Work

Marriage & Money Planning 4 Forever After

Script: Friends at Diner

Scene In A Restaurant: 3 girlfriends sitting at a table…

Friend #1: sets her coffee down shaking her head in slight disbelief… I can’t believe you’re getting married this year! Aren’t you excited?! Have you arranged your wedding dress yet?! Can I come with you?! So many questions… So I have to ask: I was on your wedding registry website…. and noticed a marriage and money Workshop…….(look of concern and lowering tone) Are you having money problems?

Engaged Friend: Actually we’re doing well and but with each of coming in with a house, our own 401k, my business, my student debt…this workshop can be one of the ways we both get on the same page… with our cash flow, balance sheet, retirement goals, and other financial stuff that can be difficult to talk about. We’ve not yet decided where we’ll get the wedding dress from. We had spent ages looking through sites and going to boutiques, and are still taking the time to find the best dresses, as we’re currently budgeting for our big day!

Background flashes though different scenes. One includes a bridal website stating (» view page), and lingers before fading back to scene.

Friend #1: I thought Eric had an investment guy, his buddy from college?

Engaged Friend: Oh Brian sells insurance. This is a workshop. Not a seminar trying to sell us stuff. Zero sales pitch. Just professionals like financial planners and estate planning attorney’s with credentials giving us their professional opinion. Like a Propinion.

Turns to Friend #2: Alicia, you’re married. What do YOU think?

Friend #2: Are you kidding me? I would pay twice the amount to avoid a tenth of the arguments we have around money. And you really don’t know, what you don’t know. Plus, a money-back guarantee? Shrugs like…..no brainer.

Friend #1: Final question… like a whisper… do you have to be engaged or married to go to this Workshop?

Engaged Friend: whispers back… Let’s focus on you finding a man!

Everybody laughs

Fade Out

Disclaimers

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Marriage & Money Planning 4 Forever After

Script: Couple w/ Wedding Planner

Scene at Coffee Shop: The wedding planner is checking off items on her To-Do-List…

Wedding Planner: “Let’s review our wedding to-do-list shall we? flowers for wedding party (check), cake colors (check), valet parking (check)

Male Partner: Nodding as…

Female Partner: Reads off her sheet…

Wedding Planner: Putting her list down… “Now remember how I promised our wedding planning service really one of a kind? While other wedding planners are done at the end of your reception….we go the extra step. Here’s our special Checklist for the days AFTER your special day”

Wedding Planner: Hands them a sheet…

Male Partner: “That’s cool”

Female Partner: Reading the sheet… “Thank you cards, nodding in approval… adding name to car insurance nodding… then looking perplexed… And joint financial plan?

Female Partner: What?

Male Partner: Huh?

Wedding Planner: “Look I’ve been doing this for a while… money is the #1 cause for disagreement among couples but it doesn’t have to be… have a joint financial plan. So everyone is on the same page when it comes to financial goals.”

Female Partner: Nervous laugh… “but we have good jobs, and each have a 401k”

Wedding Planner: Which is exactly why you need a financial plan along with stuff you don’t have which is life insurance, tax planning, and overview of legal stuff around our state laws for couples. These days, working professionals always have a lot more than 30-40 years ago.”

Male Partner: “Sounds important.”

Female Partner: “Sound complicated, I mean… we don’t even know where to start…”

Wedding Planner: “Well, it can start with both of you attending the Marriage and Money: Planning 4 Forever After Workshop. It’s led by professionals in the field giving you the stuff they never tell you before marriage but critical to…”

Male Partner: Cuts her off… “I think I heard about this. It’s a financial guy, attorney and they just lay it out there without the investment/insurance pitch.”

Female Partner: “Just advice?”

Wedding Planner: “Just advice”

Male Partner: “You really do go above and beyond…”

Fade out…

Disclaimers

December was a crazy busy month for which I can only be grateful. I only regret not having carved out time to upload any blog content for the month. Shooting stills for several catalogs as well as a few videos which I’ll further elaborate on in their corresponding blog posts occupied all my attention. This however is focusing attention on the several month long time-lapse video I’m working on documenting the construction of South Lake Union’s newest veterinary clinic, Urban Animal, set to open on Feb. 1st. After months of electrical work the sheet rock is finally up and soon to be painted.

Thank you to my friend Mark Cates and lovely wife Rose Quinby for making your home available to me. It was the perfect location for a recent shoot. Obscured by onlooking parents, I summoned all my cat herding skills to direct three toddlers for a short penmanship exercise workbook video. It’s 49% direction and 51% ability to capture playful spontaneity in moments of opportunity before it all falls apart.  🙂

Good times with colleague, John Maynard at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center shooting pest control solutions from manufacturer BASF for Impact XM Marketing & Advertising. We did quite well given a small window to shoot and some other limitations that kept things interesting. The trade show itself was absolutely fascinating. So many of the exhibitors had pulled out all the stops to make sure that they made the best impression. Throughout the day I was able to pick up a wide range of brochures, freebies, and flyers that had been designed and printed using an online printing company like MyCreativeShop. I would definitely keep this in mind if I ever need to get some promotional materials of my own printed as everything looked so professional. Regretfully I’ve been prohibited through a non-disclosure agreement from showcasing this video due to proprietary technology. Difficult for me to understand since everything in the video was on public display during the trade show. Nonetheless, the final product was very well received by the ad agency and the client was very pleased with the work.

Just a plug for David Hornbeck at ADH Tech Services. http://www.adhtechservices.com/ David came by the desk today to tune up the central nervous system. Turns out my machine got a clean bill of health. Thanks David!

Here’s an brief update on a roughly three month long time-lapse project I’m assembling.

Held to high standards, I recently recorded videos for Jennifer Penney, Seattle/NYC based lifestyle and wedding photographer. She’ll be featuring the work we shot together on the home pages of her two websites, www.jenniferboylephotography.com and www.jenneypenneyphoto.com. My vehicle was loaded with lighting equipment that never got used since her Pioneer Square studio offered plenty of natural light. A 6’x6′ scrim jim helped soften the light a bit. Besides that it was one of those “less is more” days.  Jennifer also benefited from my teleprompter. Beamsplitter glass allows the camera to shoot through the transparent back side while the front is completely mirrored to reflect the script scrolling along on my iPad by way of a teleprompter app.

Jessica Mullen, personal trainer, nutritionist & endurance athlete completed the Cascade Crest 100 Mile Race in August (with the aid of her team of coaches). Because there’s no timeline for the completion of this project we’re finally getting around to beginning the editing process. Can’t wait to be able to showcase this awesome video!

 

The clouds thinned out as the day went on during this very busy, very fun shoot for Propet USA. Again, this was a great opportunity to use the wifi feature on my Canon 6D. All images transmitted wirelessly to my iPad. My client could instantly see what I was shooting from anywhere on the set. It was essential in streamlining an ambitious shot list. More behind the scenes shots from the several day long project to follow.

After a wonderful filming session with Chris Landry, here is one of our video’s. More to come! Chris does great work and made the whole process of being on camera VERY easy…Thank you Chris!!