what it takes. a stillmotion introduction.

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we are so excited to be the featured speakers for this years IN[FOCUS] event. we take that role very seriously and konrad and i have been brainstorming for quite some time on how we can deliver the most punch in three hours.

while thinking of what we wanted to share as our intro film, we really wanted something that would express the battle we feel each same day edit is. when we met konga it just felt like such a perfect fit. we push and prod for every single second on a wedding day to make each same day edit the better than we ever thought we were capable of. what we really want to share with you is our whole philosophy on how this all comes together before the wedding, as your shooting, and then in the editing stage.

while we often shoot a full film and produce a same day edit with a team of two (usually konrad and I), we will also be discussing workflows for a single person or larger teams. as crazy as it sounds, we will even share with you some same day edits that were shot and edited by one person the entire day. it all comes down to preparation, practice, and the right workflow – all of which we will go into in great detail.

we want to touch on prepping for an sde, soundtrack selection, getting to know the couple, creating concepts (for the sde), how to storyboard, scheduling, shooting for the edit, storytelling with your shooting, balancing shooting for an sde as well as the full film, how to shoot parts of the day with one person, shooting as a team, editing workflow from importing to exporting, how HD-SLRs have changed our workflow, why everybody should edit their own footage, as well as a bunch of tips and tricks that have saved our showings time and time again.

if your already registered for IN[FOCUS], you have a chance to make our presentation even more personal. we are looking for people to send us one of their recent same day edits, or one of their favourite same day edits. in addition to the clip, please include a brief description of your workflow – how much time from start to showing, how many people, how many cameras, what else did you have to deliver? if your willing to take the time to share that with us, please feel free to also include any challenges you had, questions specific to same day edits, or any tips you would like to share. we would love to share some of our favourite same day edits as well as some of your work. we will work hard to make sure all questions and answers are integrated into our presentation.

please email me directly at patrickATstillmotion.ca with a link to your clip as well as your answers. please keep in mind that by sending us a clip, you are consenting to having it shown on stage.

thanks for all the help and we can’t wait to meet everybody in austin.

Patrick Moreau