I'm Rick, and I make wedding films, not wedding videos. I came to weddings after years in professional broadcast and the arts, and I bring the same craft to your day: considered composition, honest sound and a story with a real beginning, middle and end.
Every wedding I film has two cinematographers as standard, me and my second shooter, Andy. That's rare in wedding film, and it makes all the difference. While one of us is with you at the altar, the other is catching your mum's face, your best friend's tears and the moments you'd otherwise never see. We work discreetly and dress smartly, and we stay out of your way so you can simply enjoy your day.
Your day is filmed in 4K on full-frame cameras, with aerial drone footage where the weather and venue allow and professional microphones for your vows and speeches. I then edit and colour-grade it myself into a film worthy of the big screen, with music chosen for you as a couple.
Because I edit every film personally, I take on no more than six weddings a year, so no couple's story is ever rushed. I'm based in Leeds and film across Yorkshire, the UK and abroad.
If you'd like a film that feels like your day and nobody else's, tell me your story. I'd love to hear it.
It's always your first, isn't it? (hem)
The Crossleys in Chichester, 2008. Huge, touching, sprawling, magical and heartfelt. What more could I have asked for?
Considered
Inspired
Aesthetic
Original
Astute
Our artistry and originality. Nothing is needless. Nothing is inappropriate.
Start early and trust your early dreams.
A great late idea with no time to execute, remains just that. A great idea.
It starts with a questionnaire. I get the bare bones. Then after maybe a couple of emails, we'll pencil in a talk, either in person or video chat. This is where I really get to know you both. After that, I leave you to your other thoughts so that you can rest assured, the film is dealt with.
A Single Man
Totally classy, simple, understated. Like anything I've ever tried to do, story is king, and boy does it show.
This will be as different as the couple.
And you'll be glad to know, royalty free too, so you can share it wherever you like.
Using the most basic of camera trickery, my big brother would make himself disappear and interact with copies of himself on TV.
I was only 8 but I HAD to know the secret. Combine this with a great love of music videos and visual art, and off we went.