Jake and Lilly Lankheit Wedding Highlight | May 09, 2009

I shot this video for my girlfriend's sister's wedding back in May and finally got it cut and done (it was one hell of a busy summer). The wedding was a blast and I wish the best of luck and happiness to Jake and Lilly in their new life together.

Location: Nashville, TN

**This was kind of a last minute shoot and I encountered some technical issues, worst of which being my shotgun mic kept cutting out through the service/reception and I lost good bit of key audio moments...but was able to salvage enough to cut the video still, and I am personally happy with the outcome**

Shot and edited by Brendan Donohue
Camera: Canon HV30
NLE: Final Cut Pro 6

http://www.pureformmedia.com

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Music:
Jeremy Enigk (opening) - "A New Beginning"

John Murphy - "Surface of the Sun (Adagio in D Minor)"
(from the "Sunshine" Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Thundersnake: First Look

I had the pleasure of filming Murfreesboro/Nashville based 80's Hair Metal Tribute band, Thundersnake, at the Exit/In a couple weeks ago. They put on a great show and we got some nice footage.

This was my first time filming with my friend Don DeLong, who recently invested in some video gear and helped me out capturing a second angle, this was a huge convenience, as I'm used to shooting single camera, so it's great to have the other angle to cut to for the edit. He also brought along his Tascam DR-100 digital stereo recorder for the audio source, which provided some great audio...very nice for a relatively inexpensive and extremely portable audio device.

Here is a sample video from the show. I will be posting more at my Vimeo and YouTube pages.
Cover of "Smooth Up In Ya" by BulletBoys!!

Thundersnake - "Smooth Up In Ya" Exit/In 07.24.2009 from pureform media on Vimeo.

If your are reading this, play in a band and are seeking some high quality video coverage for your live show, hit me up!! brendan@pureformmedia.com

For more info on Thundersnake, check them out here: www.myspace.com/thundersnakeofficial

~brendan

food for thought...

Sup peoples...here's a couple vids y'all should check out...

don't believe everthing you see and hear, but there are some very interesting points brought up worth speculating on...

The Obama Deception




and Josh sent me a link to this one: THE ESOTERIC AGENDA




~Brendan

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike!!

Hey people!! Well, it's been about a month now since my last Blog (I suck at this)..haha that sounds like something you say in a confession booth:) anyways, I've been busy as hell trying to get these current projects out the door and live some semblance of a life as well!!

For those of you that know me, when I'm not working my skinny ass off, I like to get rad.haha....in many ways...one of which is flexin on my bicycle. I try to get out and ride every day, at least 6 to 8 miles. I mostly do urban freeride-style riding, bombing hills, catching air off any object possible (man-made or natural), jumping stair sets, dropping off ledges and practicing the few little tricks I know and trying to become a better rider in general:)

The main thing is that I have a blast riding...biking is one of the only shards of my youth that I am still clutching onto and I will most likely carry with me till I am unable to do so; it truly allows me some much needed moments of clarity to ponder the past, present and future, even if I am thrown back into calamity shortly thereafter. Also, it's really the only form of excercise that I have time for and am motivated to do on a daily basis...

Ok, so if you share this same love of cycling in any facet...hit me up and we'll go ride sometime!
In addition, if you are into more extreme riding styles and are interested in having some footage shot or high quality photos taken of you in action, contact me as well because I'm trying to get into more action sports photography. Holla: brendan@pureformmedia.com

Here are some pics of my current whip: Raleigh Mojave 8.0 single speed conversion; a work in progress:

the aftermath of the 'Roo

Wow, the 2009 Bonnaroo music festival was completely insane, let me tell you. We had a blast, saw some incredible performances, met some "unique" individuals and indulged in many extra-curricular activities (ha)!! My little bro even made it down this year to partake in the madness, it was great to share that experience with him for his first time, he had a blast. As a result of Roo, I was pretty much completely out of commision last week. Trying to adapt to normal society after being up in that freakshow for 4 days is a chore to say the least, but it's all par for the course. You can check out pics on my Flickr page or my facebook profile.

Good shot of the crew enjoying some Wilco tunes!!

Bella and I after Phish on sunday night, it was an epic set!

I've got so much on my plate right now, which is a good thing, but I need to start better prioritizing the workload. Current projects include sweeping through and completeing a backlog of audio and video projects, pre production for a local Real Estate Foreclosure show that I'm shooting an intro for and editing down Jake and Lilly Lankheit's wedding video, here is a fun little sample from that.

Just got some new business cards printed up via http://www.overnightprints.com/ and they turned out great!!, the price was excellent as well, will definitely repeat business with them. Also about to get some vinyl stickers done as well, pretty pumped about that.

My friend Don recently purchased a new HD camera (Canon HV30, same as mine) so we will hopefully be doing some multi-camera shoots through the rest of the summer. Things are lookin pretty good right now, just need to keep my nose to the grindstone and keep pluggin away!!

~brendan

new blog, what's up!

Well, I figured it was about time I got a blog up and running, so here it is: pureform media: the blog. I’ll be using this to showcase new projects as well as project random streams of consciousness as they occur and just for news in general...personal and business.

Here is some news:

Coincidentally, today is my 26th b’day, as some of you may know, and I’m just throwing this thing together real quick before I hit the town.

You may also know that my car was stolen recently, I just picked it up from the shop about an hour ago and it looks great!! I’m so glad to have it back and it looks even better than before it was jacked!
In addition to birthday week, it also happens to be the week of the sickest music festival in the Southeast, BONNAROO!! check it here: http://www.bonnaroo.com/

been looking forward to it for months now and it’s here!! what a glorious time of year!! I will post some pictures after the madness. woohoo

well that’s all for now cuz I gotta run, but be sure to check back for news and such as I will try to keep up with this thing as best as possible!

~brendan