Lonnie&Haley

Lonnie&Haley | A Love Story (short) · September 8th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Here's one of our most recent love story videos. We went shorter with this edit, and I like the result. Enjoy!

Lonnie&Haley | A Love Story on Vimeo

Kren Barnes · September 8th, 2009, 03:27 PM

Great Job Travis!
We are avid fans of your filmwork!

Ken
Vertical Video Works | Official Site

Travis Cossel · September 8th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Thanks so much, Kren. Appreciate the comment on Vimeo as well!

Oleg Kalyan · September 8th, 2009, 04:58 PM

Travis, well done, (thought of cutting it a bit shorter)
The story is well told. Transitions between shots from her to him, was it necessary?
Plain cut could do, imho.

once again, good work!

Travis Cossel · September 8th, 2009, 05:59 PM

Thanks, Oleg. I didn't understand your first comment. Were you saying you would have cut this video even shorter?

Regarding the transitions in the interviews, I didn't like the look of the straight cut in this case. We actually shot the interviews with 2 cameras for wide and close-up shots, but a technical issue required us to throw out the wide angle footage. Normally we would straight cut from say .. a wide of the girl .. to a close-up of the guy .. then to a wide of the guy ... then maybe to a close-up of the girl. It looks nice like that. But I didn't like the look of the straight cut from close-up to close-up, so I used that short transition and just liked the look of it. d;-)

Thanks a lot for watching and for the comments.

Matt Barwick · September 8th, 2009, 11:50 PM

Great job Travis. Enjoyed pretty much everything about it.

I personally thought the length was great - sharp editing kept the story rolling & interesting and the transitions between the couple worked for me too.

The inter cutting of the proposal footage is gold - particularly with his son there to witness it. Another example of 'content being king'.

The mix of handheld, stabilised, glidetrack and static shots was spot on. No one shooting method overpowered the other.

Cheers,

Matt.

P.S. Funnily enough it's actually quite refreshing to see something NOT shot on the 5DII :)

Travis Cossel · September 9th, 2009, 12:47 AM

Thanks, Matt. I actually had to film that skydiving footage off my computer screen from the client's Facebook page, lol. But yeah, it was totally worth it. I actually changed it to B&W and increased the contrast to give it even more distinction from my own footage. The client doesn't know it's in there and is in for a great surprise at the reception.

I'm really happy you liked the mix of shooting methods. That's something I'm working really hard on, so it meant a lot that you noticed the balance.

Funny comment about the 5D. d;-)

Richard Wakefield · September 9th, 2009, 04:03 AM

really good travis - you've definitely got a style, and as matt said, great to see equal use of filming techniques (i try to do this myself too).

the couple are gonna love it!

Bill Vincent · September 9th, 2009, 05:45 AM

Great work, Travis! I love your eye for unique shots. Just really nice overall!!

Travis Cossel · September 9th, 2009, 12:30 PM

Thanks for the comments guys!

Jason Robinson · September 9th, 2009, 10:08 PM

Very slick. good story. only thing that stood out was that I couldn't quite hear the VO because the BG music was a little too loud.

Travis Cossel · September 9th, 2009, 11:14 PM

Jason, thanks for watching and for the input.

September 8th, 2009, 04:38 PM	#3
Travis Cossel Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,933	Thanks so much, Kren. Appreciate the comment on Vimeo as well! __________________ Black Label Films www.blacklabelweddingfilms.com

September 8th, 2009, 05:59 PM	#5
Travis Cossel Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,933	Thanks, Oleg. I didn't understand your first comment. Were you saying you would have cut this video even shorter? Regarding the transitions in the interviews, I didn't like the look of the straight cut in this case. We actually shot the interviews with 2 cameras for wide and close-up shots, but a technical issue required us to throw out the wide angle footage. Normally we would straight cut from say .. a wide of the girl .. to a close-up of the guy .. then to a wide of the guy ... then maybe to a close-up of the girl. It looks nice like that. But I didn't like the look of the straight cut from close-up to close-up, so I used that short transition and just liked the look of it. d;-) Thanks a lot for watching and for the comments. __________________ Black Label Films www.blacklabelweddingfilms.com

September 8th, 2009, 11:50 PM	#6
Matt Barwick Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kingscliff, Australia Posts: 196	Great job Travis. Enjoyed pretty much everything about it. I personally thought the length was great - sharp editing kept the story rolling & interesting and the transitions between the couple worked for me too. The inter cutting of the proposal footage is gold - particularly with his son there to witness it. Another example of 'content being king'. The mix of handheld, stabilised, glidetrack and static shots was spot on. No one shooting method overpowered the other. Cheers, Matt. P.S. Funnily enough it's actually quite refreshing to see something NOT shot on the 5DII :) __________________ www.mattbarwickfilms.com / wedding videos gold coast / my stuff on Vimeo

September 9th, 2009, 12:47 AM	#7
Travis Cossel Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,933	Thanks, Matt. I actually had to film that skydiving footage off my computer screen from the client's Facebook page, lol. But yeah, it was totally worth it. I actually changed it to B&W and increased the contrast to give it even more distinction from my own footage. The client doesn't know it's in there and is in for a great surprise at the reception. I'm really happy you liked the mix of shooting methods. That's something I'm working really hard on, so it meant a lot that you noticed the balance. Funny comment about the 5D. d;-) __________________ Black Label Films www.blacklabelweddingfilms.com

September 9th, 2009, 12:30 PM	#10
Travis Cossel Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,933	Thanks for the comments guys! __________________ Black Label Films www.blacklabelweddingfilms.com

September 8th, 2009, 03:27 PM	#2
Kren Barnes Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Posts: 415	Great Job Travis! We are avid fans of your filmwork! Ken Vertical Video Works \| Official Site

September 8th, 2009, 04:58 PM	#4
Oleg Kalyan Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MOSCOW Posts: 860	Travis, well done, (thought of cutting it a bit shorter) The story is well told. Transitions between shots from her to him, was it necessary? Plain cut could do, imho. once again, good work!

September 9th, 2009, 04:03 AM	#8
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	really good travis - you've definitely got a style, and as matt said, great to see equal use of filming techniques (i try to do this myself too). the couple are gonna love it!

September 9th, 2009, 05:45 AM	#9
Bill Vincent Major Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 253	Great work, Travis! I love your eye for unique shots. Just really nice overall!!

September 9th, 2009, 10:08 PM	#11
Jason Robinson Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 1,997	Very slick. good story. only thing that stood out was that I couldn't quite hear the VO because the BG music was a little too loud.

September 9th, 2009, 11:14 PM	#12
Travis Cossel Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,933	Jason, thanks for watching and for the input. __________________ Black Label Films www.blacklabelweddingfilms.com