Editing Kim and Josh's wedding...

I’m in the last stages of editing Kim and Josh Touchton’s wedding, which was filmed a few months ago. We had such a great time filming their wedding! The location was the beautiful Lake Mary Events Center in Lake Mary, FL. I remember that the day was a perfectly sunny day with a beautiful sunset on the lake at the end of the evening.

I was touched by the history these two lovely people have. This couple met in high school. However, they went their separate ways after high school. Josh became a pilot in the Army (Kim correct me if I’m wrong :->) and Kim went on to college and traveled the globe. After almost 10 years, these two found each other again, realized they were meant to be together, and got married! In addition, when Kim told me the story of their families, I was happily surprised that both their parents were still together as were their grandparents. As all of you know, this is no small feat in this day and age.

We want to thank Kim and Josh for letting us be a small part of their special day. Look for the highlights soon! In the meantime, enjoy some of the photos taken from our video frames.

...just got back from New York filming the Lopez-Johnston wedding

* above photos are video frame stills of our footage

Last weekend we were in Long Island, New York filming an incredible wedding at historic Oheka Castle (name comes from the original owner's name Otto Hermann Kahn). Ruby and Rimsky were the center of attention at this beautiful location. We were immediately captivated by both sides of the family as they were very loving and affectionate. It was obvious from the beginning that this would be a great day! And of course, it was. Especially once we arrived at the historic Oheka Castle. We were in awe of how gorgeous this place was, and very grateful that we had 3 hours to follow the bride and groom around before the reception began. We are very proud of the footage we captured and can’t wait to post the highlights!

A little history on Oheka from Wikipedia…

By 1919, Otto Hermann Kahn had assembled a 443 acre estate on Long Island, and had Oheka Castle built as its centerpiece. At 109,000 square, the 127 room was designed as the second largest private residence in the United States (after George Vanderbilt's 175,000-square-foot Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina) by Delano & Aldrich of New York City; its landscaping was designed by Olmstead Brothers, sons of Frederick Law Olmsted of Brookline, Massachusetts. The property featured a golf course, a working farm, a private airstrip and numerous outbuildings.

Following Kahn's death in 1934, the property was sold to the City of New York City for use as a retreat for sanitation workers and then a government training school for merchant marine radio operators. In the late 1940s, an upscale housing development was constructed and in 1948, the Eastern Military Academy (EMA) purchased the mansion and 23 acres around it.

One of the former EMA cadets has written his memories going to school there. By the time the school went bankrupt 30 years later, the gardens had been bulldozed, rooms subdivided and paneled walls painted over. Following the departure of EMA, vandals repeatedly set fire to the building, however, because Kahn had insisted on fireproofing the building through a concrete, brick and steel structure, the building survived. In 1984 a local developer (Gary Melius) purchased the estate for $1.5 million and began the largest private renovation project in the United States.

Oheka Castle has been features on WE channel's "Platinum Weddings" and many Hollywood films.

ProBodybuilding.com shoot at Body*Tech Gym in Tampa, FL

This week we worked alongside David Dubbs of Probodybuilding.com at Tim Gardner's Body Tech Gym in Tampa, FL. This place is awesome! I've always been into fitness, however, I haven't been hard into lifting for a long time, but I got energized just by being here! Everyone is so positive and focused that you can't help but catch the bug. You have to respect anyone who can stay that focused no matter what's happening in their life. They were preparing for the 2009 IFBB Europa Show this weekend in Orlando, FL by staging a mock competition (photos below).

Visit Tim Gardner at http://www.bodytechonline.com/memberships.htm and check out http://www.probodybuilding.com/ for motivation and up to date information, interviews, tutorials, and anything that has to do with fitness!

Just wrapped up our Brooks & Dunn "Tequila" music video shoot!

Play video below

(don't forget to turn it up!)

One i Productions was recently invited to enter a contest to create a music video for Brooks & Dunn’s song “Tequila” from their latest album, Cowboy Town.
The contest was brought to the Nashville based internet video company, StudioNow by artist management company, Spalding Entertainment. Contestants were by invitation only and we were one of the few who had the privilege to participate! The above video is the result of having only 1 week to plan, shoot, edit, and deliver since we had to be in New York for another job the next week!

But it was a success!! Jamie Cline, our lead actor, did a wonderful job. Being that this is a music video, there are no speaking roles. However, Jamie is always able to perform well, even without speaking, and gave me exactly what I asked of him. I always love working with him!

We had several other actors that did a great job. As a Director, my work goes smoothly when I work with people who follow direction well. I'm so thankful that the people I worked with on this gig where very professional and talented. Then there are the locals who frequent the bar.... I could make a movie based on these characters! They all have such interesting stories to tell, and great funny personalities to boot!

All I know is that we had purchased a large Tequila bottle for the shoot. However, after the shoot, when we went to take the bottle home, we found it empty! We also had a large jug of apple juice for the 'tequila' shots since we would be shooting for about an hour. However, the sneaky bar customers who participated in the shoot, told the bartender to pour the real thing at every take! LOL! I guess since they weren't getting paid, they wanted to get something out of it! I was wondering why they were so happy at the end of the shoot! Anyway, they all did a great job!

*None of the actual actors drank until AFTER the shoot... or so I was told. :->

Our actors included;

Lauren Nicole Brown, Eli Ocasio, Andy Suchet, Alexis Welsbrot, Megan Windsor, Paris Filmore, Quin Travers, and Gib "The Bouncer"

Special thanks to:

Bottle Caps Bar & Grill

17502 E Colonial Dr.

Orlando, FL 32820

(407) 568-6669‎