When the good folks over at the Bay Are Professional Videographers Association (BAPVA) heard news of my trip to San Francisco, they kindly asked if I could speak at one of their monthly meetings.  I jumped at the chance right away.  I knew so many wedding professionals from the area (through the internet and of course, ReFrame) and I know of their dedication and commitment to their craft.

I’m pretty excited (and anxious as always).  See you all on  Monday.

the details:

Monday, May 17, 2010
Check-in & Networking starts at 6:00
Presentation starts at 6:30 PM

Cost:
Free to Members.
Non members $20
Live Webcast: Free - WATCH HERE!

Location:
Adobe, Inc
Park Room Auditorium
345 Park Ave
San Jose, CA 95110

Some Awesome News:  The good folks over at Canon asked me to be a Brand Ambassador.

I get to talk at seminars and workshops for Canon.
I get priority for product servicing.
Dealer price baby!
I get to wear a Canon patch on my left shirt pocket a la Schumi.

But really, more than anything else that got me excited, besides the Mark IV they’re giving me ;-), I get to be in my own print ad!

Seriously, it’s great to be speaking in behalf of a company you have so much belief in.

You might remember Angela from a teaser I posted recently.

Being a professional model, I asked her if she can be appear with me in the ad.  Isn’t she just gorgeous?

Although I did have to remind her once in a while, that I, in fact, was the star of the show, not her.

No less than eminent commercial photographer John Chua shot the ad.

In industry lingo - yes I had to “work it baby!”

More photos - here.

Thanks to:
Canon - for discovering my potential
Angela and her lovely family
The Makeup Studio for makeup and styling
Veluz/Nico for the lovely gowns
Oly for editing the photos
Bob for the mattebox

We’re just so thankful that we made the list again for the fourth consecutive year.

Our deep gratitude to the industry peers who voted for us and hearty congratulations to the uber-talented (and self-less) filmmakers who are also on the list.  Cheers!

It was all work in San Francisco for me last week.  It was totally different being just a speaker to being part of the ReFrame Collective, (planning, organizing, skyping, budgeting, emailing people no end).  I guess I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Work it was but seeing everything coming into fruition, and hearing the responses from the attendees made everything well worth it.  A very special thanks goes out to my partners and Julie, Kristen and Bruce for inviting me to be part of the experience.  You cannot even begin to imagine how much time, effort and finances went into this project.

The best ReFrame ever!  That’s what we promised and that’s what we delivered.

Thanks to all the press, sponsors and of course, the attendees who trusted us.  We hope you had as much of a great time as we did.

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I kinda purposely didn’t go out as much to explore the city.  Same story last April.  Makes for all the reason to go back and enjoy this beautiful city for once.

On the last day, however, I was able to go to my new favorite place on earth - Rasputin - to pick up a couple of DVDs.

Can’t wait to watch this -(The MIndscape of Alan Moore)

Hey all, for all deposits made for wedding reservations, we’ll give half (php10,000) to the relief efforts of Typhoon Ondoy. Please contact Brigitte for details (+632) 8171989.

We won four Golds last year at the WEVA Creative Excellence Awards.  I suppose there was no way to go but down. 

Thus my apprehension of heading down to Orlando for the Gala/Awards night,  but what a night it turned out to be!

Now more than ever, the Filipinos once again asserted their dominance in wedding videography in the international scene.  We counted a total of 20 awards between 9 Pinoy companies.  Unbelievable!  I heard they’re bringing down WEVA to the PI to save on plaque shipping costs ;-).

As for us?  A total of five awards including TWO GOLDS! Not too shabby!.

It was also an awesome experience meeting up for the first time with the headliners of Reframe San Francisco.  Man!  It’s gonna be the best RF yet!

(l-r, David Robin, Kevin Shahinian, Phil Bloom, some asian guy)

and please save me from ogling at the Abercrombie store all day.

So send me an email if you want to have your love story or save the date shot.

3/5 slots already taken.

We hope to see you at this weekend’s bridal show at the PICC forum (CCP Complex).  We got some great deals on our HD package.

See you there!

On the wedding day, If the bride is happy - everybody is happy  =)  (well yeah, the groom too ;-))

Exactly how Veronica felt - positively brimming with joy and enthusiasm!

Enjoy the SDE -

Veronica and Mike from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

Hey Peeps, after more than two years of holding our current rates, it’s time to move on.

This July would be your last chance to book us at our current packages before we adjust them come August.

Cheers!