D&RFilms

Caitlyn & William Teaser

Michael — Mon, 07 May 2012 05:02:22 +0000

We shot this fabulous couple and their awesome guests on April 28th 2012 at the W hotel in Midtown Atlanta. They were so much fun… they even ended the evening with a table of Chick-fil-a sandwiches for everyone! We took a tour bus and got some great shots downtown as well as at Piedmont Park. Our buddy Travis from Fonix Entertainment was the very energetic DJ. Amanda Dyson Dana from www.ashleybaberweddings.com was the fantastic planner that kept it all going smoothly. Photographer: Robert Morris Photography, Flowers: A Legendary event. Cake: Henri's Bakery.
Shot on the Panasonic GH2
Lenses: Canon FD 50mm
Panasonic 14-42 for steadicam
Panasonic 14-140
Edited in Adobe CS6

Our new deluxe Bluray packaging.

Michael — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:31:04 +0000

When you opt for our packages that include BluRays or if you add Bluray to an existing package you not only get a disc with the highest film quality in full 1080P, beautiful menus and a Pop-Up menu exclusive to BluRay and more content (because BluRays can fit more on the discs) but you also get the fantastic custom packaging that makes it a “Limited Edition” with it’s own box. When you hold it and feel the quality of the materials you know you are holding something VERY important. These packages come in various colors and styles depending on your wedding DVD menus we try to match your colors and many times we actually pick the colors from your bridesmaids dresses or your bouquet to make it exclusively yours.

Kim + Chris teaser

Michael — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:25:06 +0000

We shot Kim + Chris's wedding on March 10th 2012 at Stone Mountain GA. They were so cool, and so much fun. Shot on 3 Panasonic GH2's with a combination of 14-140, 14-42, and Canon FD lenses.

Anna + Michael’s teaser

Michael — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:06:13 +0000

My goodness what a fantastic wedding! It was cold and windy, but a beautiful February day in Tyrone GA when Michael & Anna tied the knot at St Matthews Catholic church. Anna and her sisters have a background in music so we chose a song from youlicense.com with a jazz piano to accompany the film. The DJ was our friend Travis from Fonix Entertainment.

We love our clients/friends…..

Michael — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:15:34 +0000

What usually starts out as a service provided by us ends up as a long term friendship between us and our new friends/clients. We are so grateful to be chosen to be a part of your special day… the most important day of your lives up to this point. We friend each other on Facebook, we follow each others posts and keep in touch over the years. We get to know you even if it is only in pictures and posts online. Words can not describe how rewarding that is to us. This happens now and then, a simple “like” of a post or picture is responded with a comment that touches my heart. Today I “liked” Brittany’s post about how she loved her husband Ryan who is a pilot. She replied with this:

Thank you Brittany & Ryan!

We are offering AERIAL photography/video!

Michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:26:42 +0000

Just to get things going, we are offering at least one aerial helicopter shot with every booking! If you decide to use our services we will INCLUDE for FREE at no extra charge one aerial shot of your venue (weather conditions permitting, but if you are local to the ATL area, we can shoot it on another day free of charge) outside or inside! Imagine a shot of the outside of your church/ceremony location where the view starts at ground level and flys up over the building! Imagine an outdoor wedding at any of the wonderful parks at Atlanta like Piedmont shot from 50-100 feet over your head! Commercial companies charge in the thousands to tens of thousands just for this one feature! For a limited time we are offering this service COMPLETELY FREE to you when you book with us! We will put up examples as soon as the remainder of the equipment arrives in a month or two and keep you updated.

We currently are the only fimmakers in the Atlanta area offering this service so don’t miss out!

Always learning.. My In[Focus] Charleston SC trip

Michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:57:04 +0000

Whew.. What a week! I’ve been looking forward to furthering my education as an event filmmaker by attending this years In[Focus] video event in Charleston SC. I teamed up with Dustin Blake Sinard from IndyProductions and Wes Haley from WesHaley films. We left on Sunday for Charleston. While we knew each other from our local GPVA video association, I hadn’t actually spent much time with either of them so it was interesting to spend 4 days and nights sharing a two bed hotel room with them. Even though I’ve been in the business for over ten years, I can always learn new things about the business. Before the trip we were given instructions to create a video of our experience at this years event. The rules were simple:

Create a 3 minute or less video about your experience at In[Focus] 2012.
Use only music you obtained the copyright to legally use.
Film must be from the time you leave until the time you return.. doorstep to doorstep.

That’s it…. Enter the video by Jan 26th in the contest and it will be judged. The winner will receive lavish gifts! Extra credit included getting a presidential candidate to say the line “It pays to stay In focus!” as the Republican convention was in town for the 2012 election. All amped up, I dorned my trusty GH2 on day one during the ride up and didn’t put it up until we were returning home 4 days later!

I follow the Facebook group “Wedding cinema & photography” where we all gather to discuss issues in our field. Most of the discussions prior to my trip were about “Karaoke night” where all the filmmakers would gather and attempt to sing while partaking of adult beverages, so I knew I HAD to film some karaoke performances during my excursions about the town. After 4 days of awesome presentations from the best the industry has to offer, I left with a new love for my fellow colleagues, and for the industry in general. I got some great new information to take our business to the next level, made some great friends along the way, had a few drinks, ate a lot of pizza at 3 AM with filmmakers from all around the country, and got a ton of footage including one presidential candidate!

I think I’m the ONLY one to be at the right place, at the right time, and have the cojones to approach senator Rick Santorum and press him for an exclusive!

Well, without further adieu:

Stills from Ripal & Sunil’s Wedding

Sheena — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:17:11 +0000

I decided to share these stills while finishing up their edit! LOVED shooting their wedding @ the Marriott in Gwinnett! Ripal was absolutely beautiful. It was a wonderful day!

Ripal & Sunils cinematic teaser trailer is live!

Michael — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:16:03 +0000

This was so much fun to shoot and edit! Two awesome people met, fell in love and were married and we’re delighted they decided to invite us in to be a part of their special day! Thanks guys and we hope you enjoy the teaser! (note: go to vimeo for the full HD full screen effect as the teaser is in cinema 2.35:1 ultra wide display)

NOTICE: Videos now password protected for copyright issues

Michael — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:59:17 +0000

Just a quick heads up. A new law passed by congress is causing the RIAA and music industry to crack down on copyrighted material hosted on Vimeo and Youtube so until we find a solution any video using copyright material on our site has been password protected. If you are the Bride and or Groom or family member and wish to see a video we’ve producted for you, please email us here and we’ll give you the password.
Because of the current climate, getting teasers online may take a few more days than expected due to us creating our own music or finding quality royalty free music to use. Please bear with us and pardon the delays.

Thank you,

Michael & Sheena
D&RFilms