Hey guys. My name is Matt Johnson with whoismatt.com
and there are a lot of extremely talented
wedding filmmakers out there.
I should know.
I host a monthly wedding film review live stream,
and I probably watch more wedding videos
than most people on the planet.
That said though, every few months,
I'll discover a few wedding filmmakers
that are making incredible work.
Trying new things and really pushing the creativity
of the world of wedding filmmaking forward.
And so today,
at the start of the new year,
I want to share with you three wedding filmmakers
that have been inspiring me lately.
It is my hope that by the end of this video,
there'll be inspiring you too.
Jumping right in, in no particular order then,
please keep that in mind.
The first wedding filmmaker that has been inspiring me,
is one of the most talented wedding filmmakers
I've seen from Italy,
Sara Canducci.
I hope I'm pronouncing that name right.
My Texas accent does not really work well with Italian.
Sara has submitted a few wedding films
to my monthly wedding film review live streams.
And every time,
I watch one of her films, it is a real treat.
Her composition and lens choices are out of this world.
But what has always stood out to me,
is her vibrant color palette she chooses for her films.
They are always high contrast and popping,
but still have a filmic look.
That's very unique.
Surprisingly though,
Sara is one of only a few wedding filmmakers that I've seen
that shoots in 30 frames per second.
And while I am a strong defender of 24 FPS,
her films have a unique look,
that really makes them stand out.
It feels so real and lifelike.
Sign up by the way.
I'm recording this video at 24 frames per second.
So I highly recommend going to Sara's channel
and watching her films directly.
They will play back much smoother.
And don't worry, I'll be linking to
Sara's YouTube channel as well as everybody else's
that I'm talking about,
down in the video description next to the like button.
Moving on, let's head to Canada.
And one of my favorite couples that shoot in weddings,
Hello Tomorrow Films.
Mac and Erin have been filming weddings for 15 years.
A little longer than me I'll admit,
but they really are caught my eye on Instagram
a few months ago
when they posted a reel of their wedding films.
A reel, man?
Like a compilation of their footage.
But hear me out a second.
This was more than just a reel,
it was this intensely personal film
showing aspects of them, their family
and how all this tied into their work as wedding filmmakers.
There's just so much emotional depth to this reel.
And it carries over to their other films as well.
You need to take some time to watch their films.
They're so great.
I especially love that we're seeing wedding filmmakers
like Hello Tomorrow,
put more of themselves,
their personalities into their films.
And I really hope this inspires other wedding filmmakers
to do the same.
Now wrapping up the list.
This filmmaker has actually been filming weddings
for the least amount of time,
but his films are also some of the most impressive.
His name is Shawn Yang.
And I first met him when he attended Venture Workshop,
in October 2020.
During the workshop I hosted a
live wedding film review session,
where David Reynosa of Forestry films and I
sat down and reviewed films from the attendees.
Shawn asked to review one of his weddings films
and we were completely blown away,
by the quality, creativity and shots the sky was getting.
But then he really blew our minds,
whenever he said he'd only been filming weddings
for a year and a half.
Seriously? I remember whenever he told us this,
I actually got up and walked out of the room.
I'm like, "I'm good. I'm done.
Don't need to film weddings some more."
It's crazy.
It also helps that he lives in Texas.
And whenever I found that out,
I immediately proceeded to add him to my list
of BTS shooters,
in the event that I need one.
Anyways, here's my point,
if you are new to the world of wedding filmmaking
and you're wondering what is possible.
I want you to watch Shawn's films.
I want you to see what is possible in a year and a half
and be inspired.
Because honestly,
if Shawn keeps up this quality and creativity,
you're going to be hearing the name Shawn Yang
a lot more often in the filmmaking world.
And that is my list of three wedding filmmakers
that have recently been inspiring me.
I hope they'll be inspiring you as well.
I will link to all of these wedding filmmakers
down in the video description,
so you can watch their films and follow them.
Also. It would be a huge help to me,
if you would consider liking this video
and subscribing if you wanna see more videos
like it in the future.
Also, I would love to hear what other wedding filmmakers
I should be watching.
Who else is making killer work
and pushing the art form of wedding filmmaking forward.
Please leave me a comment down below and let me know.
Last two things, if you're a wedding filmmaker,
have you joined my Wedding Filmmaking Facebook group yet?
That's the link below.
Also, if you happen to be a wedding filmmaker,
you probably want to book more couples
and film more weddings,
to help you out with that,
I've created a free guide.
That's gonna walk you through some practical steps
that you can take right now in your business,
to book more couples and film more weddings.
It's a completely free gift to you.
You can download it at the link
down in the video description.
Thanks so much for watching and have a great day.