How To Stay Creative As A Filmmaker

If you’re a full-time freelance filmmaker like me, I’m sure that you’ve dealt with mental blocks, pressure from deadlines, and getting stuck in a rut creatively. Today I want to share with you how I stay creative as a filmmaker by embracing the freedom that this career has given me. I hope that this video gives you some inspiration, as well as instills in you the confidence to keep creating films even when it is difficult.

Filmmaking gear I love: https://kit.co/whoismatt

Films I’ve created that were used in this video:
–HAWAII
–PAGOSA
–CARIBBEAN
–PACIFIC
–OZARKS
–ICELAND

If you want to keep up with my photos, videos, and other behind-the-scenes stuff, follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/whoismatt

I also post a ton of video related news to my Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/whoismattcom

I am also now offering one-on-one filmmaker consulting! Wanna talk about cameras, lighting, or booking clients? Let’s do it! http://whoismatt.com/consulting

Music licensing sites I recommend:
– Sound Stripe – http://bit.ly/sound_stripe (use the coupon code “WHOISMATT” for 10% off a yearly or monthly subscription!)
– ART LIST – http://geni.us/artlistmusic
– Filmstro – http://bit.ly/filmstro (use the coupon code “WHOISMATT20_ANN” for 20% off all yearly licenses)

Edited using Adobe Premiere Pro. Download a free 7-day trial at: http://bit.ly/premierepro_trial

I’m required to state that I’m a part of affiliate programs for Amazon, B&H, SoundStripe, ArtList, Musicbed, and Adobe and that some of the links above are affiliate links.

The BEST Royalty Free Music Licensing Sites For Wedding Films!

These are the exact sites that I use when licensing music for my wedding films. No matter where you fall on the spectrum of wedding videography, whether you are an expert or a beginner, this list should help you find music to license that is high-quality, unique, and affordable.

– Sound Stripe – http://bit.ly/sound_stripe (use the coupon code “WHOISMATT” for 10% off a yearly or monthly subscription!)
– Marmoset Music – http://bit.ly/marmoset_music
– ART LIST – http://geni.us/artlistmusic
– Music Bed – http://bit.ly/music_bed
– Premium Beat – http://bit.ly/premium_beat
– Filmstro – http://bit.ly/filmstro (use the coupon code “WHOISMATT20_ANN” for 20% off all yearly licenses)

As always, if you have any questions or comments about this review, please feel free to leave one below, or get in touch through my website: http://whoismatt.com

If you want to keep up with my photos, videos, and other behind-the-scenes stuff, follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/whoismatt

I also post a ton of video related things to my Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/whoismattcom

I am also now offering one-on-one personal filmmaker consulting! Wanna talk about cameras, lighting, or booking clients? Let’s do it! http://whoismatt.com/consulting

Edited using Adobe Premiere Pro. Download a free 7-day trial at: http://bit.ly/premierepro_trial

I’m required to state that I’m a part of affiliate programs for Amazon, B&H, SoundStripe, ArtList, Musicbed, and Adobe and that some of the links above are affiliate links.

Bohemian Elopement in Colorado | I Never Knew Love Like This Existed

This wedding was supposed to happen in Austin, Texas. Seriously. My wife Rachel and I met Mallory and Clay as they were planning their nuptials in the Hill Country of Texas. As we learned about their love for adventure that included ice climbing in Colorado and spear fishing in the Caribbean, we began to get the feeling that Austin didn’t really fit the vibe of their wedding.

Thankfully, ACL weekend (think: massive concert in Austin, gobs of people, traffic, and hotels full) was scheduled the same weekend as their wedding date, and Mallory and Clay asked my wife Rachel and I if we had ever been to the (self-proclaimed) “Switzerland of America”: Ouray, Colorado. Plans were changed, flights were booked, and suddenly the big Austin wedding in the Hill Country, became a much smaller and more intimate family wedding in the mountains surrounding Ouray.

 

The lavish wedding venue was replaced with a cliff overlooking a lake, hotels were traded for a VRBO that fit the entire wedding party including guests, and white water rafting was scheduled as a pre-wedding activity. Mallory and Clay made their wedding weekend their own, and this trailer gives just a hint of the time we spent together.

We left the weekend feeling like family, and we are very excited to share with you their full film soon.

Whether you are getting married in Austin, Colorado, or anywhere else, as long as you are making your wedding day your own, we would love to film it. Please get in touch.