What an inspiration this project has been. Congrats on an amazing outcome and thanks to Pacific Pictures for creating such an incredible experience.

As a filmmaker, I find the possibility of following in Kevin Shahinian's footsteps, truly riveting. Many of us artists consider it an honour to witness an intimate event and being able to transform it into art such as this, is indeed a privilege.

Can't wait to see behind the scenes footage!

-Rafael Ziah Franco

Seeing this in theater at NAB was a true inspriation to watch. As a filmmaker and cinematographer I have really been finding inspiration in Kevin's, Casey's, Patrick's, Joe's and Amish's work. The cinematic level to which they bring their work really shows that if you have enough determination and believe in your own talent you can accomplish your vision.

Great work everyone and I look forward to learning about your process in the weeks to come. :)

Looking foreward to the behind the scenes stuff. It will be interesting to see how some of the products were employed through out this project.

City of lakes

Emrys, it was pretty special indeed to see the film for the first time in Las Vegas on the big screen. Kevin came up with the idea just days before NAB and pitched the concept to me. About 10 seconds later the cheque was in the mail :-) Output directly from Kevin's Mac, and projected using one of Canon's finest 1080p projectors, (which Kevin arranged literally same-day after realizing the theatre's project was terrible), I think we were all pretty stunned with how amazing it looked. Having the family, Vincent Laforet, Rodney Charters and a few other "names" in the crowd didn't hurt too much either.

John, although I'll admit to getting pretty emotional at the film screening, I'll admit that the BTS clips for me personally are very important. As a company that equips film makers in an effort to achieve their creative goals, BTS is all about achieving that goal.

Rafael, the entire project from the first meetings in September, to virals, trailer and film (and soon BTS) has taken on a life of its own. We hope it serves as an example of how manufactures might engage with their customers to create amazing stories given the social media environment the world has so quickly constructed.

I just found this blog clip, posted by Amy Shah, who you'll find dancing the lead in the film's major number: http://www.vimeo.com/11181596 It's her viewpoint, self-shot, on the day which is as honest as they come.

Cheers,
Dennis Wood
www.cinevate.com

Wow - Very impressive! L♥ve the cinematography & music (actors of course!) All were Great. Truly refreshing film work! Definetly want to see the behind the scenes footage ^_^
Great Job one & all!
Faith & Chelsi♥ Archambeau

Add me to the list of fanciers! Shahinian is amazing not only for his multi-tiered approach to training/coaching/building stars out of his clients, but for the way he is bridging two cultures by bringing these other amazing photographers/filmmakers (DSLR gums that up, doesn't it?)! Go Kevin, go!

OMG! this movie moved me to tears! it's so beautifully shot and inspiring in so many ways. Thank you for creating this master piece and sharing it with the world!

Thanks everyone for the comments. The film is finally here, and I'm glad we got to premiere it live in a movie theater; the experience of seeing it on the big screen was definitely special. Dan, Dennis and the Cinevate team have done a wonderful job helping us promote this film and we're all looking forward to the BTS and of course future projects.

Tom, thanks... I am going to take you up on that! ;)

awesome.............
its a true inspriation...
cheers.....

I'm floored. The amount of creativity that went into the production of this epic wedding film is simply overwhelming.

Amazing job guys, you all deserve a huge round of applause for this one!

andreas
http://www.andreasphoto.ca

Well this certainly raises the bar on wedding films! Wow. Amazing work. Congratulations on such an extraordinary film. Looking forward to Episode 3.

Wow, that looks like it was a ton of work and planning.

I would like to congratulate Kevin and his team for a beautiful work. You guys rock! As an event cinematographer, I felt the pain and the joy that you guys were going through during filming the project as I were watching the behind the lens footages. Congrats!!!

Zaven

Congrats to the entire team for such a refreshing and wonderful production. I reference this production to a script in the movie of which I paraphrase here
"whatever you dream of,can be achieved".
More grease to your elbows. However,of all the reviews, the issue that has received the least coverage is how the audio was captured. It has been mentioned that the Zoom H4n was used, but how did the crew tackle sync issues especially relating to audio bit-rates. A favorable response will be very much appreciated.

A student-grade, highly immature project. No wonder the overwhelming majority of individuals of this caliber end up doing little, aside from perhaps small local jobs. This project speaks VOLUMES. A childlike emulation of what the "big boys" are doing. Lacking originality in every sense of the word.

Technically, there certainly isnt anything horrifically wrong in a camera/lighting/post sense...if that's all you care about. This looks and feels more like a commercial for the DOF converter. What are the instructors teaching these days? Film making isnt moving forward, it's taking gigantic backwards steps, at least in terms of small, low-budget, and independent films. Films are certainly getting dumber, and this one is no exception. And why wouldn’t they? When you've got clueless people applauding the most mundane and uninspired projects, why on earth would the would-be film maker attempt to infuse any originality into his/her project? Just bask in the glowing praise of the sheeple that will love anything, eh?

Overall, I found this short film to be insulting, and geared towards those who's stylistic retardation allows them to adore anything that looks technically proficient, borrows from the well-beaten path of content, and uses tired musical cues combined with (poorly acted) pantomime to "tell" the audience how to feel… in the least interesting, sophisticated, and un-evolved way. But hey, with lots of trendy and topical DOF eye-candy, who needs anything else, right?

Some things never change, do they?

Thank goodness there are always those 0.02% of film makers who try....despite the consequences....to think outside the TINY and pathetic box that nearly every other typical director/writer are most comfortable inside of.

Projects like this are cinematic cowardice/conformity.

Well, keep up the good work....and continue to take the path of least resistance, "film maker".

Some people have no shame.