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

London British Japenes wedding

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

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Wedding videography still frame

Videographer St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London Videographer

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London, wedding

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

Money spray nigerian wedding

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

Jun 072012
 

Wedding Video London from PORTOBELLO FILMS on Vimeo

We filmed this touching Church wedding video in north west London during May and we think that it is one of our most natural wedding films. Filming the unfolding day from the brides preparations right through to the wedding reception. Our wedding videographer was made to feel right at home with the wedding party and we think it shows. With natural intimate shots throughout the day we think that the videography subtly builds and builds as the wedding day continues into the night.

Wedding at St John the Evangelist Church

Wedding vows St John the Evangelist Church wedding

St John the Evangelist Church Wedding video London

Wedding videography from St John the Evangelist Church

Our staff and not just the couple’s videographer and editor received excellent reviews. So we think that it is worth watching the wedding video London in it’s original HD. The wedding venues where St John the Evangelist Church wedding NW4 3PX and the wedding reception was held at the Palm Hotel Hendon Way

Palm Hotel Hendon weddings reception

Palm Hotel Wedding Reception Hendon

wedding receptions at the Palm Hotel Hendon Way

Wedding reception Palm Hotel Hendon Way London

Palm Hotel Wedding Reception Hendon Way

Wedding reception guests at the Palm Hotel

Palm Hotel Wedding reception Hendon

Wedding Reception guest at the Palm Hotel London

If you wish to see more of our Church wedding videography then do check out our last wedding video post also filmed by the same videographer

Thames Wedding Westminster

Sep 092011
 

Church Wedding Video London, filmed at St James Norlands Churchand Debenham House in Holland Park which was some wedding venue in London

Wedding video London from on Vimeo.

Catching up with some blogging so this wedding highlights video is from way back in October Filmed in HD and delivered over 2 wedding dvds. The wedding video was shot at St James in Holland Park. Then we went onto the quite spectacular Debenham House just a short walk away. Our wedding videographer who went to meet the couple prior to the wedding at Debenham House just could not wait to get back in there. Especially so as Debenham House often doubles as a film location. In fact the increadible golden artium and balcony that is shown in the wedding video doubled as a north African location in an episode of Spooks.

Filmed by one of our wedding videographer London it really was a day to remember taking in the hidden treasure that is St James Norlands Church follow by the wonderful Debenham House Debenham House

If you have a moment do check out our previous post Wedding Lords Cricket Ground

Feb 232011
 

Wedding video London from Portobello Films on Vimeo.

With the wedding reception venue at the impressive Stationers Hall and the main ceremony venue in the splendor of St Pauls Cathedral. Everybody and the most amazing day with all the excitement of being right in the very heart of historic London.
Our wedding videographer (in house of course no hiring of outsourced staff for our client’s wedding videos) being London based arrived in good time and as fresh as a daisy. With the reception just a short walk from the wedding at St Pauls the day could not be easier. Leaving our videographer all the time to discreetly pick his shots. We hope you agree that it does look quite splendid. All filmed in HD 1080 25p (non of that 1080i nonsence) and delivered as 8 widescreen wedding DVDs with an additional wedding speeches DVD

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Check out our previous post Wedding video London Waldorf Hotel

Feb 042011
 

Wedding video London Greenwich, Wedding Venue Royal Naval College London. Church wedding video.

Wedding video London from Portobello Films on Vimeo.

Filmed by just one wedding videographer this wedding video is just brilliant. In fact it is the first wedding video that we have extended the wedding highlights to over seven minutes. As there was just so much to pack in on an action packed wedding day.

Starting with an emotional church wedding service at St Alfege Greenwich then on to the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich for an amazing wedding reception.

In fact you may wish to compare the very first film filmed there and wedding video recored for posterity by British Panthe in 1935 Naval Wedding at Greenwich Quite a difference in technology and film cameras in the intervening seventy six odd years. From scatchy old film stock to the latest Sony HD cameras. Yet the wedding venue by the Thames in Greenwich still retains its gravitas, and beautifully positioned to take full advantage of the natural light that pours through its high sighted windows. It almost seems designed as a perfect wedding video location. Certainly it has become an instant hit with eveybody here in post production and colour grading and even the sound department for the wedding venues excellent acoustics. All in all we think it was a brilliant wedding film and we thougherly enjoyed working on it

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Be sure to catch up with our last post New website

Feb 102010
 

Welcome to our new blog. Over the course of the year we will document how our clients films are produced, from the initial contact through to delivery of the final film. We hope this will give you an insight and hopefully some ideas when you consider filming your wedding.

We have just completed a NTSC transfer for an American client from Iowa City USA. Unable to attend his niece’s wedding here in London. Dennis decided to purchase one of our packages as a wedding gift. Because here in Europe we use a different system for television, called PAL. It meant that Dennis needed a company that operated pro edit systems to transfer the footage to his native NTSC format. Happily we were glad to oblige and in fact we can transfer our films to any format worldwide.

Towards the end of last season we introduced our new cameras. So now has come the time to take down our old and fondly remembered samples and highlight what those new cameras can do.

After much debate we have managed to select Kathrina and Alistair’s absoulutely lovely village wedding in Dorset, for our example of the “Documentary” package.

Shot in and around  Charmouth.

We selected Kathrina and Alistair’s  Church wedding film in the end as we felt it highlighted how at ease people felt around the camera. Something that we really feel is important is that the film should be about the people starring in it. We have a sort of motto at Portobello Films – invisible but approachable – and we think that Kathrina and Alistair’s film shows both in equal measure. We hope you enjoy it.

However we cannot bring ourselves to take all those films away so we have kept one of our favorites from 2007. We will be adding some more examples to show our other packages, just once we can decide which ones.