10/07/10 End of Season

We finally closed the books on this year's wedding season, a very rewarding season in which we had the pleasure of meeting some great clients and working with some wonderful fellow professionals. Next season kicks off in a few weeks and with new cameras and new editing software we'll be looking forward to it. We also have the opportunity to shoot with the amazing Abraham Joffe from Sydney this coming season and we've a couple of projects on the boil with various local photographers etc so it promises to be an interesting season.

To round the season off is a pic from one of our favourite moments earlier this season when we filmed at Gold Creek Chapel in the evening and the local police pulled over to check us out :)  

16/05/10 A sensational day

Not only did we get the good news about Samantha today (see below) but we had a fabulous day at the Canberra Wedding Fair. It's the first Fair we've done in the last 10 years but it was immensely enjoyable. I heard there were over 1500 people attended and I know we moved over 600 brochures and took more than a few enquiries. We met some wonderful people and had some great conversations during the day and so a big thank you to everyone we met.

We were also asked to produce a video of the Fair to be used for  promotional purposes by the Organisers - a few people have asked to see it so here it is :)

and a picture of our Booth at the Fair....

16/05/10 A Bride of the Year

A HUGE Congraulations to Samantha on her Award as True Bride "Bride of The Year 2009" officially to be announced in the next few days on True Bride  We filmed Sam and Trent back in February 2009 at the Goolabri resort just outside Canberra and even then we knew there was something special about the day - one of those days when everything came together perfectly and we were delighted to get word that she'd won while we were exhibiting at the AIS Wedding Fair. 

30/04/10 All set for the Wedding fair

Everthing's looking good for the Wedding Fair at the AIS on 16th May. We sat down for a chat with the organisers last week and as always we've been impressed with what they have planned, We really do see this Fair as the definitive Wedding fair for the Canberra Area, We've seen a list of the exhibitors and there are many, like ourselves, who dont normally attend Wedding Fairs because they get plenty of business from referrals but who nonetheless are exhibiting here. It promises to be a terrific day so please feel free to drop by and say "Hi".  

29/03/10 Bride of the Year

We were lucky enough to be chosen to film Samantha when she got married out at Goolabri back in early 2009 and we are so pleased to hear she has made the finals for the 2009 Bride of the Year.  If anyone can spare 2 minutes to vote for her it would be really appreciated and how cool would it be to have a local girl as the Bride of the Year?

Voting now closed - thanks to everyone who made the time to vote

Congrats to Sam and Trent on the birth of their first child as well - Lily, born on the 14th March 2010. Well done guys : )

21/03/10 End of an era

It's been talked about for a number of years but it finally looks like one of the most familiar landscapes on Canberra's wedding scene is about to vanish - I refer to the avenue of trees at St Johns in Reid. We've shot some fabulous scenes there over the past 14 years but it looks as if they are finally going. More details on St John's Website.

26/02/10 Serena & Liang

I had the pleasure of filming Serena and Liang while up in Sydney (see below) just prior to their wedding. They've moved to Canberra now after their wedding so welcome to Canberra guys : ) This is the 'same day edit' done for them by the Stillmotion crew on their wedding day.

serena + liang. a story of destiny // an sm sde from stillmotion on Vimeo.

12/02/10 Behind the scenes in Sydney

evo australia one // behind the scenes from stillmotion on Vimeo.

A thought provoking  week with some truly creative and inspirational people.

27/01/10  Sydney Creative workshop

We're off to Sydney for a week shortly to spend a few days with some of the most amazing and creative people in our industry. Our accreditation with the  AVPA has enabled us to get on board for a week's workshopping with the most influential Wedding Film makers both here in Australia and overseas. We'll be working with Santo from Papercranes (www.papercranes.com.au), Dave from DnM (www.dnmweddingfilms.com.au) and Abraham Joffe from (www.abrahamjoffe.com.au), all from Sydney and Matt Ebezezer from Qld,  last year voted by Event DV magazine as one the world's top 25 most influential Weddingfilm makers (www.shadowplay.com.au). We're also privileged to have  the amazing Patrick and Konrad heading over from Canada, probably the hottest wedding filmakers in the world right now with their Stillmotion brand (http://stillmotion.ca/site). It will be an amazing week and should enable us to raise the bar for Canberra Wedding Films even higher. 

25/01/10 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US :)

Yaay :)   January 26th 1996 saw our first Canberra wedding and congratulations to Steph and Andrew on your 13th Wedding Anniversary!  It was a special day for us and even now as we start our 14th year in this industry we still get excited about filming our couple's day.  It's the most amazing way to earn a living and I hope that has shown through in our work for the last 13 years,  we've never been  a "churn 'em out" operation and every video has been put together with with attention to detail and care to deliver something every one of our clients will treasure.  We must have been doing something right as we've done minimal advertising for the last 10 years  relying on word of mouth and recommendations from other Vendors.

It's an exciting time for the industry and as we bring a new style of wedding film to the Canberra market this year we look forward to another 13 years in the business doing it the right way, the professional way offering Canberra couples reliability and stylish creativity. We hope to see you in the year ahead.  

18/01/10 Industry Cowboys and the AVPA

Two phone calls recently came in either side of the Christmas Holidays, one was a Bride asking if we could possibly do her wedding at short notice as her "videoman has decided he's not doing videos any more" and the second call was another Bride trying to find a replacement Videographer as her  " Videoman has just called to say his camera has broken".  In both cases we helped the girls  as best we could but it reinforced the need to go with a reputable Video Producer, one who will operate to a industry code of conduct to ensure they never cancel a booking and who will always as a minimum carry 2 spare sets of equipment.   Just as most good Wedding photographers are members of the AIPP so most reputable Wedding Videographers are members of the AVPA (Australian Video Producers Association) . We are proud at Everclear to be the only Canberra Video producers accredited for Wedding Video production, a tough assesment with only a 45% pass rate. You can check if a Video producer is accredited  by going to http://www.avpa.com.au and following the links under Accreditation.

05/01/10  Getting married in March?

Many thanks to the people who contacted us in reply to this item. We now have a Bridal Couple to work with on this project.

30/12/09 Looking forward to 2010

It's Christmas time again and we're left wondering where 2009 went to! It was a blur of activity with several new ideas and initiatives undertaken which leave us eagerly looking forward to 2010.  I would sincerely like to wish all our 2009 wedding clients all the best for their future together and for those we are working with in 2010 I hope we enjoy sharing your day with you as much as we enjoyed being with our 2009 couples. I hope everyone we've worked with, both clients and industry colleagues  has a very enjoyable Christmas and New Year. We'll see you in 2010. :)    

20/12/09   Congratulations!

Congratulations to Mark & Nicole whose wedding we filmed a couple of years ago. Baby daughter Elise made her entry into the world at 2am on the 3rd December and Mum and Bub are doing well. Congratulation Guys!  

26/11/09   A Date for the Diary - May 16th 2010

We're on board with the new Canberra Wedding Fair being held at the AIS next year on May16. This promises to set new standards for both Vendors and Bridal couples  in Canberra and will  rival any of the big Sydney Shows. More importantly it benefits local Businesses with the emphasis being on Canberra and for Canberra. This will be our first Wedding Fair for 10 years having always relied on word of mouth for all our client enquiries but this is something we strongly want to be associated with from the outset.     

11/11/09 - 3D do Video

A fun evening working at The Brassey recently with two of the guys from 3D Entertainment,  we filmed a few shots as they worked the crowd and the guys were quite taken with one of our cameras although we soon needed it back as the guys filled the dance floor and we ended up filming on of the best dance sequences I think we've ever put together. 

03/11/09 - Cello at Shaw's

We recently had the pleasure of covering a Reception up at Shaws Vineyard in Murrumbateman with the staff of Cello Cuisine. It was our first time there but I really hope it's not our last. The  Cello staff have to be up there with the best that the local area has to offer,  They really contributed to the guest's enjoyment with their good humour, enthusiasm, efficiency and willing smiles and you really couldnt help but be left with the impression they all enjoy working there. If you are planning any kind of event or function Shaws is definately worth considering.

2810/09 - Setting New Standards

The following clip is simply breathtaking, produced by Kevin Shaninian of Pacific Pictures over in the States.  Filmed on location as a representation of the couple's courtship prior to their wedding day this film really does raise the bar when it comes to the pre wedding video shoot and the blend of fact and fiction combined with breathtaking cinematography results in a video clip that stands as a film in its own right. A real masterpiece.

Watch it here: Sno