Phoeben Teocson Cinema

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if you’re a fan of barney stinson, this will look a little familiar…except of course this really happened! legend…wait for it…

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here’s the couple’s love story! enjoy!

destination wedding: corito’s garden, batangas city
photo: xander angeles
couture: mich dulce

hello december!

joel and pattie owns this oh so gorgeous place in batangas so picturesque my same day edit changed every time i transfer new clips to my computer. i was coming to my assistant editor saying “i got this really good opening shot…” every single time. the place is not a hundred percent complete yet but i heard that it is now open for business so just in case you want a rocking place for your wedding, you may want to check out and fall in love with corito’s garden. =)

i am inspired by this certain canadian wedding filmmakers in this edit and special thanks, may i add, to the master philip bloom for the wonderful tip on anamorphic widescreen for vimeo!

tom and summer talking
Tom: You never wanted to be anybody’s girlfriend, and now you’re someone’s wife?
Summer: I woke up one morning and I just knew.
Tom: Knew what?
Summer: What I was never sure of with you.

Summer: Well, you know, I guess it’s ’cause I was sitting in a deli and reading Dorian Gray and a guy comes up to me and asks me about it and… now he’s my husband.
Tom: Yeah. And… so?
Summer: So, what if I’d gone to the movies? What if I had gone somewhere else for lunch? What if I’d gotten there 10 minutes later? It was – it was meant to be. And… I just kept thinking… Tom was right.
Tom: No.
Summer: Yeah, I did.
[laughs]
Summer: I did. It just wasn’t me that you were right about.

it was the best dialogue exchange ever. the delivery of the lines are just how it was supposed to be – sweet and simple but painful nonetheless. i was left heartbroken and i friggin’ dig it. this is the kind of sh*t i paid to see. the original film was so good that i ended up watching it again during the preproduction for this avp.

it was supposed to be a simple photo montage but i had other ideas. when jerick and tanya threw in the 500 days of summer concept, flashes of my forrest gump and usual suspects parody came back. i was very glad to do one again. very glad, actually, that i had the opportunity to do this parody with a couple who were ready to do anything i’d ask them to do and provided me with more than what i needed (location/props/acting/singing-wise) during production. i just wish i saw the reaction of their guests after this video was played.

make sure to grab a popcorn before you play this video the second time around.

if you liked this and you are up to dancing like nobody’s watching or sing like you’re the only one in the room…if you can act like you’re kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio…throw me the title of your favorite movie, i’ll write you the script and let’s make you a hollywood film rip-off. we’ll change the titanic ending into one happily ever after!

november 22, 2008 – fernbrook
bellevue hotel

here’s a story…the couple had a very interesting concept for a bachelor’s game…ten locks, ten keys, ten bachelors, ten bachelorettes, only one key can open a specific lock…see the picture?…i was behind one of my shooters giving some instructions when all of a sudden, i heard the emcee calling my name. they have gotta be kidding me, i thought as i saw corinne laughing and nico looking like he’s got nothing to do with it. =) yep, i did play the game and nope, i did not get to kiss a bridesmaid…as i was returning to my seat and gen (who was there all the time) was staring at me like i forced myself into it, i learned that the winners not only got the chance to kiss, both also won lomo cams. i couldn’t react until gen told me that i should’ve won. haha. =)

the following video is nico and corinne’s love story avp (a little over a year ago, we also did celine’s, nico’s sister, love story avp.) it’s about how their story began with a little twist. kinda like what didn’t happen. i do hope you’ll enjoy this because i have seen it more than a hundred times and i still do. =)

august 8, 2008 – the manila cathedral
the manila hotel

i find it really interesting that each one of the supplier wedding blogs i frequently visit is totally on a standstill. very interesting indeed, a day after the most awaited date in the wedding industry history, nobody is ready to tell their story? hmmmm….

here’s mine – a love story. lomo colors, the private beach, a little red crab, the umbrella, kix posing like a chic (spot that if you can!), student-teacher relationship, mostly interesting stuff! the shoot took place somewhere in batangas it was another one of those long drives, but i didn’t mind (i was sleeping). though our team didn’t get the chance to take a dip, it didn’t stop us from having absolute fun.

the one thing i secretly hate about doing avps (i’m spilling the beans) is that the couple get to watch the video before the actual day. they get the chance to play the video over and over again and come the big day, my video, for them, is no longer unpredictable…and their reaction has long been said to me.

what’s great news is that the two people reading my blog haven’t seen the video yet…and in their eyes, it’s gonna be fresh, unpredictable and fun to watch…enjoy the video!

well, well, just when you thought i’m done and out for an eight-eight-eight story, i have another story later. man oh man, the blog entries are getting longer and longer…i mean, what’s not to write? there’s a brand new story every time!!! =)

transfiguration chapel – april 19, 2008
calaruega, tagaytay

their concept got me smiling…somewhere between the story, i found myself in the exact same situation doing the exact same thing…or maybe not really “exactly”…but you’ll know what i mean once you’re done watching sherwin and gladd’s love story.

allow us to showcase our style using various videos from our vault.

here’s a blast from the past – rommel and jen’s “komiks” avp.

our very first 3d photo montage made for dr. red and dr. ann.

a little country music from dave and ebeth’s onsite.

we’re gonna make you fall in love with original pinoy music with ray and oda’s sde in widescreen.

if you like rockin’ ‘n rollin’ same-day-edits (like we do), nothing tops russ and thet’s onsite video…nothing comes even close!

and lastly, watch ben and phoebe’s (two names that made the extraordinary domain name and a lot of teachers stop during roll call) love story, their onsite video, heck, check the whole blog entry!!! again, no favorites, they’re just too special to be left out. :)