Steven Fowler Films

Feature of the Month: September 10′

steven — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:28:26 +0000

September’s Feature of the Month is the Recap Scene from Kerry and Jason Card’s wedding movie. Kerry and Jason were married on October 24, 2009 at the Holy Family Church in Fairfield, CT. Their reception was held at Zandri’s Stillwood Inn in Wallingford, CT. We hope you enjoy the scene.

~Marc Manzi

Thompson Trailer

steven — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:30:41 +0000

We were fortunate enough to have worked Amy and Chris Thompson’s wedding this past weekend at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. Amy and Chris are a great couple and really made all of us feel very welcome and at home on their special day. We were also lucky to have been able to work along some great vendors during that day such as Michelle Wade Photography, Rob Corr with Correlation Productions and Mike Ferino with D.J. Music in Motion. All in all it was one of the better experiences on the job that I’ve had since I started with Steven Fowler Films. We hope you enjoy Amy and Chris’ trailer.

~Marc Manzi

Synergistic Healthcare

steven — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:12:33 +0000

Protected: Ednet Final Rough Cuts

steven — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:12:37 +0000

The Wadsworth Mansion Trailer

steven — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:45:10 +0000

The orange and red fall foliage clung to the trees as the horse and carriage emerged from the wooded area around the Wadsworth Mansion. Andrea stepped out of the carriage and into the warm sunlight of the mid day. She paused for a second absorbing the rays of sun as a cool fall breeze splashed her face. She turned arm in arm with her father as she entered the mansion. Ryan Finnegan couldn’t help but smile as he watched his bride to be walk through the doorway and to the alter where he waited patiently for her. To cap off the evening was a performance by the Heartbeat Dance Band and all images were captured by Stephen Charles Photography. A setting such as this, at a beautiful establishment such as the Wadsworth Mansion made for the perfect wedding trailer. We hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoyed filming it on that beautiful day on October 24, 2009.

- Tom Grenier

Feature of the Month: August 10′

steven — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:44:53 +0000

The Feature of the Month for August is a Photo Fusion presentation we produced in partnership with Stephen Charles Photography. The segment recaps Andrea & Ryan Finnegan’s wedding day from beginning to end in a 10 minute run time using a mixture of images provided by Stephen Charles Photography and video footage we shot from their wedding day. Andrea and Ryan were married on October 24, 2009 at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown, CT. We hope you enjoy it.

~Marc Manzi

Feature of the Month: July 10′

steven — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:52:35 +0000

The Feature of the Month for July is the Post Ceremony scene from Christie & Mario Kahn’s wedding movie. Christie and Mario were married on August 8, 2009 at St. Sebastian’s Church in Middletown, CT. Their reception was held at St. Clements Castle in Portland, CT. We hope you enjoy it.

~Marc Manzi

Bay Path Hot Topics: Presentation, June 18, 2010

steven — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:16:10 +0000

Documentary & Cinematic Styles

steven — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:29:17 +0000

We decided to create this post to explain and demonstrate our two different styles of event film making. Steven Fowler Films offers a Documentary style and a Cinematic style. Below you will find two different scenes from Karen & Neil Hickey’s 1st dance.
Per Karen and Neil’s request, we used one camera to shoot their 1st dance in the style in which we would’ve typically shot it had it been a part of our Documentary Investment. The reason is that they had a choreographed 1st dance and wanted to have the entire dance as an extra feature on their final DVD. I’ll briefly go into detail to help give you a better idea of the two different styles.

Documentary Investment Explanation:

Our Documentary investment is shot using the same equipment and technical standards that are used to produce our Cinematic movies. However, the Documentary style turns out a final product that drastically differs from that of the Cinematic style.
The shooting style is the most outstanding difference between the two. Where we are shooting for moments for the Cinematic style, we shoot very conservatively for the Documentary style. Typically a Documentary investment is shot using one camera, (although we have shot two camera Documentaries investments available). The angles used while shooting as stated before are very conservative. Being that there is usually no second camera, events such as the ceremony, toasts, readings etc. will have no cut away footage. The film maker will stay locked down on said key events from start to finish.
The overall amount of footage shot for a Documentary varies based on the event itself and hours of coverage we are scheduled for. Editing a Documentary style wedding is also very different from the Cinematic. Where as an entire Cinematic style movie is highly edited from beginning to end, our Documentaries are not highly edited. They are cut using simple transitions, mostly using natural audio from throughout the day as opposed to musical selections.
While there are usually three edited scenes within the Documentary, the majority of the movie will be made up of minimally edited scenes showing the progression of the day. With a Documentary, your entire ceremony in its entirety is included within the movie itself. The finished movie will run substantially longer than that of the Cinematic style.

Cinematic Investment Explanation:

Our Cinematic style of shooting is used to capture moments to better tell your wedding story. At the end of the day depending on hours of coverage and how many cameras were used at the wedding or event, we will typically end up with between two to three and a half hours of footage. Think of it the same way as a photographer will take between 1000 and 2000 images on a typical day edit them down to about 800 to 1000 and put them into a proof book which then get narrowed down to about 200 images for your actual wedding album.
Our Cinematic style movies would be best described as our version of a wedding album. This style tells more of a story, is motivated by music of your choosing, (you may also allow us to choose the music for you), is edited in a highly artistic fashion, uses a careful balance of your chosen music and natural audio from your event and creatively showcases all the highlights of your day in a twenty to forty minute final movie depending on how many edited scenes there are in your investment.
When you watch the Cinematic 1st Dance below you will notice that in addition to the actual 1st Dance, also included are highlights from the toasts, parent dances and cake cutting. The other segments in the Cinematic style will be similar in the sense that they will showcase the highlights from that certain part of the day but may include time shifted moments from other parts of the day.
Another example would be the Ceremony segment. This will not contain the entire service from start to finish, which will typically last around 45 minutes. On the contrary, the Ceremony segments in our Cinematic style will usually be around four and four and a half minutes in length featuring highlights from readings, vows, homilies, gift presentations, unity candles, blessings etc.
There is always an option to purchase all of the raw unedited footage that was shot which wasn’t used in the final movie. Think of your raw footage like you would think of getting all your wedding photos from your photographer. Additionally, toasts, blessings, choreographed dances etc. will all appear in their entirety on your final DVD as extra features.

Ron’s Run for the Roses

steven — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:27:50 +0000

We were lucky enough to have been able to produce a video for a great fundraising event titled “Ron’s Run for the Roses”. It is an annual event that takes place during the running of the Kentucky Derby. “Ron’s Run for the Roses” is an event organized by Barbara Foley in memory of her late husband Ron Foley who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2005. The event is used to promote awareness of pancreatic cancer and also to raise funds for the National Pancreas Foundation. We first met Barbara and her family back in 2007 when we produced a movie for her daughter’s wedding. Following that we’ve worked with her on several other projects, including this one. It has been an absolute pleasure for Steve on the shooting end and myself on the editing end, to have been able to put this video together for her as well as this great cause. Cancer in any form is a terrible thing that touches far too many people in the world. It has played its part in my life and I understand how difficult the struggle can be. That being said we greatly encourage you to check out the website for “Ron’s Run,” which you may visit here; http://ronsrun.org/ There is also a link on the page where you may donate toward supporting the “Ron’s Run for the Roses” event. Every little bit helps. Thank you all.

~Marc Manzi