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StillMotion is a small team of artists who travel worldwide to share in a unique experience with their couples. Our imagery in both photo + cinema is done by hand to create a reflection of you that is unique, real + fun.
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[Q of the Week] – codecs

let’s talk about codecs. if you shoot video, edit video or even just watch video you might have heard the names of some codecs, things like ProRes, AVCHD, XDCAM, or H.264 and it seems like thes...

1 day ago

in Budapest // Day 1-ish

[click to enlarge] it’s really hard to say which day it is today, after working hard, flying long, and eating little. but we’re getting our bearings. today, after a little bit of catching...

2 days ago

[musings] – introduction and inspiration

hey. i’m Amina. also known as Aminabot, Waaaaamina, A-Mean-Woodchuk (my maiden name is Wojcik), Amino Acid, Amoeba, Meeners, Mean Dawg, and many many more. i’m an only child, so i’m...

3 days ago

Leaving for Hungary!

Jó napot kívánok, Hogy van? Nem értem. no sooner had we wrapped up a weekend at toronto’s Exposure Show that we are immediately packing up for a weekend in Hungary for Sophie+Jason’s wedd...

4 days ago

tell us how we’re doing

we believe there is incredible value in sharing and fostering an environment for collaboration and growth, that is part of why we educate and a huge reason why we have completely revamped the blog an...

5 days ago

[Q of the Week] – how we get close. fast!

how do you approach your first client/couple meeting? we often get asked this, as well as how much time we spend with our couples to get to know them. as you guys know by now, our desire to tell stor...

23 may 12

[musings] – introduction and inspiration

i’m Patrick, more commonly know as P. back in my teenage years i used to be a big Saturday Night Live fan. one segment they aired quite regularly was ‘It’s Pat’ a short skit c...

23 may 12

You’re Invited to Get Creative

it’s an exciting time here at the stillmotion camp. we are all on the edge of our seats waiting to hear back from our friends in Cupertino about the approval and pending release of SMAPP. almos...

22 may 12

melissa + stan

22 may 12

psychology in filmmaking

this month we were featured as the filmmaker of the month for Zacuto. you can head on over to their website. if you’d like to hear more about how stillmotion started as well as an interview wit...

21 may 12

Educational Experiences for 2012

it took us a little while but we finally got this put together for the blog. many of you have been asking about what educational experiences we’re offering for this year and we haven’t be...

18 may 12

[Q of the Week] – what it takes to go from hobbyist to full-time

What are some intangibles that needs to be in place before you can make the jump from hobbyist to full-time? Both physical tools and individual traits. Thanks so much guys going from hobbyist to full...

17 may 12

[musings] – introduction and inspiration

i am the one they call Evan C. King! i’m a gemini and while i don’t necessarily believe in horoscopes actually dictating who you are or defining your destiny, i do feel like they must have got someth...

16 may 12

1 country? 2 countries? how about 24

two from Canada, two from US? or is it four from US now that P. and Amina are based out of California too? in any case, it doesn’t really change just how many countries are represented in Sophi...

16 may 12

[SMAPP] – submitted for final approval

we are so incredibly thrilled to share that we have the finalized all the improvements we wanted to make before launching SMAPP and everything has been submitted to Apple for final approval! it’...

15 may 12

[now screening] – Share. Old Skool Cafe

we started Share because we wanted to give back. we wanted to help illuminate some very valuable causes or projects that need to be seen by larger audiences. what we didn’t fully expect, was ju...

14 may 12

[the scoop] – may newsletter

fun in the sun for the sm fam we love telling other people’s stories. but what about our own? one of the best things for me, personally, about our stillmotion retreat in Las Vegas this year, was havi...

11 may 12

[the scoop] – may newsletter

fun in the sun for the sm fam we love telling other people’s stories. but what about our own? one of the best things for me, personally, about our stillmotion retreat in Las Vegas this year, was havi...

11 may 12

[Q of the week] – music selection

music selection for a film certainly isn’t an easy task. while VO and nat sounds are incredibly important to story, soundtrack (or in some cases, lack thereof) is also so important to drive jus...

10 may 12

[musings] – introduction and inspiration

i’m small, but strong. by that i mean i’m 5’2″ and about a quarter of the weight in gear i routinely bring with me on shoots all across the country. being that i could very we...

09 may 12

[now screening] – ariel and ricky // i love you four-ever

What started as a plan to bring us to China ended as a plan to bring themselves to Toronto. Being that there was so little time in which we had to get to know A+R (6 days!), we knew we wanted to take...

08 may 12

[SMAPP] – Deconstructing Lighting A Scene Tutorial

SMAPP is in the final stretch of beta testing and we’re so close to finishing the last of our touch ups before its launch. we know you’re just as excited as we are for its release so sign...

08 may 12

goin’ to a concert. err… a wedding.

in just under a month, we’re going to get to experience a wedding from a very different perspective. AS GUESTS! well, kind of. see, P’s cousin Nygel is getting married and has asked P to ...

07 may 12

stillmotion + vimeo

who here hearts Vimeo? stillmotion sure does… and from the looks of it, they heart us too! :) we’ve been chatting with the guys from Vimeo for a while now but we haven’t had a chanc...

07 may 12

[Q of the Week] – You Ask, We Answer

Q1. I’m dying to know the logistics of bringing in gear to a wedding. I have my first shoot next month. Do you take everything in with the Nova 200 and then transfer applicable lenses to the sh...

03 may 12

A Game of Honor + stillmotion Wins Three Emmys!

what a night!!! we decided to walk to the Emmys last night. it was a distance that, on a normal day in NY, you would cab. we wanted to have some time to take it all in before the show started. lookin...

02 may 12

A Game of Honor + stillmotion Wins Three Emmys!

what a night!!! we decided to walk to the Emmys last night. it was a distance that, on a normal day in NY, you would cab. we wanted to have some time to take it all in before the show started. lookin...

02 may 12

[SMAPP] – almost here!

we are close, oh so close. there are a lot of moving parts involved in getting SMAPP to you, from the refinement of the tools, the design, the development, and then approval of any changes from Apple...

01 may 12

stillmotion: Share. a story a year.

  education and sharing have long been a big part of stillmotion’s foundation. we feel we’ve been very fortunate for the crazy ride we’ve been on over the past several years. w...

30 apr 12

[Q of Week] – shooting solo

shooting solo on the morning of Mel and Joel’s wedding “how do you film when you have no one to help you? how do you achieve multiple shots other than station couple camera?“ shooti...

26 apr 12

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