With the inclusion of more videography to Reset the past couple of years, we’ve had some powerhouse speakers, and we’re so lucky to have some amazing filmmakers joining us in 2017. Enter Tyler & Allison Blair, owners of
Happy Camper Films, based out of Kentucky and New England. They offer mentoring and specialize in handcrafted wedding films and cinematic storytelling. Welcome, Tyler & Allison, and thanks for sharing with us for today’s blog post!
Connecting Music and Emotion in a Wedding Film
When you think of some of the biggest films in the past, have you ever thought about how the music or score below a moment can really draw you into the scene? The simple, ominous strings in Jaws. The moment when Rafiki holds Simba up at the beginning of the Lion King. The connection of dynamic music moments in the recurring “Mia & Sebastian’s Theme” in La La Land. And I know we have all gotten goose bumps when Patrick Swayze pulls off the big move with Jennifer Grey at the climax of Dirty Dancing. The emotional power the music brings to each scene makes us, as viewers, fully invest and be drawn into the moment!

One of the most important components of producing an emotion-filled and engaging wedding film is the music selection. Wedding films have a huge potential to leave the viewer connected to a wedding day, and even connected to the couple. Draw your the audience in to the intimate moments, the emotional moments, and the epic moments by editing your film to connect with the music.

Music Moment – noun – an opportunity for you to deliver your audience an emotional punch to the gut.
Okay, sure, we may have made that definition up, and it may a bit ridiculous. But, the premise really is important! When you are selecting songs, whether it is a singer-songwriter lyrical song, or an instrumental, cinematic score, they always
have these moments where the dynamics take the listener for a ride. In a cinematic song, it will often come in the form of a dynamic change from a mezzo-piano (softer, subtle) section of the song to a mezzo-forte or forte (loud, powerful) section; or it may come in the exact opposite order. In a lyrical sing, it may be the transition from the verse or bridge to the chorus. Either way, THIS is your music moment.
If you connect an dialogue excerpt that transitions into a powerful dynamic change, along with accompanying visuals, you are giving your audience a moment of emotion that is connected on all levels. One of the great things about editing programs is the ability to visualize the dynamics of the song via waveforms. When you bring a song into your timeline, it
will produce waveforms along the track to visually see how loud a song is at certain moments. When you see a sudden increase in the waveform to indicate a dynamic change, you can easily see a moment to connect your film to!
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