A Fun Shoot

Matthew & Elaine Wedding

Matthew & Elaine had a lovely wedding with some gate-crashing in the morning followed by solemnization and wedding lunch. The moments that we really enjoyed capturing is the way the couple kissed each other. The kisses were looooong and passionate! That's what we like. It gives the extra "oomph" in the video with a romantic touch.

So our couples, don't be shy. Do kiss passionately! You are the star of your wedding day. Nobody will say no to your loooong passionate kisses!

Presenting French Cuisine

We were commissioned by Swissotel Singapore to produce this promotional clip for Andre. Poached all the way from France, he is the one of the top chefs on the 71st floor of Swissotel SG (no pun intended!).

After working with Andre closely for the few weeks (and having tasted his creations), we wouldn't call him a chef. To us, he is a food artist. The menu at Jaan is solely his creation. From conceptualization to the presentation, he is the brain behind it all. And the menu can change without notice! Andre creates the menu according to the ingredients he has on that day. His loyal fans often leave it to him to whip up a full course dinner on the spot! Imagine the exhilaration of not knowing what you'll be having for dinner, but knowing that what comes out of the kitchen is definitely top-notch French cuisine!

Some says he is temperamental and demanding, but we found him rather nice and soft. Perhaps it is because we are not working under him? We even saw the occasional boyish side of Andre during the shoots! And he knows exactly what he wants for the video (he even drew us the storyboard during the consultations!). But it wasn't difficult for us to pre-vision the shots exactly the way he wanted. I guess we can communicate well.

Total amount of HD footage gathered for this 2.5 min clip = 2.5 hrs. Whoa!

We used the Sony FX1E (with Brevis and nikon 50mm F1.8, 100mm F1.8), Sony Z7P, and Canon 5DMkII with 50 mm F1.8 for the shoot.

Brian & Lydia Full-day Highlights

Brian and Lydia's wedding has to be one of the grandest wedding we've covered. We've finally finished up their album recently (after all the workshops and bridal fairs!). Their full-day highlights can be found here.


I still remember Lydia's dad being quite "uncooperative" in the morning. He wasn't willing to veil up Lydia. I only realised the reason at the church.... He loves Lydia so much that he couldn't bear to marry her off to Brian. I could see the uneasiness in him when he walked Lydia down the aisle. It all came to light as he shed some tears when the priest asked , "who is the man who gives up his daughter". What a loving dad!

Certainly a very photogenic couple! I won't say more, watch the full-day highlights clip and enjoy!

Nicholas & Amanda Pre-Wed Shoot Main Feature

With Nicholas and Amanda's permission, their pre-wed shoot MTV clip is now available for viewing by everyone. Here it is,
http://www.vimeo.com/6626621

Nicholas & Amanda Pre-Wedding Shoot with Redco

Nicholas and Amanda's Pre-wedding MTV (done with Jeremy of Redco) is out. Some screen grabs were posted up a few weeks back...

Remembering the shoot, we went out with the song "Lovebug" (by the Jonas Bros) in our head and some printed pages of a foxtrot dance sequence and left everything else to instinct. The results turned out pretty good....

And I must say that our chemistry with Jeremy is getting better all the time. We build on each other's ideas during the conceptualization phase, and during the shoot, we know when to retreat to give each other space and when to go in for the shots. For example, when he sees my cam on the stabilizer with the wide angle lens on, he knows exactly my arc of fire and my impending cam movement, and he'll do his best to stay out of my shot by running alongside me or hiding behind obstacles. And by the same account, I know how his composition when he merely dish out posing instructions to the couple. It feels even better whenever we work together on an AD wedding. We dun even have to say a word.

Here's the trailer which Nic and Amanda had disseminated to their friends to save the date.

The full MTV will only be allowed for public viewing on our Vimeo collection after Nicholas and Amanda's wedding this Sun 20.09.2009 (i.e. we'll remove the password lock). Provided the couple agrees of course... They'll be screening it from the projector prior to their march in. Hence it is to be kept under wraps for now.

Sad to say, we wun be covering their AD wedding, for our 2 slots are already booked 1 yr ahead for this hot date.

So for couples reading this, please book all your wedding services early if your AD falls on a hot date (e.g. we've rejected more than 20 couples for 3rd Oct 09! More than 10 for each of 25th Oct, 21st Nov and 6th Dec, etc.)

Post wedding fair...

Thank you to all those who dropped by! Especially Hock Lai & Ei Leen!

I was screening and explaining to a couple the fun of capturing Hock Lai & Ei Leen's pre-wedding MTV clip when a pair of hands covered my eyes from behind. I turned around and was taken very much by surprise to see Eil Leen!!! Ha! I immediately told the couple that the stars of the MTV clip they were watching were standing right in front of them!

Here are some pics of our booth setup outside Stamford ballroom. Our huge backdrop and 2 more bar top tables for Redco and Paulgohphotography made us the most prominent booth.

We were doing the final touches,,,

Paul at work...

Kenny and Paul lazing around for a brief moment...

Wedding Fair at Fairmont Singapore

To all our fans and prospective couples, Alvinadelineweddings will be hosting a booth at Fairmont Singapore's wedding fair this coming Sunday (13th Sep) at the Stamford ballroom. As we will be teaming up with Paulgohphotography and Redcophotography at this fair, we are going to offer some discounts (never before) for AD photo + cinematography and Pre-wedding photo + cinematography respectively.

So do come down to the Stamford ballroom (4th level) this Sunday between 11am to 6pm to find out more! Free admission!