SIPTU offices to give the form in yesterday as well. They said they would send the joining form out to me in a couple of days in the post. Can se some pics of the video shoot here. Been trying to log the footage but can't get it working. Andrew the DP is meeting me tomorrow to help me get it going.