Today we’re pulling back the curtain on a landmark moment for wedding filmmaking the British Wedding Film Festival.

Founded by Jeff Wood, Joce Boissin and Pete and Laura Lawson, the British Wedding Film Festival is the first awards platform in the UK dedicated solely to wedding filmmaking, it has been created to celebrate the artistry, creativity, and passion of filmmakers from the UK and around the world.

Though called a festival, at its core, it’s an awards platform - culminating in an Oscars inspired presentation evening - designed to champion the craft and push the boundaries of what wedding films can be.

In this episode, Joce joins me for an in-depth look behind the scenes: the vision, the categories, the judging process, and exactly what it takes to stand out.

Guest: https://www.britishweddingfilmfestival.com/

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

Learn more about the British Wedding Film Festival and enter your films here: https://www.britishweddingfilmfestival.com/

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Sam, along with his wife Megan, built an incredible wedding film business by crafting beautiful, heartfelt wedding films using a minimalist approach and storytelling at its core.

An entrepreneurial soul, Sam has leveraged the skills he honed as a wedding filmmaker to create and scale successful businesses across five different industries, achieving a combined revenue of over £3,000,000 annually.

In this episode, we delve into how Sam transitioned out of wedding filmmaking and successfully pivoted to building a diverse portfolio of thriving businesses. He shares invaluable insights on identifying opportunities and applying the creative and technical expertise from his filmmaking career to new ventures. Whether you’re looking to grow your wedding business or explore new horizons, this conversation is packed with practical advice and inspiration.

Guest: https://samandmegan.co.uk & https://samboxell.com

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

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It’s rare to find a wedding filmmaker who’s doing something truly different - but that’s exactly what Alex from Mole Hill Media is achieving. He describes his style as “marmite,” drawing inspiration from romcom teasers and reality TV rather than traditional wedding filmmaking.

In this conversation, we dive into his unique approach: how he discreetly mics up couples for the entire day using hidden lavs, why spontaneous guest interviews add a new layer of depth to a couple’s story, and the process of shaping over 1TB of footage and audio into Netflix-style documentary films.

Guest: https://www.molehillmedia.com

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

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In this special community episode I will be speaking with Jason from Afterglow Films and Danny from Rizzo Films, but collectively they are known as the brains behind That Wedding Videographer Podcast.

We discuss how dynamic pricing and winter focused marketing has helped increase business turnover. The growing strategy of photographers and videographers buying instagram followers, and we get the run down on what we can expect at their upcoming Wedding Videographer Summit.

Guests: https://twvp.co.uk

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

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Get your ticket to the TWVP Summit here:

https://twvp.co.uk/summit

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In today’s episode I'm speaking to the newly crowned UK Wedding Videographer of the Year Chris Potter from Christopher James Wedding Films. Chris started his wedding filmmaker career shooting under a wedding photographers brand with incredible success. When circumstance meant that company had to disband Chris found himself in position where he had to rebrand and start afresh alone. In this chat we talk through his instagram strategy that allowed him to hit the ground running, his top tips for capturing wonderfully intimate couples portrait session and how he has moved away from template based feature films, manipulating film scores to create immersive emotion led stories.

Guest: https://christopherjamesfilms.co.uk/

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

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After successfully building a wedding photography business that allowed him to leave his job as a police officer, James then took the bold step to transition fully over to wedding videography. Effectively having to start over again at the height of his photography business success.

In today’s episode, we’ll dive into how James achieved such a remarkable business transformation. We’ll explore the strategic steps he took, the role of mentorship in fast-tracking his growth as a filmmaker, and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

Guest: https://jamestraceyfilms.co.uk

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

Photographers learn how to move one into video with James

https://jamestraceyfilms.co.uk/workshop/

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Alejandro Calore

I can't for the life of me find the film James and I discuss, but here is another example of his work:

https://vimeo.com/455796067

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Adam’s relaxed and discreet approach to wedding filmmaking was a breath of fresh air for the industry. His fantastic YouTube channel showcases in-depth behind-the-scenes videos, allowing viewers to follow him through entire wedding days and see his process in action. With a passion for sharing knowledge and insights, Adam has built a large and engaged following, with many wedding filmmakers crediting him as providing the stepping stones for them to build their filmmaking businesses.

In this episode we talk through how prioritising his couples experience of their wedding day rather than the technicalities of filmmaking has allowed him to build a thriving business and also the pitfalls of the current educational trend of pushing wedding filmmakers to chase the elusive luxury wedding market.

Guest: https://www.adamwingfilms.com

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

Get 50% off Adam's online course with code CODA50

https://the-complete-wedding-film-business.teachable.com

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Based in Oregon, USA, Multiply Media comprises of Wife and Husband Duo Sarah & Boomer. Leaning into their backgrounds as talented artists and musicians they create stunning story led films that dive deep into the personalities of their couples.

In this chat Boomer talks us through their unique story sessions that help forms the backbone of their films. And also the incredible Film Score Sound Pack that they have developed to help wedding filmmakers take their music and sound design to the next level.

Guest: https://multiply-media.com

Host: https://roo-films.com

Coda: https://coda-conference.com

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https://multiply-media.shop/

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https://fm.pxf.io/roofreetrial

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