Hendzel Productions

Yelp!

Mike Hendzel — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:12:34 +0000

Last month I shot a quick recap music video for Yelp’s 12 Day’s of Yelpiness holiday party. Lots of cool venders and awesome food. It felt good to leave the editing cavern for a day Glad I could help out. Thanks to Johnny Todd and the rest of the Yelp family for having me.

Check out their blog post

Lisa & Drew

Mike Hendzel — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:56:11 +0000

Happy New Year! Man 2011 was a great year. I’m wrapping up editing on the late summer weddings from 2011 so expect more posts soon!.

I shot this cinematic wedding with 3 total shooters and a plethora of cameras in Valparaiso, Indiana. Having that extra set of eyes on the viewfinder gave me time to get some sweet creative shots. I also was lucky enough to steal the couple for an extra day of shooting before their nuptials. This whole project was a ton of work but I had a blast and couldn’t be prouder of the results. Enjoy!

Major Website Revamp!!!

Mike Hendzel — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:57:56 +0000

Hello out there! Greetings from the editing cavern. I’m in the process of updating my blog to fit with my new site. Email me if you want to see an example of something in particular! hendzelproductions@gmail.com

Stef & Mike First Look

Mike Hendzel — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:54:38 +0000

I always encourage couples to do a First Look. The controlled spontaneity of the moment is easier to capture outside of a long church aisle. Here’s a fun first look we shot at Cantigny in Wheaton, IL.

Special thanks to the photographers, Gina & Tony for helping orchestrate this moment. Hand-held camera by Thane

Storage Wars

Mike Hendzel — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:03:07 +0000

I just finished copying last night’s wedding onto my backup drives. Total size 188.3 Gigabytes. I believe my first computer had a 100 Megabyte hard drive. Yikes…

Welcome Thane

Mike Hendzel — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:58:32 +0000

I’d like to publicly welcome Thane to the Hendzel Productions fold. Thane has been helping me extensively as my second shooter/navigator/tech guru. I’m editing so much great footage right now and there’s a lot of exciting stuff in the works so stay tuned. For now enjoy a picture of Thane and I rocking out in our inflatable band. Fear not, we will leave the shades at home(unless you request otherwise).

Kristina & Michael 30 Second Preview

Mike Hendzel — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:45:19 +0000

Here’s a quick taste of a 30min documentary I’m working on. This has been a fun one to edit.

Epic!!!

Mike Hendzel — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:44:07 +0000

It seems that Borrowlenses.com is offering the new RED Epic-M for rental. Yes, that’s what Peter Jackson chases a bunch of Hobbits around New Zealand with. Just putting it out there: If anyone would like their wedding shot at a blistering 300 frames per second, please add a $3,500 equipment rental fee.

Greetings From the Editing Caverns of Hendzel Productions!

Mike Hendzel — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:07:26 +0000

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer. I don’t believe I have seen the sun except for on the way to work, at work, or after work since April. A lot of exciting things are going on in the editing caverns of Hendzel Productions*. My latest creation is a video I shot in suburban Chicago. Nick and Elena were a great couple to work with and provided ample material for me to edit from. I have been waiting a while to share this so, I present to you, Nick & Elena

Stay tuned, as I have a lot of good stuff coming down the pipe.

* Sadly, plans for the editing hedge maze complete with editing Minotaur have been temporarily put on hold.

Mairin + James

Mike Hendzel — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:03:58 +0000

They call Chicago the Windy City for a reason. But Chicagoans are resilient and a little wind and snow didn’t stop Mairin + James from throwing a great wedding.

I’m pleased to unveil a my newest creation: a music video that combines live sound with music. Special thanks to Victoria Sprung for the closing image. I liked that picture so much I had to include it in the video.

If the video is slow, click the blue “HD” to play in Standard Definition.

Ceremony: St Hyacinth in Logan Square
Reception: Newberry Library
Photography: Victoria Sprung Photography
DJ: DJ-Chicago
Flowers: Flora Chicago