Zenith Cinematography Blog

From India with Love

David — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:30:57 +0000

In February we had the privilege to spend a weekend in Calcutta filming the Hindu wedding of Tina and Malli. You might have seen the highlights of their grand civil ceremony which took place at the end of last year in London, if you haven’t seen them click here.

Not only was the wedding a great one, full of colour and emotion, but the whole weekend was an adventure. India is day and night compared to Europe and for those who visit it for the first time the contrast in culture can be a little intimidating. We were lucky enough to be surrounded by Tina and Malli’s friends and family, who were wonderful to us and made us feel very welcome.

We tried to include a few shots of our tour of Calcutta, the dancing, the food and of course the ceremonies, which took place whilst we were there. As part of the Hindu ceremony the bride and groom have a Turmeric celebration in the morning and you can see this on the highlights.

The ceremony was fun, loud and dynamic. The sound of the drums and dancing at the beginning sets the mood and intensity for the celebration which had some amazing parts including three different stages, fire and music.

We hope you have all enjoyed this trailer. Thank you for watching and please Like us on Facebook.

David

These are some frames from the film:

From Paris with Love

David — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:38:05 +0000

We’ve had great fun with Anastasia and Alexandre this year, we shot their Lovestory in London and travelled to France to film their wedding. We spent a few hours in Paris the day after the wedding getting a few shots for this short story of boy meets girl… actually it’s more of a groom finds bride and then they go around Paris exploring the city sort of thing…

This was just a short film for fun in addition to the repertoire of films they got on their DVD- Love Story, civil ceremony, big wedding day. We are very flexible and always happy to try new things

Thank you for watching

Rosie and James’ jewish wedding at Botleys Mansion

David — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:39:15 +0000

Rosie and James are one of the most laid back couples we’ve filmed this year. We arrived in the morning when it was time for the groom and his entourage to celebrate a last drink at the pub before the moment of truth. In the meantime we were also filming a room full of women getting their hair, make-up and nails done, someone was even ironing a dress on an impromptu ironing station. We love to film these moments before the wedding where the personalities of the families and couple really shine through. We’ve seen it all: nervous brides, crying grooms, flowers fiascos. Thank god Rosie and Jame’s wedding went according to plan and precisely to the second.

Thank you for having us!

Anastasia and Jack’s Fabulous Greek wedding

David — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:08:08 +0000

There are certain weddings that we enjoy more than others, this one falls under the first category and it is definitely one of the most fun weddings we’ve had this year.

The day started with the bridal preps followed by the inmidate family who sang traditional Greek music and who enjoyed the the dishes which the mother of the bride and some of the family had stayed up late preparing.

The rest of the day was great, we particularly enjoyed the photoshoot alongside photographer and friend Kristian Leven around St. Paul’s Cathedral and the evening entertainment and service at the Brewery.

The 1st dance was followed by many traditional Greek dances, you can see the money dance on the film which we find always amazing.

Thank you Anastasia and Jack for having us; it was great being part of your day.

Wedding suppliers:

Photographer : Kristian Leven
Ceremony : Church of All Saints – Camden
Reception : The Brewery
Entertainment : Midas Touch & Status Cymbal
Make up/Hair :   Lauren Newman @ Return to Glory
Florist :       The Urban Flower Company
Bride Dress & Veil :   Jesus Piero (purchased at Morgan Davies)
Bridal Shoes :    Harriet Wilder
Car :        Gold Chauffer Services
Cake :     Carmen TarryCar
Wedding organizer: Sue @ Perrys

Cinematic trailer for Tina and Malli

David — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:27:52 +0000

Tina contacted us earlier this year to film her wedding, we promptly said yes, as we fell in love with Tina and the wedding venue, The London Royal Exchange. This building is a grade I-listed building in the city of London, founded in 1565 it has served many purposes, today, a shopping mall with a handful of high-end designer shops and boutiques.

Although the venue is fantastic it goes without saying that a lot of work was put into making it look the way it looked for the day. The team of Beyond Certainty decorated and lit the whole building wonderfully, their attention to detail was impressive and we thoroughly recommend their services. Our favourite feature of the evening was the bar in the centre, which was decorated with hundreds of lemons, truly magnificent.

Tina and Malli put a lot of effort in this wedding, from the venue choice to the amazing cake, everything was planned minutely. Tina’s dress stood out during the day and she is worthy of a medal for wearing an 11kg evening dress in which she performed her 1st dance

I need to mention the work put by Jeannine de Sousa from Illyria Events, who contributed greatly in making this happen. It takes a very efficient person to organize an event of this calibre and Jeannine is definitely one of them.

For the evening and ceremony we had 4 cameras. During the time at The London Royal Exchange we used a 14ft crane from the balcony, which got us some fantastic shots of the audience and we feel it helped raise the production value of the film.

(We have access to different cranes upon request as well as other gliding equipment to get the look you want in your film)

We went for a more cinematic approach for this highlights clip and we sincerely hope you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.

Daisy and Timo

David — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:19 +0000

One of the most fun weddings we’ve shot this year. We didn’t know what to expect when Timo called us last year and told us he had hired a church where they let him do whatever he wanted. This translated to: having a full on rock band with a complete sound set up around the church, screens with Timo’s own graphics and photo compositions, and a smoke machine which filled the room with smoke the night before to create an incredible cinematic atmosphere.

After the ceremony we headed to Eastbourne Pier, where the bride got quite a few compliments as they played the arcade games.

We hope you enjoy this highlights short film and thank you for watching

David

Fiona + Ben // wedding highlights

David — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:53:46 +0000

The wedding took place at the fabulous Mandarin Oriental hotel overlooking Hyde Park. This made for a perfect backdrop during the photo shoot and filming of the couple after the ceremony. We even had a taxi as the wedding car to take us all around the good spots surrounding the Hotel!

The ceremony was intimate with family and friends who came from the other side of the world. The speeches were full of anecdotes and everyone seemed to have a great time after one of the rooms turned into a full on disco and the couple shared their first dance together. More to come in the full film.

Hope you enjoy these highlights,

David

Holly + James// wedding highlights

David — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:33:49 +0000

Holly and James got married this July at St. Paul’s church in Beckenham, followed by a wonderful reception at the Garden Museum in London. For this shoot we had the pleasure to have working along us taking photos our friend Kristian Leven, see some of his photos below.

The table arrangement and deco at the Garden Museum were impressive. Also our favourite part of the film was the 1st dance which we based our choice of music upon.

Enjoy it!

Anastasia + Alex // LoveStory

David — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:56:37 +0000

I met A + A earlier this year and soon after they booked us to film their wedding in France, which took place this August. Needless to say we were in love with the venue they chose, a chateau in France but also with their story, so we thought that it would be a good idea to make a film about it and try to show who they are, what they like and to tell us about their engagement which Alex carefully planned and executed.

We made a game out of it and during the interviews we only had one of them present while the other one left the house. We asked them similar questions and put together a film that really captivates in just a few minutes their personality as individuals and also as a couple. The rest of the day we spent going around London visiting their favourite and most memorable spots.

I didn’t let them watch the film until the end of their wedding day in France. We projected it on a massive screen surrounded by their friends and family. It went very well and all the guests loved it and thought it really represented them, which makes the job very rewarding.

We will soon be working on the film of the wedding as well as a very special short film which we shot in the streets of Paris the day after the wedding in full costume, so look out for that!

Thank you for watching.

Zenith has a new Logo!

David — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:02:47 +0000

It is done! We have our new logo.

Although we are keeping the text part the same, we have added the logo with the ‘Z’ and you will be seeing it on all our new films as part of our image.

We feel that the design is not only very aesthetic but it also sums up what Zenith is all about – the modern and elegant ‘Z’ surrounded by an intricate design, which represents the many hours of crafting done to our films during the shoot and in the editing studio.