Aexian Studios Blog

Sara & Alex Vasquez Same Day Edit feat. Nickelback

2010-09-28T17:23:00.001-04:00

Courtney & Adam Macri SDE feat. Taylor Swift

2010-09-28T14:36:00.000-04:00

Sara & Alex Epic Engagement Video

2010-09-15T19:08:00.000-04:00

Voula & Tony Angelopoulos feat. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

2010-09-15T14:15:00.000-04:00

Melissa & Anthony SDE feat. Taylor Swift

2010-08-30T16:07:00.001-04:00

Video by Aexian Studios

Andrea & Jeff Lee SDE feat. The Verve

2010-08-18T12:15:00.001-04:00

Sarah & Joseph DiCroce SDE feat. Chris Brown

2010-08-17T18:06:00.001-04:00

Anita & Jeff McCrady SDE feat. U2

2010-08-17T18:02:00.000-04:00

Fairmont Royal York Bridal Fashion Shoot

2010-08-03T13:48:00.001-04:00

This is a fashion bridal shoot we did at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. It was a great day, a lot of fun, and hard work. I'd like to thank everybody involved. Your time and hard work are so much appreciated. I hope everybody enjoys the video.
Here is a list of all the credits:

Stephen Franklin Photography Cinema
1581 Victoria Ave
Pelham, ON
L0S 1C0
1.877.334.7544

Fairmont Royal York
Kolene Elliott
Film & Entertainment Sales Manager
100 Front Street West
Toronto, ON
M5J 1E3
1.866.840.8402

CREW MEMBERS
Steve Vidal Director/Producer
Corey Vidal Assistant Director
Suzzanne Dmytruszko Assistant Producer
Jay Lupish Camera Operator
Brent Kore Steadi-cam Operator
Louis Pappa Camera Operator
Mark Rauwerda Time Lapse

EDITORS
Adam Stephenson
Mark Rauwerda
Steve Vidal

MODELS
Jacquenne Reaume
Andrea Litle (Geoffery Chapman Modeling)

HAIR STYLISTS
Park Avenue Hair Design
Jason Moravac Head Stylist
Luciana Moravac Senior Stylist
69 King St. West
Stoney Creek, ON
L8G 1H9
905.664.6171

JEWELLERY & ACCESSOEIES
LoriLocks
Chris Potyok
10 Stone Gate Dr
Grimsby, ON
L3M 5C6
1.877.309.1160

MAKEUP
Victoria Rendon
289.228.2551

DRESSES
Rainbow Bridal
105 King St. East
Hamilton, ON
L8N 1A9
905.529.1164

SHOES
What A Heel
353 Brant St
Burlington, ON
L7R 2G3
905.333.9229

Copyright Stephen Franklin Photography Cinema 2010

Emily & Clarman Yang SDE (feat. Sum 41)

2010-08-02T11:44:00.000-04:00

Laura & Nilton Claudino SDE (feat. Snow Patrol)

2010-07-19T11:37:00.001-04:00

Cory & Stephanie Williams (Trash the Dress Traler) in Hollywood California

2009-10-31T16:03:00.005-04:00

Yes, that's right! Cory Williams (internet celebrity) flew us down to Hollywood Califoria to shoot his & Stephanie's wedding and trash the dress photograhy & cinematography September 5-8. Boy!! What a time we had, too! Here's a teaser of what's to come. Hope everybody enjoys it.

Director-Steve Vidal, Producer-Corey Vidal, Cameramen-Mark Rauwerda & Bill Reilly, Editors-Jason Lupish & Steve Vidal, Color Correction-Mark Rauwerda.

I think that's it, Enjoy!, Steve

Cory & Stephanie Willians Trash the Dress Photos in Hollywood California

2009-10-31T13:30:00.015-04:00

AEXIAN STUDIOS goes to Hollywood!!

Yes, we were fortunate to go down to Hollywood Calforina to shoot Cory & Stephanie's wedding and trash the dress photography & cinematography. We were there for 4 days and had a great time with Cory & Stephanie. Cory is an internet celebrity for making youtube videos. Check him out here http://www.youtube.com/smpfilms. Here's a few photos from the trash the dress. Thanks Cory & Steph for the great time. Enjoy the photos. Click on photos to enlarge.

Tammy & Lee Nesbit Wedding Video (feat. Rescal Flatts)

2009-10-07T07:48:00.005-04:00

Great day in London, On. with Tanny & Lee. Mark & Bill shot this with 2 Sony EX1 XD-Cam cameras, Brevis 35mm adaptor, Canon lenses, steadi-cam. Edited by Mark at Aexian Studios.I hope eveybody enjoys the video.

Steve

Candice & Chris Assaad Wedding Video (feat. U2-Beautiful Day)

2009-08-27T19:58:00.002-04:00

Really hot summer day in Hamilton/Oakville with Candice, Chris, and company. You guys were so much fun to shoot with. Thanx for being so willing to trust us and step out of the box with all fassion posing. We had a great time.
Mark & Jay shot this with 2 Sony Ex1's, steadi-cam, Brevis 35mm adaptor, canon lenses, etc.

Thanx Guys, enjoy the video, Steve

Jillian Studio Model Shoot

2009-06-24T13:27:00.003-04:00

This is Jillian's model shoot we did in studio Sun June 14th, 2009. It was alot of fun and everybody did a great job. Thank you Victoria - makeup, Shay - hair, Monica - production, Mark - lighting and of course Jillian - modeling for doing such a great job. i hope everybody enjoys the pix.
-Steve

Leanne & Bill Wedding Pix (Train Station)

2009-05-18T09:33:00.002-04:00

Lindsey's Model Pix at the Junkyard

2009-05-17T09:23:00.003-04:00

Hey everybody, we do elaborate engagement shoots, portrait, boudoir, and models as well as doing wedding. If you'd like to do a model shoot or an elaborate engagement shoot like you see on this blog we'ed love to help you out. We can go to a unique location of your choice or in our studio. Just send me an e-mail and we can start working on it. If you click on a image it will enlarge. I hope everybody enjoys these images.
Steve

The Distillery (Toronto) Engagement Shoot

2009-05-14T10:08:00.003-04:00

More fun engagement pix.

More Engagement Pix

2009-05-13T13:48:00.003-04:00

Here are some more engagement pix. We do then on location and inour studio.

Engagement Shoots

2009-05-13T12:49:00.008-04:00

Tanya & Matthew Wedding Video (feat. Lifehouse)

2009-04-05T07:52:00.001-04:00

Tanya & Matthew Mallia Wedding Video (feat. Lifehouse) from Aexian Studios on Vimeo.

This is Tanya & Matt's wedding video. It's alot slower than the SDE we did wth the Taylor Swift song that we posted a little while ago. Was a cold day but alot of fun for everyone. The park location was downtown Hamilton, ON. I hope you guys enjoy the video.

Shot with two Sony EX1's, Brevis 35mm adapter, steadi-cam, and Canon L series lenses by Jay and Bill. Edited by Steve and Bill.

Steve

Kaleena & James Snell (wedding preparations video)

2009-03-15T19:32:00.003-04:00

Another Valentines Day wedding, well actually this was one day after Valentines. Kaleena & James were a really beautiful couple and the nicest peolpe to be around. We had so much fun with you guys. Thank you for a great day and trusting in our crazt ideas. I hope you enjoy the video.
Steve

Kaleena & James Snell (wedding preparations video) from Aexian Studios on Vimeo.

Tanya & Matthew Mallia Wedding Photos & SDE

2009-03-01T16:31:00.013-05:00

I thought I would post some of Tanya & Matt's wedding photos and link for thier SDE. Fun day in February in Hamilton/Oakville out in the cold. Here is the link for thier same day edit on vimeo. http://vimeo.com/3401444

Thanx guys for the great time. I hope you enjoy these.
Steve

Kaleena & James Snell Valentines Day Wedding Photos

2009-02-28T13:47:00.021-05:00

I figured I'd post some of our new photos here on the blog.
This was a winter wedding on one day after Valentines Day this year. The weather was a bit cold but everybody was having so much fun that I don't think it bothered them that much. We also did video for Kaleena & James so I'll be posting that soon.
Steve

Tanya & Matthew Mallia Same Day Edit (feat. Taylor Swift)

2009-02-27T15:52:00.017-05:00

The '09 season is underway and we're coming out of the gate with some great videos. This is Tanya & Matt's - same day edit - video we played at the reception, the night of the wedding. The guests really seemed to love it and were talking about it all night! Tanya and Matt were great troopers as we were outside in the cold in downtown Hamilton in the middle of February 09. We did get a chance to step into the firehall to warm up and do more shooting, which was unique. (You and your wedding party were awesome and we had a great time working with you!)

Bill & Jay shot with two Sony EX1 cameras and a Brevis 35mm adaptor, an assortment of Canon lenses, and a steadi-cam out in the feezing cold. Corey was in the car, a restaurant, and at the reception editing footage all day so we could play it that night. Wow, what a great time. Here's the video in high def. on Vimeo.
I hope everybody enjoys.
Steve

Tanya & Matt high def. video on Vimeo.

Susana & Chris Ostrowski Wedding Video

2009-01-23T10:20:00.018-05:00

This is a wedding video that Jay and I shot in the summer of '08 up in Oakville. We were using our EX1, Brevis 35mm adaptor, canon lenses, and we had the steadi-cam out that day as well. Susana & Chris were great to work with and willing to try new stuff even in the little bit of rain we had. We had a great time with you and tour wedding party. I hope everybody enjoys the video. Here's the link.

Susana & Chris Ostrowski Wedding Video (feat. Bon Jovi) from Aexian Studios on Vimeo.

Steve

Francesca & Nick Prosia "Save The Date" engagement video

2008-12-28T13:37:00.008-05:00

This is Francesca & Nick Prosia's "Save The Date" engagement video Jay and I shot this year. I wanted to post it HD on vimeo so here's the link. http://www.vimeo.com/2652159

Save the date in a unque way of sending out your invitations to your guests. It's a special engagement video put on a CD or DVD with a music video and interview with the bride and groom that your sending out to your guests asking them to save your wedding date in their calenders. These are great for playing at your receptions as well.

We also played this video at Francesca & Nick's wedding reception. It received an amazing reation from all of their guest. They really loved it.

Steve

Ula & Silvio Gomes High Def Wedding Video

2008-12-25T16:32:00.007-05:00

Well, it's Christmas day and were all playing with our new toys. I got the the iPhone G3. Works great and alot of fun!

Anyway, I'm staring to upload our wedding videos in high def. to Vimeo. This is the first one so I hope i do it right. It's Ula & Silvio Gomes wedding that was in Sept '08 in Toronto.
It was a really fun day with a great couple with some really crazy friends. We laughed all day and even got some really cool shots. Heres the video that Adam and Jay shot using our Sony Ex1 and Brevis 35mm adaptor with canon lenses. We were also using a steadi-cam for the park location. Here's the link:

www.vimeo.com/2629702

I will also be posting some of their wedding photos on our website soon.

I hope everybody enjoys the video, Steve

Ula & Silvio Gomes Wedding video (feat. Lifehouse) from Aexian Studios on Vimeo.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-21T19:28:00.004-05:00

Wow, what a year this year with all the wedding video and photography. Boy it's fun being out trying new locations with fun couples. Very exciting with the new EX1 HD cameras and a great crew. I'm expecting even more new & exciting locations next year. I'll try to do a better job of posting next year. Maybe once a month or something. That might be to optimistic but i'll try my best. LOL.

Here's a couple pictures from some engagement shoots I did late this year. One was on some railroad tracks in Dane City and the other I did in the Gown & Gavel bar in Hess Village. These were quite fun and turned out great.

I just want to say a big thanks to all the Brides and Grooms for stepping out of the traditional wedding box and being willing to try new things. I have to say it was fun, Eh!!
Merry Christmas from everyone at Aexian Studios.

Steve

ALL READY TO GO FOR THE '09 SEASON

2008-08-25T09:11:00.006-04:00

Hi everybody,

Still going strong here with all of the weddings for '08. We have all of our new prices up and ready for '09. One of the things that we added was "Print Credits" for purchasing prints, high res DVD, albums, etc. This way you only have to buy what you want and it's already included in the price of the package. The Silver package has $1,000 credits, Gold $1,500 credits and Platinum $2,000 credits, so as you can see it's enough to purchase a lot of different products. As an example, with the Gold package, you would have enough for the high res DVD and an album, plus some creative retouched large prints. The only things you need to decide is how much coverage you want and what you want to spend your print credits on, and we can guide you though all of this.

With the video side of things each package is very inclusive as well, from all of the shooting with two or three videographers, high definition cameras, the music videos (like you see on our website), your full ceremony and reception, to the personalized custom DVD sets you recieve, you just need to decide how much coverage you want and the music you'd like for your music video and we'll do the rest.

If you'd like to come in for a consultation or have any questions just fill in the contact form on our website or give us a call 905.892.7544.

looking forward to hearing from you, Steve

Middle Of Summer

2008-07-10T08:39:00.006-04:00

Hey,
Well I never expected to be this busy this year with weddings but I must say it's been crazy so far with both video and photography. This is why not too many posts lately but we are definitely having a great time and coming out with new work for both video and photography. So, go to the video section and have a look at our new videos. We've included the engagement videos as well. These are great for telling your story & showing at your reception on the big screen. These are very exciting!

We are also in the the middle of making changes to our pricing and packages for the '09 season due to high demand for our services. I apologize to any new Brides and Grooms if it's caused any confusion. Please be patient with us as we figure out the new packages for '09. One thing that we are heading for is only doing one combo package on Sat. this will include both photography and video. We will not be doing multiple weddings on Saturdays. So, in turn this means that we will spend our time with the one client that signs with us for that Saturday. You the client will have our unique creative team, undivided attention, specialized work, and our highest level of quality and commitment. We will focus solely on your custom wedding package and your special day with more creativity and the highest level of quality final product for you. This will also include scouting out new locations for the park shoot and going to unique places, so as to make each wedding unique and special, like you.

P.S. We will be doing discounted combo and single packages on Fridays, Sundays, and the off season. Don't hesitate to call/email anytime for availability or information.

Steve<

Francesca & Nick: "Save The Date" - Video

2008-05-07T20:31:00.009-04:00

OK, here it is. Finally out in the nice weather with a beautiful, fun couple. If this is a taste of what's to come this year for Aexian Studios, sign me up. Jay and I went to Sherman Falls in Ancaster with Francesca & Nick for a "Save The date" video/photo shoot. Thanks you guys for stepping out of the box and having alot of fun with us. It was well worth it I think. I hope everybody enjoys the video.
Steve

Francesca & Nick Prosia: Save the date HD engagement video from Aexian Studios on Vimeo.

Francesca & Nick: "Save The Date" - Photo

2008-05-07T20:00:00.006-04:00

Last weekend Jay and I went out for a "Save The Date" engagemnet shoot with Fracesca & Nick in Ancaster. WOW, what a day. We had so much fun even with the cold water. These guys were troopers and I don't think anything was going to hold them back from getting in the water. The new camera and lenses proved to be the right way to go and the steadi-cam was working awesome. This has to be one of our best videos to date. Here's a couple photos and the video is in the next post.

Steve

Leighann & Andrew Engagement Shoot

2008-05-07T19:50:00.004-04:00

Sorry it's taken so long to post anything but I guess with the wedding season upon us and being out doing shoots it's hard to make time to up date the blog. Well here's a little taste of some engagment photos that we did for Lieghann & Andrew's engagement shoot. There's a Featured Gallery on the site. We had a great time in Niagara Falls. You guys were great to work with. I hope eveybody enjoys the photos.

Steve

Cory & Marino Del Duca Winter Wedding

2008-03-28T09:29:00.003-04:00

Getting the '08 wedding season off to a fun start. This was a beautiful winter March day, actually one week after the big storm hit, but needless to say Cory and Marino were in high spirits and alot fun to work with. Getting out our new Sony XDCAM-EX with our 35mm adaptor was to say the least "very exciting". Here is an example of Cory & Marino's wedding day with our new toys. Thanks you guys for letting us share your special day with you. It was alot of fun and I can't wait to see the jib shots from the reception. I hope everybody enjoys the video.
Steve<

Aexian Studios First Blog

2008-03-28T09:15:00.005-04:00

It's A New Year. I've been working on getting this blog up pretty much the whole day. Anyway, it seems to be working now. Here we will post our new wedding videos throughout the year. This is going to be the different highlight reels from the weddings we do. We are very excited about this year because we will finally get out our new Sony XDCAM-EX camera and the Brevis 35 35mm adaptor. So, our music videos should take on a whole new look this year. We will also start posting the love story/engagement videos this year. Man, it's going to be good a year. This is also a good place to get your own ideas for your own wedding videos so keep coming back. Remember, nothing is too crazy. Let's push the envelope this year.

Steve<