About
Now then! I’m Ollie.
I'm a documentary wedding filmmaker based in York, filming across Yorkshire and beyond, with full-day films from £1,750. I filmed my first wedding in 2008, while I was still studying my Film Degree, cameras looked a lot different back then! Over the years I've taught film (still do), made many films, some which have won awards at festivals, and filmed over 300 weddings. I love this industry and what I do, so much so, my life rotates around filmmaking !
Why documentary, and not the other way
You could hire someone to pose you against a nice wall for twenty minutes on your wedding day. That's a perfectly good film, for some people. It's just not the one I make.
I'd rather be the person nobody quite remembers was there. No directing, no re-doing your first look because the light wasn't quite right, no camera stuck three feet from your face during the vows. I stay back, I stay quiet, and I let your day happen the way it was always going to happen, whether I was there or not.
That's harder than it sounds. It means learning to read a room fast, knowing where the moment is about to happen before it does, and listening intently, especially the speeches, if you do see me off to the side I'm often taking notes in a little notebook. It's a lot of preparation in service of looking like I did nothing at all.
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I'm not there to make you perform your own wedding.
I'm there to make sure that when it's over, you get to feel it all again.
A Little History
Why trust me with your day
None of this is about being the flashiest name out there. It's about having actually done this, for a long time, at the places that matter.
18
Years filming weddings
Eighteen years behind a camera, most of them spent working out how to be less noticeable, not more.
11
Years as an educator
Eleven years teaching others how to film, which keeps me honest about my own craft.
14
Venues that recommend me
Fourteen Yorkshire venues put my name forward to their own couples, which matters more to me than any award.
10
Awards for filmmaking & teaching
Ten industry awards picked up across the years, for the films and for the teaching that keeps me sharp.
Based In York
York born, Yorkshire based
I film all over the county, from York, the Lake District, down to Bristol, and further afield across the UK when couples want me there. Knowing venues, the light at different times of year, and even which registrar likes to keep things moving, all of it means less time working things out on the day and more time filming what's actually happening.
Fancy a chat before you decide?
No pressure, no sales pitch. Just tell me about your day and I'll tell you honestly if I'm the right fit.
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