Thursday, August 30, 2012

Our website is now up and running!


Blackhatmediautah.com is now online! Working versions of the website have been up for a little while, but finally the website is up and functioning! It is still having some of the bugs worked out so go ahead and check it out and let us know if you see anything wrong. The best browsers are Chrome, Firefox and Safari. There is a small flub we are working out with Internet Explorer. But let us know of any broken links, or missing pages that you encounter. We are excited to finally be building our online presence! Just leave any comments down below in the comments section, and click up in the banner above to acceses the website.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Elemental Awesomeness!

One of my favorite websites is videocopilot.net. I'll be talking more about them in future posts because I think all creative minds could benefit from a lot of what is taught there. But recently they released a plugin for After Effects called Element. This is hands down one of the best tools I have seen to speed up workflow for designers and media people of all types in a long time. I was literally open mouthed in amazement as I watched some of what this plugin could do on the website. I haven't had it for long, but here are just a few examples I created with the software Total time to design these was somewhere between 30 and 45 minutes each (though it would have been faster with a better processor). There will be lots more Element work popping up on the blog in the near future.






Monday, August 27, 2012

Charles and Jyllian Preview

Charles and Jyllian were married this last weekend. The ceremony was held up in the mountains above Provo and it was amazing! They were married in a beautiful meadow as the sun was setting.  These are just a few sample pictures from the wedding. More will be coming soon!






Monday, August 20, 2012

Wedding Flash Mob

Emily and Soren had a super fun wedding, and I think this is proof.


                  

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Emily and Soren: The Big Day!

Emily and Soren got married earlier this month and it was beautiful! So excited for them! Congratulations, you two!

















Saturday, August 18, 2012

Three Wedding Sneak Peek!

So, I have done three weddings so far this month and, since it will take me a while to finish editing them all, I thought I would put up some sneak peeks for each of them. These first three are from Emily and Soren's wedding. We are so happy for them!




These next three are from Brittany and Josh's wedding. They are such a cute couple! So much fun!




These final ones are from Erin and Paul's wedding. We did engagements for them a little while back, so some of you may recognize them. We are so excited for them also!




There you go! More to come all three weddings very soon.



Friday, August 17, 2012

About Us

Black Hat Media

Black Hat Media was created in 2010. It was created by Brian and Bryn Randall who were both passionate about creating awesome and professional media.  The black hat logo and name are a nod to the mutual love and appreciation they both share for the music and style of the 1940’s.

Bryn Dalton Randall

     Bryn has loved taking pictures ever since she was a kid. Her passion for it is evidenced in box upon box of photo prints. She has a gift for getting natural emotions out of her subjects so that they capture at their very best. She has studied theatre both as an actress and director and was able to learn how to get what she wants from her subjects, and how to create pictures that are both meaningful and beautiful. One of her favorite things is to make taking pictures fun for everyone involved. 
      Her photography talents have been employed by Utah Valley University, Zion Theater Company, the South Jordan Chamber of Commerce, and many more.
      She is a master photoshop artist and uses her photo editing abilities to her photos to the next level. Making people look good is not enough, she always wants people to look their very best.

Brian Randall

     Brian is the multi-media expert for Black Hat Media. He graduated cum laude from Utah Valley University with B.S. in Digital Media.  He is experienced in graphic design, motion graphics, filmmaking and editing. He has  created designs, movies and motion graphics for clients including: The University of Utah, Utah Valley University, New Grains Gluten Free Bakery, Cracking the Inner Code Seminars, Zions Theater Company and many more.
      He loves creating graphics and designs that exceed peoples’ expectations and make them and/or their organizations look as professional as possible.
    Brian is fluent in a variety of programs and constantly learning more. Some of the programs used in his workflow include: Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver. He also recently began using Video Copilot's Element and has been creating great motion graphics and images with that as well. 

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Emily and Soren Bridals/Groomals

Emily and Soren got married last week and the whole day was just beautiful! Congrats and Best Wishes to them! Here are there lovely bridals/groomals that we took in Salt Lake.













Erin and Paul Engagements

Erin and Paul have seriously led some interesting lives. It's amazing what they have gone through to find each other, and I am so excited for them to get married this month!