Man, internet in Indonesia was so slow. The video upload really frustrated me. Ops, I forgot to mention for anyone who’s not my friend in facebook. I am currently in Jakarta, Indonesia. I am in my sabbatical mode (as mentioned in Richard + Virginia post) that I am spending time here to learn more what wsp (Wiki School Pedia) can be for Asian. So I’ll make a short trip to KL, Malaysia and also Singapore soon.

But well it’s all just a plan. When I see my weekend was empty with no schedule and my family was not around, my hand was always itchy. That’s exactly what happened last Sunday on this Jakarta trip. My family was still in Sydney, so I was all alone over here. That’s when I asked my good friends from THEUPPERMOST to collaborate together. This could be my third times working alongside them ever since we knew each other. They are such good friends and inspiration to me. We may have some differences in what we believe in styles but I really acknowledge their teamwork/partnership on the field are second to none that I ever witness in my own eyes. For that, I thank them to inspire to shoot better in the team.

Anyway, I met Herry and Vivi for the first time on their wedding day. I was fortunate that they have heard my name before so it’s not difficult to sell myself (Yes, I am cheap… I love to sell myself ). What they don’t know, I have also learned about them from their facebooks. So it’s not surprise that I could get along easily with them.

Herry is such a gentleman, Vivi is such a friendly one. That’s how I can describe them in such a short meeting. I am sure our lives will cross path more in the future, because I can see they have what it takes to be good friends So let’s keep in touch in facebook OK!

About the wedding, this is my first time shooting motion pictures in Indonesia. Luckily, I have been shooting weddings in still pictures quite a few. So the culture shocks didn’t bother me much. Well, it’s still a little. But I guess I survived (especially with only 3 hours sleeps. I call a jetlag homesick). This could also be the first time that I shoot motion pictures in weddings by myself for a long long time. It’s been a while. But I love it. It definitely freshed me up to shoot more creatively. I came to Jakarta unprepared to shoot motion pictures so I didn’t bring many tools. This below films was completely filmed using Canon 5dmk2 + 50mm f1.2/135mm f2.0 + manfrotto monopod.

In order to make my life more challenging, I also made the attempt to shoot the behind the scenes (BTS) of THEUPPERMOST in actions too I definitely can’t promise much about it, it’s definitely difficult to shoot two stories at the same time. I have shot so many times shooting in still and motion pictures in one wedding. But shooting two stories in one wedding is a complete different beast. Let’s see the result soon (I hope).

Without further ado, here is the wedding trailer of Herry and Vivi:

I title the video “Take me, I’m yours” based on the label on Vivi’s bag. One side says “Take me”, the other says “I’m yours”. It’s a custom in Indonesia influenced by Chinese tradition that the bride prepare one bag to be brought with her to her new house/room. So I shoot “Take me” before Vivi brought up to her new room in Herry’s house. “I’m yours” was when in Vivi’s new room . Hopefully, you get my drift