The Video:

 INTERVIEW WITH TIM FROM VELARE IMAGINARIUM:

1. How did you come up with the vision for the film?
One of the things I knew I wanted to spend a good amount of time shooting was the set up and preparation for the event. I feel the process of art is just as (if not more) important than the end result. Everyone involved, whether they were planners, designers, stylists, caterers, photographers or whomever, are all artists, and I wanted to celebrate the process. I really loved the atmosphere during the set up, the odd shapes and angles that someone usually wouldn't stop and take a second look at, those are the things I try to capture. The rest of my vision just came from being there, experiencing the event and it's emotions as it unfolds, then attempt to capture and re-create that.

2. How on earth do you compress an 8 hour event into 5 minutes?
My previous experiences with art in general has taught me less is more. I'd rather strip things away to highlight what is really important, than to over indulge in all the footage I capture and by doing that, lose the impact of the important moments because they're too crowded. Sometimes it's really difficult to do that. I'll have a beautiful shot that is just killer lighting, perfect movement, but what happened in the frame might not be as emotionally important as the previous shot I took. So it comes down to picking and choosing and just trying to keep my priorities straight. I'll usually set a goal for the length of a video before I start editing, then use that restriction for my benefit and the benefit of the video.

3. Where do you get inspiration from for your work?
Wow. Tough One. :) Honestly when it comes to making videos, my main inspiration starts with the music. I'll spend hours to find the right music. If the music isn't inspiring me, i'll just be banging my head against the wall through a whole edit. Films I love are usually films that have great music, say... any Wes Anderson film. I probably should say too that I'm a huge fan of documentaries. I could probably have a very long conversation with anyone else who loves documentaries. Do you like documentaries? Lets get coffee. :)

4. What's your favorite part of the FIVE video?
Ha! That's hard. I definitely am my own worst critic. Hmmm.... This will probably seem kinda silly to some people, but it's these kinds of moments that get me really excited when I'm shooting. It's the times when i have my camera pointed at something, and then something comes right into the frame and happens that I wasn't planning. There's a shot right around 1 minute of the bottom of the chandelier, then the hands come up to work on it that I completely was not expecting. It's such a small thing, but those small things really make me happy.