Keithe + Brad

I love Ocean City weddings. Not just because it's close to home, but there's something about about the atmosphere that gaurantees fun. From the reception room at Flanders you can watch the log flume and ferris wheel without leaving your seat. Keithe and Brad's wedding at the St. Peters and the Flanders was no exception. My favorite moment was when Keithe's sister, the maid-of-honor, brought out the guitar and played a song she had written for the newlyweds. I had to use it on the video. Check it out.

Keithe + Brad from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Stacee + Jon

Stacee was really excited to have me film her wedding but not as much as I was. Both she and Jon were so much fun and pretty much game for anything. Photography was done by Andy Todes of Andy Todes Photography and I love shooting with him, his work goes well with my style so it's really a seamless day and editing was tough because there were so many ways to go with it. I heard the song "Letters from the Sky" by Civil Twilight a few months ago and new this was a song I'd use, but need really the perfect wedding. To match it. I found it and here it is.

Untitled from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Corey & Shawn - Love Story

Corey and Shawn will be married in two weeks time. I've been looking forward to their wedding for months. Here is part of a film we did for them in advance of that. The Love Story is really for any couple married or planning. There's no script or stress of the wedding day so creativity rules. Check out Corey & Shawn's

Corey + Shawn - A Love Story from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Karen + Kevin

It's going to be one hot summer and I'm looking forward to it after the long cold winter. We kicked off the wedding season in Philadelphia at Karen & Kevin's wedding at the Downtown Club. Although hot and humid outside, inside there was a different type of warmth. Kevin was overcome with emotion seeing Karen walk the aisle. It was really an amazing moment considering he already seen her in the dress during pre-ceremony photos.

Here are some of the highlights.

Karen + Kevin Highlight Sample from J. Christopher Rodgers on Vimeo.

Labatt Blue - Bear - America

I remember this being a crazy shoot. Lots of locations in little time. I worked on a number of these commercials. Here's one with the Labatt Blue Bear coming to the US.

Memories on Tape

The wonderful thing about YouTube is I get to see the TV commercials I worked on a decade ago. Living in NY, I never had a chance to see them the first time around and now they have have new life online. As I come across some I'll post a bunch that I worked on in some capacity.

Here's one I worked on as a 2nd Assistant Director (talent wrangler). It was directed by Johan Camitz. Johan, who was from Sweden, directed the famous one-take Spice Girls video "Wannabe"

Since I moved no California soon after I worked on this, I never learned that Johan had been hit by a car involved in a shootout outside the SoHo Club. He died from his injuries. He had no involvement in the shootout and just was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Johan was a great director and a former wedding videographer I learned after speaking to him. He changed my view of videographers back then and probably influenced my career moves ten years later.

So here is the commercial. We did about three of these VW commercials that week. This was the only one I could track down. Enjoy

Little Hero Capes Promo Videos

Allison Faunce of Little Hero Capes asked me to create a promo video that she can use to bring her product to a larger audience. She creates custom capes, mask and cuffs for kids. It's an awesome idea I was happy to help.

I create two versions, one a shorter up-tempo film that is a toe-tapper with a stylized intro and then a slower more folksy version. Both target different audiences allow for greater coverage.

Here's the up-tempo version.




And here is the longer version. It's hard for me to decide which one I like more.