The Beauty of Ink Splats

I am always observing the way things behave in the natural world. I then take those things and try to simulate them in my video productions. For example, the way paper falls to the ground. I use this idea to make photographs appear to be falling through space. Or the way water moves. It never ceases to inspire me. Anyway, I recently stumbled on the idea of black ink falling and "splatting" onto paper. It is so beautiful and random in the shapes it makes when it hits paper. So I decided to give this look a try in a recent video piece. I am in love with ink splats now. Here is the result. Very interesting.

Still Alive

Sorry there's been no new post in forever. It has been crazy busy with trade shows and editing lots of family's' movies and adoption stories. I have a really fun new intro to share with you. I'll try to get it up here in the next few days. Happy Summer :)

Going Down Under

I love that I get to travel the world vicariously through my clients. One day I'll be in China witnessing an adoption, the next day I'll be spending the summer in Venezuela. It really is an amazing and cheap way to travel! Last week I got to go scuba diving in Australia. This one was really fun and I love the music. I experimented with a bit of motion graphics, which makes the photos appear as if in 3-d space. I love this look and it makes the photos so interesting to view.
Good'Ay Mate!!

Earth Calling

I just finished an adoption movie in which the family wanted me to incorporate Google Earth to show their long flight from San Fran to Taiwan. I had been messing around with the idea for months. So I was thrilled to finally have the chance to give it a try. I think it is very effective. And it looks awfully cool too.

A Family Reflects

One of my recent families has posted a beautiful commentary on their blog of their experience in having an adoption movie made for their family. They talk about having so much video and photos from their trip to China that they simply didn't know what to do with it all. Can you relate? It is always so awesome to help people organize their memories in a way that is "user-friendly". They also posted the entire movie :)

Beautiful Gotcha

Everytime I edit an adoption story I feel so much emotion when I get to the part where baby and parents meet for the first time. I've seen it hundreds of times and I never tire of it. It is a life changing moment, immortalized forever on video. I just finished a movie where the first moments of a family united where so touching and beautiful - you just need to take a peek at this amazing footage!

Using Vines in Adoption Videos

I am so into growing vines right now. I adore this look, it adds so much to a video. Not only is it beautiful, but I think it is appropriate for baby/adoption videos because it symbolizes growth. Take a look at the sample to see what in the world I'm talking about!