Matthew A. Hawkins » silverscreen tots http://www.matthewahawkins.com The Online Home of Matthew A. Hawkins Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:47:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 My Sweet Pea http://www.matthewahawkins.com/2011/09/10/my-sweet-pea/ http://www.matthewahawkins.com/2011/09/10/my-sweet-pea/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:30:06 +0000 Matthew Hawkins http://www.matthewahawkins.com/?p=2696 She came 5 weeks early.
She came with much worry and anticipation.
Despite being so early she took just as long as she wanted to take.
She’s brought so much joy to our family and we’re not the Hawkins family without her.
She’s our sweet pea. A nickname my wife and I came up with on our own, but together.

Sarah Funk from Silver Lamb Studios did a cake smash shoot for us and we were thrilled with the results.
Sarah you are remarkably talented! Thank you so much.
CHECK OUT SARAH’S PICS HERE

And I couldn’t do a photo shoot of someone in our family without doing a video shoot as well…

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It was cool being able to have the entire family in a story together.

Here it is:

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Dad’s all over the place need to step up. Get your butt in gear guys. You should A) Remember your mom for Mother’s Day; and, B) Remember your wife/partner for Mother’s Day.
Do something special, show them how much you love them, teach your kids to show their appreciation.
Here’s some ideas for you:
- breakfast in bed (after she sleeps in)
- clean up the house (including laundry – if you don’t know how to fold it, pretend, that’s what I do)
- move that thing she’s asked you to move a million times but you’ve been “too busy” to move
- buy her something she WANTS… whether that’s jewelery, a camera, pots & pans, Lord of the Rings Blu-Ray boxed set or WHATEVER. Buy what she wants!
- make her feel special. Cards, flowers, home made gifts, pictures, whatever, just do it.
- teach your kids to do it more than just one day a year. There are 364 other days Mom’s are busy busting their butts for us too.

One idea I have and I’m hoping Dad’s will start doing, is making a video for Mom.
We could make it in the park, your living room (maybe it’s really dirty and then you guys clean it up!), studio setting or whatever, make something she’ll remember.
Something like this:

That video made more than just my wife cry, other people we don’t know commented on it!
I’ll be doing shoots for Mother’s Day in Red Deer, Edmonton, Quesnel and Chilliwack, so make sure you book today so we can get you in.
Cost is $300 per video (1-2 hours to film it, plus the time to edit and get it just right) and you get it online AND on 3 DVDs.

Mom deserves her own day. Show her she does.

Email Me iwas {at} matthewahawkins {dot} com

Cheers!

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We surprised the kids with a trip to the Aquarium (one of their favorite places & sweetpeas first visit there) and once we left the aquarium we told them we were staying the WHOLE weekend in Vancouver. Their faces lit up and they were pumped to have a party weekend.

Here’s our video of the weekend:

And some photos:

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It’s well worth the trip to visit and so much rad stuff for the kids to do.
I wanted to do something a little different for our ‘home movie’ of the trip and this is what I came up with:

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They have an amazing little son and the hour and a bit I spent with them I could tell they are fun, outgoing and a caring family.

Thanks so much guys for letting me create this for you:

For more info visit the SilverScreen Tots website

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Video to come soon!

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Be sure to check out SilverScreen Tots for more info.

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We put together our first mini-Mythbusters episode and now with one under our belt, I’m thinking its time for a mini-set and with some new equipment, a full blown real mythbusters-like episode of our own. Be warned!

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Mini-golf, bumper cars and slurpees. The Brown family was a lot of fun to get in front of the camera. Enjoy!

The Brown family run Revival Arts Studio – catch them there – revivalartsstudio.com

And here’s their amazing video:

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Before you check it out yourself, let me tell you why… life is good and I love making these videos. I want to make more of them and I want everyone able to do one with their family. Being a father and husband I see how important these videos: Mothers Day, Christmas Trees, Cupcakes, Fall Days, and Birthdays really are for myself and the people I’ve made them for. I hear all the time how many times the families watch these videos and I love it. So, I want to make more and it’s not really just about the money – I want to help capture the memories.

Check out the prices below OR head over to SilverScreen Tots site

pricing is simple.

$250 Video Session

What you get:

- a 1 hour video shoot in Chilliwack/Abbotsford.
- a 2-3 min with music of your choice
- one DVD with your 2-3 min video
- one uploaded video on Vimeo for you to share with family and friends
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Additional Options

- extra DVDs $15 each
- photos available on CD $75
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