Official blog for Hawleywood Films

Alright…I have a confession to make.  I was a little nervous about editing this video.  When Ben and Julie gave me their song selections for their highlight video I had no clue how I could blend these two VERY different songs together.  After about 3 hours of blending the songs I realized these two just do not go well together.

So…I did the most simplistic thing I could think of…I made two different videos.

At first I wasn’t sure it would work all that well but the more I watched the two flow from one to another I liked it more and more.  The other cool part about approaching it as two different videos was I could do whatever I wanted in either of them without worrying about making them visually the same.  Hence…the classic 8mm film look.

I had SOO much fun editing this section together.  The song was a perfect choice for this type of visual look.  In fact, editing this section was what prompted the creation of my new Hawleywood Films intro vid.   but back to the real reason for this post…

What was that again…Julie and Ben!  Right.

With this 8mm look i was able to do a lot of new things I typically get to do.  Between speeding up footage, using multiple jump cuts, and showing some poor guy getting “Iced” this was probably one of the more entertaining highlight videos I’ve done.

The whole day was an awesome experience…minus the extreme heat.  As always, I had a blast working with my good friend and photographer, Jana Marler.  Besides having a great eye for taking pictures, she always finds a way to keep things fun and interesting.  She’s a blast to be around and I hope I get to keep working with her for a long while.

I hope you all enjoy the video as much as I do.  Ben and Julie were great to work for and I wish them all the best.  So without further ado…