Did a great wedding last weekend up at Airth Castle, which has to be said is a fantastic venue for a wedding. I’ve been there a number of times this year, and the staff have always been very helpful, which is a bonus when capturing all those magic moments for the Bride & Groom.
During the drinks reception, I got speaking to 2 of the guests who attended David & Lisa’s wedding around a month ago, which I’m actually finishing off right now. We laughed at how small a world it is, and they also told me that they had been at around 5 weddings this year as guests.
The rain managed to hold off long enough for the guests to arrive safely, and allowed Carol & Russel to enjoy their day. Although it wouldn’t have mattered too much, as there’s plenty of space for the guests to mingle and some well stocked bars should they feel the urge for a refreshment.
“…thank you for the brilliant job done of the video and photos, we are delighted with the outcome…”
Craig & Noleen, who’s wedding we recently completed with our sister company Digital Wedding Images, got in touch this week to pass on their gratitude for our work. You may recognise them from a previous post, where I couldn’t help mention how welcome they made us feel and the fantastic grub they laid on for us during the day.
Due to the busy wedding season, we’ve took a break from filming WIRED until early October 2008. However, the production blog will still be updated on regular intervals with a number of video interviews we’ve shot with some of the cast & crew.
If anyone has seen The Shining, you’ll remember the scene with the little boy riding his trike through the hotel. This is one of those special steadicam scenes that just stick in your head, and certainly one of the reasons I love to strap that vest on.
Therefore, you can only imagine how excited I got when I viewed the above video promoting the Stanley Kubrick season on More 4.
We recently had a great day filming the wedding of Elliot & Chrissie at Wedderburn Castle in East Lothian, which was an incredible setting for their wedding. All the guests were in great spirits, and they were fantastic to be around.
After viewing their DVD, Chrissie took the time to tell me they were ‘really thrilled with the end product’ and ordered our Deluxe 4 DVD set as a little something extra. Obviously getting more business is fantastic, but to know that all the time & effort is appreciated, is as well recieved as the extra money.
Never in my life did I think that I’d write any articles, or contribute information to any high quality publications, let alone two of them. However, that’s preciseley what I’ve been doing for the last 6-9 months.
One of these magazines is FOCUS, the Institute of Videography’s very own publication. This is distributed to every member on a monthly basis, within which I’ve been submitting an ongoing production diary of our forthcoming web series WIRED.
The other is the Scottish Wedding Directory, which is basically the premium publication of it’s type. I don’t imagine that there is a bride in Scotland, or Britain for that matter, who hasn’t read a copy of this.
Now don’t get me wrong, if it wasn’t for their amazing editorial team, my articles would have the odd typo here & there, as I’m no Mark Twain. However, it is comforting that people from these publications actually listen to me when I speak – Now if only my son will do the same.
After an exhausting weekend of weddings, and a few hundred miles on the road, I got a great nights sleep last night. My feet still hurt a little bit, but after viewing the footage and images this morning, I’m very happy with myself.
After some lovely weather on Friday, I was a bit worried for Saturday, but the rain managed to hold off and we got a few nice shots.
Everyone we worked with over both days were very helpful & professional, and the meal we had on Saturday went down a treat Craig.
I’ve had a couple of e-mails over these last few months asking where the montage video from my brother’s 40th has gone. So by public demand, you can view it again by clicking on the image below.
I was chatting to a few fellow business people at a local networking group earlier this week, all of whom were very pleasant to mix with and full of useful information. When I let the ‘cat out of the bag’ about being in around my sixth year of business, a few of the newer starts asked what my secret was, to which I couldn’t really provide much of a definitive answer.
The truth is, I don’t think anyone can really define what makes someone a success, and I’m sure a lot of successful people from various industries will have different answers. However, one pattern which I have witnessed again & again, is that those who are true to themselves and aren’t afraid of making personal sacrifices tend to go much further.
Life owes nobody a living, and we create our own personal worlds through the emotions we manifest within ourselves. Positive thoughts and positive actions do create positive results, it may not happen overnight, but if you stick with things for the long haul you will reach your destination.
We’ve recently invested in a new steadicam rig for the production of WIRED. However, we will also shortly update our main web site to outline a number of new steadicam services that will become available in the future.
My name is James Lundy, and I started working full time within the industry in 2002. It was around this time, that my brainchild 'The Video Company.co.uk' was developed.
There have been many imitators, with some trying to pass themselves off as myself. However, my hard work, self-belief, and very understanding wife have got me through it all.
I'm educated in many forms of media, and a member of various trade organisations. Amongst which is the Institute of Videography (IOV), of which I'm a Master Member.
Since joining the IOV, I've contributed to their new assessment criteria alongside other select members, and written an ongoing monthly article for their magazine.
Being creative to me is not a job, or merely my business. It is my lifestyle, and one which I live 24/7. I consider myself a very fortunate person, and couldn't even begin to imagine a life pursuing anything else.
