This week I had the privilege to work on a story that was both personal and a technical challenge. Ben Thomas is a close friend and one of the Godliest men I know. I enjoyed the opportunity to edit and composite his story.
As for the technical challenge, we chose to shoot this piece green screen. B-roll, stock footage (bet you didn’t know the train at the 0:43 mark was really a toy), and real photos and articles from the accident were layered in to add a second time line of backdrop. Stylistically I’m really happy with how it turned out. To make it extra personal I created the soundtrack myself with Reason. It’s nothing flashy, but I wanted something pretty specific and I think it fits well.
Ben Thomas interview from Ken Wilson on Vimeo.
You can watch the final version here.
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Thanks Adam for providing brainstorm and camera support.
They say the secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. I’m not so good at that… give credit where credit is due. This piece was inspired both in vision and tone by the PC3 “One Word” series. Great work, guys, and great inspiration.
Phenomenal job as always, Ken. What a powerful testimony and you really accented it well the different layers. Great work on the music, too. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
Hey Man,
That was a great peice. It brought a tear to my eye in the 9:15am service in GVegas.
Check out this intro I have just done for Revolution Church, a church plant in Greenville I am a part of. I would love to get your input.
http://vimeo.com/5369896
Fantastic work, music was great too.
Powerful story and your motion work did a great job of enhancing the story but not getting in the way. Nicely done as always!
You did a great job with the video! Love the train in the background! Thanks for the shout out Ken!
this looks great bro! And the story is incredible. the newspaper panning fit so good