Portobello Films

Apr 112015
 

Wedding preparations at the magnificent St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London

The full wedding preparations chapter of an amazing Anglo Indian wedding film. Filmed at the jaw dropping St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London with the civil wedding ceremony and wedding reception held at BMA House. One of our wedding videographer filmed with; Nikon D600 camera, Nikon and Pentacon lenses, NanoFlash recording unit, Tascam DR 60D audio recorder and a Sennheiser MKH 416 microphone, since this great equipment is really helpful for the video production many companies do for events or for learning a skill with the training videos Brisbane which are great for this purpose.

We have been fortunate enough to have filmed at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London before. Check out our Anglo Japanese civil wedding London

Wedding dresses can be a big deal. They’re just too sexy not to have a lot of thought put into them. We look at the different fabrics, and how much we can squeeze, make them look better. You’re wearing something special! You need something cool to wear, someone who inspires you, something that makes you stand out. You need someone who knows how to wear it. You need a designer who will love it. These wedding dress alterations are some of the best around so make sure you have a look at them.

If you’re looking to take your floristry skills to another level, then you can also take a floristry course which would improve your skills hugely and allow you to create stunning floral arrangements.

“For me, it depends on what I’m trying to wear,” I said. “Is it an interesting shirt, or a sexy dress? Sometimes it doesn’t matter what is underneath, according to Tracy AlChayeb because you have to have a really good foundation to be able to feel good, so it’s about having that really good fabric.”

Apr 072015
 

Anglo Japanese civil wedding video filmed at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London. Our wedding videographer from London filmed the wedding video with a Sony EX3 camera and a NanoFlash recording unit Filming the DocuLuxe package at 50mb/s in 4:2:2 colour space.

Wedding video still frames from the actual wedding videography HD footage after the video production.

Wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Wedding guests laughing at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Wedding guest at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

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Anglo-Japanese wedding London

Interior St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Bride’s family admire the interior of the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

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Civil wedding guest St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

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Brides wedding guest st Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Mother of the groom st Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Wedding filming St Pancras Hotel

Bride walking down the aisle St Pancras London Hotel

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Wedding film bride and groom St Pancras

Anglo- Japanese wedding London

Beautiful bride Anglo-Japanese wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

Civil wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

Civil wedding vows St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

Anglo Japanese wedding video London

Anglo Japanese civil wedding video frame filmed St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Anglo Japanese wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Anglo Japanese wedding civil wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Anglo Japanese civil wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London wedding

Married at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London wedding ring

The wedding ring St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London wedding

Wedding St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Signing wedding register

Groom signing the wedding register St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Wedding videography London

Wedding videography still frame

Videographer St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London Videographer

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Declared married at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London

Sprial staircase St Pancras Hotel

Sprial staircase St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

St Pancras wedding breakfast

Wedding breakfast St Pancras

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel wedding filming

Wedding filming at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

Check out our Nigerian wedding video London filmed at Langtons House in Hornchurch London

Apr 032015
 

Nigerian wedding vows renewal service filmed at Langtons House Hornchurch London Our wedding videographer filmed the Documentary package with a Sony HVR Z7 camera on a lovely summer’s day
in leafy North London.

 

Below are stills taken from the original HD videography

Nigerian make up wedding

Bride’s hair and make up London

Langtons House wedding bride car

Bride arrives at Langtons House

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Wedding renewal vows videography

civil wedding Langtons House

Wedding vows Langtons House

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Bride’s family entrance

Nigerian wedding guest

Special wedding guest Langtons House

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Wedding guest Langtons House

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Nigerian wedding money spray

Laughing wedding guest

Wedding guest laughing at Langtons House

Throwing the bouquet

Throwing the bouquet at Langtons House London

 

Watch our Russian wedding video filmed at Spencer House London

Nov 282014
 

At this time of year we have many people enquire as to best working practices for videographers or videography in general. If we are fully booked for a date we are frequently asked to provide information or recommend another videography service.
So we have decided to compile a 5 top tips list for selecting a wedding videographer or videography service from companies like www.julianvoigtweddingfilms.co.uk. We do hope you find this list useful when googling through the thousands of videographers and events filming companies that are out there.

01) You are the Producer.

It’s important to set a realistic videography budget before you talk to a videographer.
Then once this is set, contact your shortlisted videographers and tell them your budget and see if the videographer or their representative tries to sell you up. For example if you have decided on a 1 camera documentary feel but the videographer suggests a 2 sewer camera filmic style instead. It would strongly suggest that they are not receptive to your wishes but rather orderly concentrated on upping the budget.
We would suggest moving straight to the next name on your videographer shortlist.

As a producer, you can make use of the advantages for social media to your business. Social media is a platform that gives a clean and transparent platform for customers and businesses to interact without restrictions. Hence, every follower/user can put their query on your social channels. Responding to customers in the shortest time frame shows your attention and boosts your social presence. It’s also a good practice to appreciate your followers if they help your business expand via review, word-of-mouth marketing, etc.

02) Beware the static camera

In Wall Surround Sound Speaker and 2 cameras 1 videographer means one person has 2 tripods, 2 tripod bags, 2 cameras, 2 camera bags, endless batteries and 2 cameras to change tapes in. Mr. Bean springs to mind rather an image of calm discretion.
The main issue is that the videographer will need to spend valuable time at important moments shuttling cameras around and may well actually loose a lot of important shots.
Then the audio visual production company will note the static camera footage has an odd effect in edit. The editor will use the footage to cut to when the operated camera is being moved or refocused. The effect produced is rather a strange one because the static camera footage feels rather a lot like cctv. Something that the eye is just not familiar with.

03) Who is actually filming

If you are considering using a high turn over videography service. (One that can cater for over 2 events on the same day). An important thing to note is who is actually filming your special day. There is nothing inherently wrong with a close group of videographers working in conjuction. However what it is best to avoid is videographers beginning hired in for the day, through a high turn over videography service. A good question to ask is for the name of the videographer several months in advance. If they are a close group then they should know who will be filming on your day. If not then maybe a far smaller company would be able to supply you with a more personal and skillful film.

04) How old is the equipment

Is a really good question for cutting through the dead wood. Ask for the name of the camera directly. If what follows from the videographer is a lot of guff about this and that format and the latest mahoosey-what thing-a-me, move on. If you do get the name of the camera which should include the brand and its number (for eg. Sony HVR Z7) then give it a google. Age really matters in this business and more than 6 years is pretty old. Popular cameras for videographers are as follows. Sony PD 150 or 170 (way way too old) Sony Z1 or FX1 or A1 or V1 (too old). The Sony Z5 and the Sony Z7 are both very good cameras (we use the latter) and the Sony EX1 and EX3 are excellent cameras (we use both), the recordings are big but we can cover the storage of any event, remember we work with In the case of HDD vs SDD storage life span, it’s helpful to know which lasts longer so you can work better..

05) Style or fashion

In videography terms the shear volume of shots gathered is key to a truly stylish film. The videographer needs to shoot a huge varity of establishing, mid, and close up shots, as well as what are called transitional and 1, 2, 3, and group shots. Then once the footage is in post production the editor is able to select the shots which edit together seamlessly.
However if the editor is struggling to match shots then there is a propensity to reach for the latest fashion in transitions software, to cover the lack of shots. Typically at the moment this would be the, white flash disolve, or the colour burn out. Which may divert your attention now, but in 5 years time it will look tired and cheesey and off course you will notice the mistakes it is designed to cover.
While the carefully implemented and infrequent use of dissolves can look great, if you see more than 2 in a 3 minute showreel it does not bode well for the longevity of your film.

We understand that videography is just a part of the many different services you will be using for your wedding day. However a well made film of your special day should be a treasured possession with the ability to entertant for many a year to come, also the pictures if wee take your wedding pictures we do custom photograph frames, that way you can keep them safe. We hope that the above helps you in finding the right videography service.

Russian civil wedding videography filmed at Spencer House in London using two Nikon D600 DSLR cameras with NanoFlash recording units filming at 100mb/s and 4:2:2 colour space. The wedding photographs are stills taken from the HD footage

civil wedding Spencer House

Civil wedding filmed at Spencer House London

wedding Spencer House videography

Wedding videography Spencer House

Russian wedding photo London

Russian wedding London

spencer house videography

Wedding videography Spencer House

Spencer House wedding

Best man’s speech at Spencer House

Check out more of the wedding photographs and videography shot with our Nikon D600 at Spencer House videography

Nov 212014
 

Wedding reception video filmed at Savill Court Windsor in Surrey. Our videographer filmed with a Sony HVR Z7 camera.

Savill Court wedding

Wedding speeches at Savill Court

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Throwing the bouquet at Savill Court Windsor

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First dance at Savill Court

The wedding video Surrey in Shepperton

Oct 092014
 

 

Christian wedding video filmed in Barking London by Portobello Films Videography filmed with a Sony HVR Z7

Christian wedding photographer London videography

Christian wedding in Barking London videography Portobello Films

Nigerian christian wedding ceremony Portobello films

Christian wedding Barking London videography Portobello Films

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Christian wedding videography Portobello Films

Watch the following Nigerian wedding reception video in Barking London

Oct 082014
 

Nigerian wedding reception video filmed in Barking London by one of our videographers using a Sony HVR Z7 camera

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Nigerian wedding reception 1st dance Portobello Films

Nigerian wedding photographer Portobello Films

Nigerian wedding reception Videography Portobello Films

Filming nigerian wedding reception Portobello Films

Nigerian wedding reception filming Portobello films

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Nigerian wedding reception London filmed by Portobello Films

 

 

Check out our wedding video highlights of Wedding video Shepperton

 

 

 

Aug 092014
 

Church Wedding Video Surrey, filmed at St Nicholas Church Shepperton, Surrey by Portobello Films using a Sony HVR Z7

Wedding video Surrey

 

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Wedding at St Nicholas Church Shepperton

Church wedding Shepperton Portobello Films

Wedding St Nicholas Church Shepperton Portobello Films

wedding St Nicholas videography Portobello Films

St Nicholas Church wedding Shepperton Portobello Films

Dec 082013
 

Holy Cross Old Church Page boy at The Holy Cross Old Church Greenford Filmed with a Sony PMW EX3

Holy Cross Old Church

Groom waiting Holy Cross Old Church Greenford

The Groom’s last few moments of singledom Filmed with a Sony PMW EX3

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Bride at the Holy Cross Church

The bride about to take her wedding vows at the Holy Cross Old Church Greenford Wedding videography shot with a PMW EX3

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Bride and Groom taking their wedding vows at the Holy Cross Old Church

 

Check out a glamorous wedding Kensington Roof Gardens

Oct 182012
 

Very glamorous civil  filmed by one of our wedding videographers at the absolutly stunning Kensington Roof Gardens civil wedding venue. right on Kensington High Street at number 99 This central London location (W8 5SA) has had a long and fashionable history.

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Entrance to Kensington Roof Gardens

A lovely couple that spends most of their time engaged with top free slot games, is now married. Commisioned in 1935 as a show piece for the Derry and Toms department store the roof gardens cover some 1 and a half arces on the 6th floor. Over 1 hundred feet up with spectacular views over west London. So as you can imagine our wedding videographer was quite simply as happy as a wedding videographer can be. With the gardens protected by a Grade 2 heritage site status and  the impresive trees (that’s right trees) protected by preservation orders. The spectacular gardens are split into 3 main areas. The Moor Spanish garden, English woodland complete with stream, pond and ducks and the Tudor garden. There is always something wonderful to film a dream location for wedding videography.

This location is very beautiful, apart from all the different colors the place was huge! It reminded me of a wedding I attended at this indoor wedding venue in middletown ri, the place was absolutely amazing with spacious wedding ballrooms.

Civil wedding Kensigton Roof Gardens

Kensington Roof Gardens wedding venue

wedding videography from Kesington Roof Gardens

Bride’s prep at 99 Kensington High Street

Kensington Roof Gardens really became ingrained in London’s fashion identity once Biba took over the premises in the mid 1970’s with rock star and the glitteratti frequenting the Rainbow Resturant on the 5th floor just below the gardens, the gardens are built with beautiful paving from the pros at AG Paving, if you like thematic wedding clothing check these bridal pretty robes.

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Confetti on Kensington Roof Gardens

wedding reception at Kensington Roof Gardens wedding video

The start of the wedding reception in Kensington filmed by Portobello Films

Today this exclusive civil wedding venue in Kensington is now part of Virgin’s Limited Edition portfolio of locations. With the added addition of the Babylon restaurant on the 7th floor. This quickly became the videographer’s top civil wedding venue in London. (Especially with her being based just around corner).

Kensington Roof Gardens sunset

Sunset at the wedding reception Kensington Roof Gardens

We think that this wedding video is one of the most glamorous civil weddings filmed by us. Contact this Houston Video Production Company if you want to keep the memories of a special occasion like this.

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Kensington High Street as night falls

We really hope you enjoy the videography and if so maybe check out another of our wedding videos London