'Wedding Film of the Year'

I was pleased to hear that Bloomsbury Films has been officially shortlisted for 'Wedding Film of the Year' by Wedding TV. I must say it is very rewarding to have independent recognition of one's work, although personally I always consider our clients to be the ultimate judges of our work.

Over the years, I have learned to distinguish films that win awards from those that please clients and audiences. In 2005, I produced  a short drama film called Out in the Cold that failed to win any major awards, yet it was the most popularly requested film by audiences at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Similarly when producing a wedding video, there is a subtle distinction between making a film that is meaningful and relevant to a client, and one which is entertaining for strangers to watch.

Bearing this in mind, I decided to submit Malene & Shariff for the 'Wedding Film of the Year' award. Without wishing to sound overly modest, I wouldn't necessary regard this as our 'best film' outright. Certainly it is a very good film, but perhaps it would be fair to say that our best films are ones that tell the story of a couple's day in a way that only they would appreciate.  A good example of this is Harvey & Natalie, probably the only wedding video to begin with the sounds of ZZ Top. Jewish wedding video clients with a love of music, Harvey & Natalie booked our director's cut package as they had decided to stage a live concert on their wedding day. 'Bridal Preparations' were briefly usurped for 'Band Preparations' as the groom and a his band members limbered up on their guitars that morning. The film features a host of meaningful things to the couple, from personal interviews, to a special acoustic recording of the synagogue's male choir, to a surprise piano performance by the bride during dinner, plus a full on concert in the evening.

That said, I very much hope Malene & Shariff's wedding video achieves the recognition our work deserves. I liked them from the moment we met and they were lucky enough to have their wedding one of the finest days last summer. Hosted at Eltham Palace in South East London, the venue provided a wonderful backdrop for filming of their civil wedding video. One unique aspect of their wedding video is the film score. Malene & Shariff both like epic films, so we spent some time matching music from great films to their wedding video. Both are also wonderfully expressive with model looks, therefore the combination of the music, backdrop and weather made an impressive wedding video. All our fingers are crossed at Bloomsbury Films that they help us win this coveted prize!

 

Take One!

Hi, welcome to our brand new wedding video director blog! The purpose of this blog is to provide readers with a candid insight into my work as Bloomsbury Films' creative director.

Established in 2006, Bloomsbury Films has become an overnight success as the UK's leading quality wedding and event video producer. A subsidiary brand of an independent film production company, Bloomsbury Films set out to offer clients a high quality wedding videography service combining cinematic quality filming within a documentary style framework that result in well edited films with a distinct narrative feel. We've called it the 'Cinematic Wedding Documentary'.

Headed by myself, an experienced film and video director, Bloomsbury Films has a team of talented cameraman and editors (see wedding videography team) most of whom come from a film rather than TV production background. This has helped in the development of our distinct 'cinematic wedding documentary' style which attracts huge interest from private and VIP clients across the UK and abroad.

As mentioned, the purpose of creating this blog is to provide readers with a behind-the-scenes insight into Bloomsbury Films work, its current projects and day-to-day issues concerning myself, the wedding video director. I apologise in advance for the possible varying quality in my posts, as someone more accustomed to expressing myself through films rather than blogging, but I do hope you find it interesting!