Professional Cinematography

woofstock 2011

July 3, 2011

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downtown toronto, ontario, canada

For all of the dog lovers!

Every year animal enthusiasts and dog lovers from all across North America meet and play out in the streets of downtown Toronto. We are big animal lovers ourselves, so this year we decided to spend a few hours one Sunday afternoon to meet and capture some of the many four-legged attendees on camera.

With 1 camera, a Cinevate simplis rig, and a backpack of lenses we hit the streets…

Support www.woofstock.ca!

view our vimeo post here: http://vimeo.com/25936822/

[music by chairlift]

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kristen and richard – SDE – Love & Volleyball

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Weddings are always a very exciting and momentous occasion, but putting one together usually causes a bride a lot of anxiety and stress just to get every detail absolutely perfect. For Kristen, “Ten” as she is called by her family and friends, she began her morning peacefully and calm as if it were any ordinary day.

After hearing the bad news about her limo breaking down which caused her and her team of bridesmaids to arrive at the church almost 1 hour late and even after the downpour of rain that decided to fall right as they arrived at their photo session location -something that would cause any other bride to have a meltdown, Ten was focused; she was marrying her one true love “Reach”.

Capturing couples like Ten and Reach, you can’t help but feel so humbled by how they never sweat the small stuff and hold on to what’s truly important in their lives… each other.

see the vimeo post here: http://vimeo.com/24132530/

also a special thanks to all the cooperation from www.sandytam.ca and her awesome team!

[music by: taio cruz]

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kristen and richard – Wedding Reception Entrance Video

June 3, 2011

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A lot of our couples ask us to do a Same Day Edit for them, a highlight edit, feature edit and sometimes a Engagement video (aka Love Story) for them. Kristen and Richard wanted something unique for their entrance into their reception.

Both love playing volleyball. Richard even proposed to Kristen with a volleyball!

So we booked a deserted island location and called up our friend Tom Cruise out to help us make their funny little Entrance Video…

see the vimeo post here: http://vimeo.com/23407348/

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melanie & ryan’s SDE – Rain and motorcycles don’t mix! Well… they do now!!!

March 7, 2011

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Melanie and Ryan approached us early last year through our photog friend FJ Sarmiento, before we had even established ourselves as Made In Camera. They had full trust in us even back then to deliver something for them that we will never forget.

Another rainy wedding it was indeed, but to differ, Melanie and her team of bridesmaids soldiered the cold and wet weather and made for some amazing images for their edit. Ryan, adding his own flare with his hilarious personality was definitely made to be in front of the camera.

Thank you both for one amazing night! It’s so apparent how much you are loved by all your family and friends.

Notable moments:
@2:09 – Ryan brought to tears by Melanie’s walk down the aisle

@2:20 – the 2 fathers giving each other a high-five behind the bride and groom as they met at the altar

@3:27 – the GRAND entrance

- the violinist, more on this later….

see the vimeo post here: http://www.vimeo.com/20698718/

[music by: regina spektor]

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Shifting Possibilities – Bboy Piecez

February 3, 2011

Written by Raymond Mendoza

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Piecez’s passion for dance led him to a potentially career ending injury.

Despite what doctors said, Piecez still pushes the limits of what is possible as a Bboy.

Piecez is living proof that we have the power to shift what’s possible.

Find more of his story at piecez.ca and how he gives back to the community at unitycharity.com

Directed and edited by Raymond Mendoza.

Also on YouTube: youtube.com/​watch?v=CZiVcITpfnY

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Cindy and Anthony: On the hilltop

December 18, 2010

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Here is proof a positive attitude can change the mood of the day and the weather. Cindy and Anthony’s wedding ceremony was planned to be on the hilltop outside of the McMichael Art Gallery.

Pouring rain forced the facility to start setting up inside. Cindy and Anthony’s positive attitude seemingly changed the weather like an episode from X-men, the animated series.

It is very easy to let nerves get the best of you on one of the biggest days of your life. Nerves didn’t appear to affect Cindy.

It was the culmination of a big series of events. A week after they got engaged, Cindy discovered she was pregnant. While Kaleb’s arrival altered short term plans, Kaleb only strengthened the bond of a relationship that already spanned 13 years. Cindy describes it best, “Now we’re a family”.

The new family received this film as a gift from very thoughtful friends.

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Raubia and Humza Same Day Edit: Mehndi and Nikkah

November 4, 2010

Written by Raymond Mendoza

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Stunned by her beauty, envious of his intelligence.

Raubia and Humza gave us our first opportunity to film a Mehndi and Nikkah ceremony. It was a two day event, one week apart. We were totally taken aback by all the vivid colours and imagery throughout both days – it was a blast to capture.

For the same day edit, we wanted to tell their story and fuse contemporary sound with music relevant to the traditional ceremonies.

Some may notice the couple’s home in the background of the interview footage.

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Turbo.264 HD Fast Encodes, Not so great quality

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This is a more technical post than what we usually do, but I think it’s also important to share information in addition to showcasing our clients.

As you have probably noticed, same day edits are a big part of our portfolio. We’re always trying to find ways to streamline our workflows and produce higher quality stories in shorter time.

One aspect that takes a lot of time is encoding i.e. taking our edit and exporting it to a format suitable for delivery on web, DVD, BluRay, etc.

Recently, we picked up a Turbo.264 HD which a device that plugs into your USB port and speed up encodes.

Turbo.264 HD

It definitely speeds things up, but at a major price of quality. As an example, we used a 5 minute wedding film. Our regular encoder, Compressor, took 46 minutes to spit out an HD file while it took Turbo.264 HD, 16 minutes.

I tried to get the bitrates to match, but to no avail. The results are pretty obvious. Turbo.264 HD darkens the image and reduces quite a bit of detail.

Our recommendation is not to use it only for intermediate exports not the final product.

01-Compressor vs. Turbo.264 HD

02-Compressor vs Turbo.264 HD

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Amy and Brian – Same Day Edit

October 27, 2010

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The first time we met this couple we stumbled upon a petite Amy in a green dress doing push-ups at the front foyer of Christine and Andrew’s wedding reception (check out Christine and Andrews SDE here). Very odd, true.  But we hit it off as soon as we got to talking -  they wanted to book us for their wedding happening only a month later!

After some phone calls and emails back and forth, we ended up shooting their wedding with some amazingly mild October weather.

Some notable moments were when the Made in Camera team would accidentally catch Amy, Brian and their whole bridal party dancing around to no music – which happened quite frequently; Amy’s endless smiles, laughter and energy; Brian getting interviewed by his groomsmen in the limo; and a seriously “crazy” grand entrance at the reception.

See our vimeo post here: http://www.vimeo.com/16159188

(credits: temper trap)

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Vanessa and Erwin – Same Day Edit

October 10, 2010

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Vanessa and Erwin have been together for 10 years, so to be invited to capture such an amazing milestone in their lives was truly an honour.

Both being in the advertising business, there were notable creative touches all around, from the step and repeat wall which made all their guests feel like VIP’s on the red carpet to the use of the flip cameras to capture their own point of view during the wedding day.

The abandoned farm and corn field was a Made in Camera first, and definitely one wedding shoot that will never be forgotten. Check out the shots at 02:57!

see our vimeo post at – http://www.vimeo.com/15696112/

[credits: bruno mars]

Below are some highlights from a pair of FlipMino camcorders:

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