Sisters Quilt Show 35th Anniversary Documentary

I am excited to share that I will be producing a documentary for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt show over the next couple months. It will be premiered at the 35th birthday party on June 6th 2010. Our working title is "Every Quilt Tells a Story: Celebrating 35 Years of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show".
 A bite from our synopsis: This will be a vibrant, warm and friendly documentary approximately 30 minutes long featuring the personalities and stories of the Central Oregon quilting community and those it has touched. The film will provide insight and inspiration for those who have contributed so much to the quilt show over the years as well as those new to the event.

I keep thinking how similar the making of a film is to the making of a quilt. Taking all the pieces and stitching them together in to a cohesive and interesting story. It's so fun! My to-do list is huge, but I am slowly checking things off. I am lucky to be working with my sister, Bridget and we just finished the rough draft on the script and it looks so great. This morning I had my first shoot with the Quilt show board. It went great. What a wonderful group of women! 

http://www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org/

Inspired by technology

For the last year I was coveting a camera, the Canon 5D mark ll.. It got pretty bad. I tried to tell myself that its all about the person shooting and not what they are shooting with (and I do believe that) But still I dreamed of this camera. The ability to use 35mm lenses, and the amount of fun I could have with that! The size of the camera is much more portable and conducive to being up close and personal with out really being noticed. And many more reasons that I couldn't stop obsessing about, so, I saved up same cash and bought it!   It's been so amazing. I am totally re-inspired to shoot. I carry it with me practically all the time and I am truly amazed at the quality and depth of the images. It feels so good to have my passion renewed for film making. I am posting this short film I made the other morning on a walk. I was feeling very Zen like that morning and tried to represent that in what I was shooting. It was so much fun.

morning walk in the snow from kara jensen on Vimeo.

Zach and Krissy's Wedding story

The wedding was set on the family land along the gorgeous Metolius river. With its rustic feel, Black Butte in the distance, the creek flowing through, the setting seemed to fit these two perfectly. It was a close knit family and friends affair, some of the guests camped in tents & VW's in the meadow , with guitars and beers in hand! The groom surprised the bride with a wonderful little cabin he had built just for them! It was so sweet!

Zack + Chrissy Wedding Story from kara jensen on Vimeo.

Wondering about having your wedding filmed?