Sopranos spoof wedding intro
 

Hey all,

A client asked for this, so I set it up, shot and edited it. Thought you might get a kick out of it. Any feedback welcome as always.

For you non-Canadians, the Tim Horton's sign you see at one point is a big donut chain up here.

http://www.nosmallroles.com/sopranos.wmv

Watch your backs!

Ciao,
Vito

I liked it. A little long, but I liked it.

I've never watched the Sopranos, but that was pretty cool. I'm not sure how that intro leads into the rest of the video, though. Must be an interesting video to edit.

Thanks, Dana. It's actually the same length as the real Sopranos opener. I suppose it doesn't have to be, though. I could always shorten it.

Travis. Catch it if you get a chance (you will. It will be in syndication forever). It's a great show.

You're not the only one. I haven't got that far yet...

Thanks for checking it out.

Mirrored footage?
 

Looks like you mirrored footage in a few places because the driver is on one side of the car in one shot, and then the other side in another. Or am I missing something?

Man, you get the prize for seeing that. I was convinced no one would notice! I flipped a few shots because I wanted the flow to continue in the same direction Though, I didn't stay consistent with that...

Only Editor's or Film Geeks Will Notice :-)
 

I should say that it took me 3 or so times watching those sections before I could put m finger on what was different with the shot. I kept thinking, where is the camera now and then it dawned on me. It is hard to notice and anyone personally involved with the subject (relative, etc) will not notice because they aren't critiquing the editing, the are watching their friend.

You're right about the editors and geeks. I was amazed you picked it up.

I had to do all my shots in about 30 minutes in an area I had never been in, deepest suburbia, so I was happy just to have the material. The photog was back at the groom's house waiting to start his own shots.

Me (fingers crossed): "By the way, is there a coffee or donut shop close by."
Groom: "Why yes, there's a Tim Horton's around the corner.
Me: sigh of relief.

It was later when I was cutting that I realized the motion wouldn't match well, so I flipped the shots.

Thanks for having the patience to sit through it a bit. Nothing like a bit of a puzzle to get you going...

brilliant...very well produced.... great fun!

Great work, has a nice feel to it. I would cut it a little shorter though.

Thanks for the great feedback, you guys!

Yeah, I would have to agree with a couple of people, it's long. There's just too much cigar smoking going on, and I did notice the mirror effect on the driver, it's those kind of details that will make it look cheesy, imo. The idea is very well put together, I've never seen the Sopranos, but I liked what I saw here. Thanks for sharing your work.

Can't believe you guys haven't seen the sopranos.

Anyway, you have to understand that my video is a spoof of the real opening, which you can see here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=S5zWRLlq4tE

Now, there's some cigar smokin'!

Thanks for checking it out, and for the feedback.

Brilliant, loved it!! Groom is obviously a Soprano fan, I just hope that his wife is too!! BTW, I agree with previous comments, nobody will notice the flip at all, it's so well done, they will just appreciate it for the great work that it is!

Thats very well done.

I am a huge Sopranos fan so I get it.
Only thing I woulda done differently is do closeups of his face not revealing his full profile until the very end like the real thing.

And I would have got the final shot head on just like the real thing too.
If he had been told to look like he was rushing to get home it woulda played into the mood of Tony in the Intro as well cause the shot of his face as he gets out of the car is priceless.

I haven't seen the sopranos either but looking at the original must say you did a great job, I wish I had a client asking me for something like this. :)

Yeah, I tried it, but I couldn't see a damn thing through the Hummer's windshield. Didn't have time or room on the street to try and position the car so that the light would work, so I opted for the side shot.

It never occurred to me that Tony was in a hurry to get home. It is a good look on his face, though, hehe...

Thanks,
Vito

Thanks, Noa.

Yeah, it was nice to have something different to do that day, and fun to shoot and edit it as well.

I think it's great and I wouldn't cut the length. I think the whole point is that it has the same look, feel and tempo as the original. Those who know the real main title well will appreciate it.

Where did you get the alternative audio track? On the show the lyrics are in the second person ("you") while in your version they're in first person ("I").

Great job.

Thanks, Adam. I watched it a few more times after some mentioned it was too long, but have to say I agree with you. I think it's better the same length as the real one.

There seem to be several versions of the song. I downloaded a few, and felt lucky to get one that was the same length and feel as in the TV show. I never did find the actual version they use.

I watched yours and then, never before seeing the Sopranos, watched theirs. For the first few seconds in the tunnel I thought I had switched back to yours! Great stuff, the song being diffrent I think adds a little more diffrence to the parody and contrasts nicely. I did very much like the shot of the Hummer's wheel spinning. But was the girl in the...McDonalds? laughing at you guys?

Hi Joshua,

I think they were laughing at us a bit, but also somewhat embarrassed to have a camera stuck in their faces at 9am on a Saturday. They were very good natured about it, though.

Glad you liked it...

Hey, I understand, had the same reaction from my own footage stealing. I just wanted to know if it was staged or not. Great ambiance stuff.