At Bloomsbury Films, we are pleased to see that our reputation for producing the UK’s finest wedding videos has really begun to spread. We now regularly receive enquiries from all over the UK and it doesn’t stop there. In 2009 we attracted interest from Italy, Netherlands, Norway, USA and even from the King of Bahrain!
No small wonder that Bloomsbury Films is now the videographer of choice for many society and VIP weddings, enjoying the backing of many prominent event planners. In the light of this demand we have begun to expand our resources so we are better placed to meet the demand we are receiving around the UK.
To help potential clients, we have put together some specific information about our wedding and event videography is some of our most popular locations. For more information, choose from the links below
Should your area not be listed above, don’t worry as we will still be able to provide our high quality service to you. To check availability and to discuss your needs, please contact us!
It takes a lot of trust for a bride to allow us to film her as she makes her wedding preparations. With butterflies in her stomach, it might make her feel a bit vulnerable to have the proceedings filmed, so we always tread carefully and only film when appropriate to do so. With Natalie, it really wasn’t a problem at all. She welcomed us with open arms and we got on with the job of documenting all the laughter and joy as she and her bridesmaids got themselves ready for her Catholic Church Wedding. At the same time groom Andrew and his mates were doing their own preparations. The funny thing is that sometimes the grooms are even more nervous than the brides – but not Andrew, he took everything in his stride. In fact it was Andrew and his groomsmen striding forward all together that made one of the really great shots of the video as we followed their feet moving collectively forward to the church.
St Mary’s School Chapel in Berkshire was beautifully decorated with flowers and the guests looked on with misty eyes as the couple took their vows. A classic Rolls Royce was idling and waiting to drive the newlyweds off to their joyous reception were everyone ate, drank and danced well into the evening!
A few months ago we decided to launch our own Facebook Page as a way of interacting with past, present and future clients. We now upload highlights of different jobs to the page as they are completed, so visitors can see our range of work and make comments in an easy, friendly environment. I am pleased to say it is very popular, with clients taking a keen interest in the videos and newcomers watching these as a source of inspiration. Indeed our videos seem to not only serve as an example of good videography, but provide an excellent source of ideas for planning their wedding or event!
We heartily welcome comments from prospective clients, whether they are wondering about how to achieve the best videography, which photographers we recommend or what venues to book. As film-makers we know a lot about making things look good, so our advice is sought after on many subjects. Meanwhile the ‘Discussions‘ section of our Facebook page has a number of topics that are being widely shared. We’ve also included some general tips and advice which we hope our clients enjoy.
If you haven’t already subscribed to our Facebook page or know a friend who might like to check it out, please don’t hesitate to look it up at The Bloomsbury Films’ Facebook Page
At the start of this month Bloomsbury Films was neatly packed up into boxes and moved across town to a new studio location in London’s trendy East End. Taking advantage of the hard hit property market on the periphery of London’s financial district, we were lucky to find a 1500 sqft unit in a converted warehouse that would suit our needs now and in the foreseeable future.
New Bloomsbury Films Office
A stone’s throw from Brick Lane, it is conveniently close to Aldgate & Aldgate East tube stations as well as Tower Gateway DLR. From these new offices we continue to operate our sales & administration, video kit storage and maintenance, production planning where our director’s overseeing all our projects. Over the coming months we shall also be introducing additional in-house studio facilities that will enable us to extend our range of services.
We’re very excited about the move, especially as we continue to expand the range of services provided by Bloomsbury Films. Although wedding videos are still currently our biggest market, we are beginning to attract more types of live event filming including interest from businesses for conference filming. We hope you will be able to pay us a visit sometime!
Last July our videographers Dishad and David set off to film Natalie and Andrew’s wedding in Berkshire. It was the kind of sunny day that all couples who book summer weddings hope for. Their ceremony took place in a beautiful school church which I imagine had personal connections. The reception afterwards was held in a marquee in the grounds of Natalie’s parent’s house. I think it is very special to have a wedding reception at one home, not least of all because the wedding videography and photography then creates a portrait of somewhere you know and care about!
In making this film we covered the grooms preparations as well as the brides. This is fairly unusual as bride preparations tend to look more visually impressive, although I think it is very nice to provide a behind-the-scenes portrait for both of them. As you can see in the trailer we used black & white for highlight parts of the church service. This is because we had extraordinarily beautiful light flooding though the arch windows, which gave it a photographic quality that I was very keen to represent. I think the video came out very well for Natalie and Andrew and I hope they enjoy looking back on it for years to come.
In the meantime, we filmed the wedding of Natalie’s sister Jessica a few weeks ago in early January. Having seen what a wonderfully frosty backdrop the landscape provided in the raw footage, I anticipate this having an equally strong visual quality to it.
Perhaps this a reflection of being based in London, but perhaps also it shows the growing acceptance in our society for marriage based on love and like-mindedness, rather than seeking a cultural safety net. A particularly good example of this is Shahara & Christophers wedding which we filmed at York House, Richmond in early August. Shahara is from a Muslim Bengali family and Christopher from a traditional English one. In marrying Shahara, Christopher not only adopted a new family, but a new (Muslim) name. When I met them both months prior to their wedding, it was clear they were both very much in love and that whilst Christopher may not have have grown up in a Muslim/Bengali lifestyle, he was more than willing to adopt one.
I like their video very much, and the trailer shows their coming together well. They had splendid weather on the day and I am glad that there was a lot of opportunities for filming outdoors – which I always believe looks so much better than filming indoors! We have done several Bengali wedding videos of late including a stunning Bengali wedding in Newcastle, but this is the first mixed Anglo-Bengali marriage I am aware of filming. I therefore wish Christopher and Shahara all the very best in the future! Below are highlights from their day:
One of the privileges of creating wedding videos, is getting to know a couple at one of the most intimate moments in their lives. Whether the videographer on the day or the editor looking at footage in a darkened room weeks later, you can’t help but get involved in the couple’s story. At Bloomsbury we feel a huge responsibility for creating a film that captures our clients personality as well as the people and events surrounding them on their wedding day. It is no exaggeration to say a lot of heart goes into making each film – wedding videography just isn’t something you can do dispassionately! Although we run a studio style operation with many people involved in every film we make, each person is fully invested in each frame of the finished film.
Consequently when a film is completed, the response from our clients is very important to us! A recent example was Helen and Michael whose wedding at Easthampstead Park we filmed back in July. As you can tell from the wedding video, the couple are very popular with family and friends and this warmth was something we wanted to get across. When Helen saw the trailer she was thrilled and made us happy by showing her gratitude. It also made us smile when a week or so later she even commented on her own YouTube video expressing how proud she was; “This is our wedding and we were totally amazed by the fantastic job Bloomsbury did it was amazing!” Believe it or not, these few words meant a great deal to us and it is why we enjoy making really special films for our clients. Please have a look at the trailer for Helen & Michael’s wedding video for yourself below:
