(ed. note – Casey was last seen Monday in Maui, Hawaii sleeping in the back of an SUV in a Wal-Mart parking lot due to the roads and businesses being closed down on account of massive brushfires.

While we know that he is in the safe company of Patrick Moreau, along with their new Cinevate 135mm fire-hydrant adapters, we can only assume that our heroes will charge/glide into the action head-on, saving untold women, children, their feats beautifully documented in cinemascope.

Due to the priority of rescuing faunae and florae alike, Casey’s posts for Wednesday and Thursday might be pushed back until after he briefs the island about the prudence of each returning to his or her home.  In the meantime, stay tuned to the IN[FOCUS] blog for more quality entries this week from the rest of our team and for updates to Casey and Patrick’s adventures in the land of volcanoes.

And now, on to Casey…)                                                                    

When I think back…way back, and reach deep down into my recesses of my subconscious, I can dig up my earliest memories of life.

 

Although most of what I can recall is in faded bits and pieces, a couple things come alive in vivid color (with surround sound, 1080p resolution, and 12+ stops of dynamic range). These recollections are of me with a pen, pencil and a piece of paper. 

Drawing. Sketching. Doodling. Story-boarding. 

This is what I did for days on end, until my fingers ached. 

I was constantly trying to take what existed in my imagination and give it life on paper. 

 

This paradigm still continues today; however, the medium has changed – from spiral bound notebooks to a format that is much more representative of my imagination – the motion picture.

In my mind I am still constantly sketching out the ideas and stories of the people whom I encounter.  My goal with wedding cinema it to take the lives and experiences of couples and piece them together in a narrative that unfolds in an evocative, emotional, and creative way that is true to the narrative of the ones it represents.

 

I look forward to sharing some of what goes on in my Mind and in my Castle and trust that it will help you in your journey of becoming a better storyteller as well.

~Casey W., Mind|Castle Studios

IN[FOCUS] blogger Joey Mathews of 31Films gives us more of a look at his studio, talking about his team, his marketing, his windmill-powered editing system, and of course, shows off more Infant Shooting Techniques!

Get to know IN[FOCUS] blogger Joey Mathews with 31 Films  even better with part II of III in his feature on EventDV-TV.

 

• self-taught
• partially colour-blind
• married to one wife
• master to two cats
• owner of three cameras
• a member of the eventdv top25 2008 all-star team

In running a photo+video studio (as well as a portrait photography studio) every day I am confronted with the gap between photography and videography in the areas of workflow, profit potential, and street-cred with brides.  I love the process of telling stories with moving pictures that are emotive and visually appealing but the aforementioned reasons certainly cause me concern.

Why is our industry in the state that it’s in?  Is it good or bad?  How did we get here?  What are we doing well? What can we do better?  Where is the industry going? How do we get there both collectively and individually?  And why should we care?

[IN]FOCUS is both a question and an answer.  That’s why I’m excited to be an IN[FOCUS] blogger to explore these questions and find answers along the way.