Izzy + Toby Portfolio — Salt + Pine Films

Izzy + Toby

The Highlight Film

The Vibe
Subtle western touches and a rock-n-roll weekend-long party on a small little island.

The Season
Spring

The Location
The Sullivan House
Block Island

Big Feelings on a Little Island

We’ve always wanted to film a full weekend on Block Island and we couldn’t think of anyone better to spend it than with these two and their incredible group of friends and family. There’s something so special about watching two people enjoy the absolute hell out of life. That feeling - it’s the feeling of being alive. That’s what it was like watching Izzy + Toby. I think it’s pretty evident when you watch them that they know how to have fun. They relish in it - inviting everyone around them to share in it. Sharing in I+T’s wedding weekend felt somewhat like we were sharing the whole island with them. It seemed, for that weekend, to exist just for us to celebrate and party as fiercely as these two love. I+T are COOL people. But amidst the pink sunglasses, cowboy hats, and wild dance floor there was a tenderness. A tenderness that only comes from a place of genuine care and one that will follow them wherever they go.

“We want to tell a true story, with drama, laughter, highs, lows, and everything in between.”

When editing their films our focus was energy, vibes, and a free-wheeling fun loving sense of adventure. Something about this day; from the cowboy hats, neon sunglasses, and open air dancing harkened back to documentaries about 60’s & 70’s counterculture and Quentin Tarantino movie trailers. With that in mind we knew we wanted the edit to be fast, frenetic, cut to the beat, and ever driving forward. We also wanted the look to be colorful, saturated, and maximalist in all the best ways. This was meant to be a story about an explosion of love and good times. I + T’s love feels so much like cinema that we wanted this video to reflect that in all the ways I learned about in film school. We chose to give this video a very clear narrative arc, using I’s infamous sleepiness to create a sense of anticipation and leave room for a satisfying ending. As we continue to grow as filmmakers and storytellers this video feels like it’s setting a standard for us. We want our films to truly embrace what it means to be a film and not just a collection of pretty images at 24 frames per second. We want to tell a true story, with drama, laughter, highs, lows, and everything in between.

The Teaser

Thematically, the teaser plays on the idea of time. For that video we let that theme play to mostly comedic effect, mirroring the energy of I+T. For their longer film we really wanted to expand on that. I + T’s relationship spans a number of years, eras, and key moments; from T’s parents finding the island this couple would eventually get married on, to the initial falling in love stage, living apart in different states while waiting patiently for each other, all the way to the present. Working from that central narrative idea made for a really playful edit where we could add in lots of callbacks, humor, and varied editing styles. We wanted this film to be as dynamic, energetic, and filled with life as I + T. We focused on bringing their energy out through this video, while also keeping in mind their patience to get to this moment.