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Noelle & John, South Yarmouth, MA. Wedding ceremony at the St. Elizabeth Seton in Falmouth, MA, reception at the Sea Crest Resort, Falmouth, MA.
OMG, I am crying as I'm writing this. You did an amazing job. John loved it too. Thank you so much for doing the highlight I am going to email it to everyone. I'm sobbing here.......Thank you so so much.

Elena, you did an amazing job at filming our wedding. I have only seen the highlight video and I cried my eyes out. Thank you for working so well with my photographer, for being so professional and kind and also a lot of fun. I will highly recommend you to whoever I can and if I ever need an event filmed you will be the first person I will call. Thanks again for doing such a great job, I really can't express how happy I am and I can't wait to see the whole dvd.

We sent the wedding dvds home to Ireland and everyone loved them. Everyone said you did such a great job, a lot of tears and laughs. Thanks again for your great work and being so great on our wedding day.

Mark & Michelle
I can’t stress enough how much Michelle and I loved the video.  We didn’t originally plan on having any professional video, but, we are glad we did.  We were so happy with the slide show and the video… You did a great job and we would recommend your services to everyone. Thanks again.

Adam & Sara, New York, NY.
OH MY GOD!  Elena - this is phenomenal!  Thank you so much for this short highlights reel.  You completely understood the style and feel that we wanted.  Perfect. Can't wait to see the full dvd!  Thank you!

Amy
Dear Elena,
I am Amy, Adam's mom... WOW! Thank you SO much for the video sample you sent us from the kids' wedding...what  a joy to watch and enjoy it all over again, and of course see things that we didn't see during the ceremony.  It is so beautifully done and so artful, it is fantastic!

Tammy & James, Readville, MA. Wedding ceremony at the St. Mary's Church in Wrentham, MA, reception at the Five Bridge Inn in Rehoboth, MA.
Thank you so much for adding that extra special touch to our wedding day!!! The same day editing highlight film played at the reception was absolutely AMAZING!!! Jay and I have watched it several times since & our guests are still talking about it. Nobody had seen that before and were so surprised that we were watching our ceremony at the reception! Just so special! And looking around as it was played, everyone had a huge smile on their face and our parents had tears in their eyes. Truly memorable! After debating whether or not to hire a videographer, we couldn't imagine not having you there. We are so excited to see our Wedding Video. This went above and beyond our expectations. We couldn't imagine our wedding without Elena's work. It captured every moment of the day and all the emotions!!! Thank you again! I will highly recommend you!

Molly & Nevin, Boston, MA. Wedding ceremony at the St. Elizabeth Seton in North Falmouth, MA, wedding reception at Willowbend County Club, Mashpee, MA.
Helen was absolutely wonderful to work with - before, at, and after the wedding. Our video is fantastic; she was not intrusive at all, yet managed to capture many natural, happy moments between my husband and me. She also did an excellent job on our honeymoon photo slideshow (and was patient with us when we took extra-long to collect and send her all the necessary photos). I would recommend her without reservation - she's a lovely person and her work is outstanding!

Elena, The video is FANTASTIC!! We just love it and are so pleased with your work - even the covers for the cases and CD labels look great! You did such a good job capturing everything! Thank you so much!!!! I actually received your email with the link to the highlight video during a layover for a flight in Tahiti (after the honeymoon) - we watched the whole thing there (despite paying per min for internet access - well worth it!) and LOVED every minute!!! It looks fantastic and I am just so pleased with your work and so happy that we'll have the video -- the night went by so quickly and it's all a blur to me so it will be a pleasure to watch the video and remember it all! You were just lovely to work with and I can't thank you enough. Again, we really loved the highlights (as have all others who have viewed) and truly can't thank you enough!

Jill & Jason, Watertown, MA.
Our wedding DVD is by far the most perfect one I have ever seen and my family and friends agree. Elena really captured the emotions of the day from beginning to end perfectly. She is a wonderful person and very easy to work with. The price was SUCH a great deal for all of the hard work Elena did!

Courtney & Stan, Quincy, MA. Wedding ceremony at Holy Trinity Church, Harwich, MA, wedding reception at Red Jacket Inn, South Yarmouth, MA.
Elena, We absolutely love our wedding video... we laughed, we cryed... it was the most amazing gift! So many in our family have already seen it as well and love it so much! I will post a review for you on your website sometime within the next few days. We haven't yet seen the unedited video... so busy... but I can't wait! I will definitelyrecommend your services to anyone who I hear is looking for a videographer! We're so happy, thank you! Both our edited and non-edited videos of our wedding are absolutely amazing! Elena did an incredible job with the editing and our main video has effects that keep it flowing, romantic and fun! The unedited version is great because you catch so many little things that are just so funny, but you're glad they were edited out! hahaha! Elena was so great to work with... She was always professional, personable and truly added to our wedding day! We both would recommend her one hundred percent! And to anyone trying to decide whether or not to have a videographer for your special day/event/etc.... do it! We weren't sure initially and are so thankful we have this amazing keepsake!

My new husband and I just finished watching both our edited and non-edited videos of our wedding. They are absolutely amazing! Elena did an incredible job with the editing and our main video has effects that keep it flowing, romantic and fun! The unedited version is great because you catch so many little things that are just so funny, but you're glad they were edited out! hahaha! Elena was so great to work with... She was always professional, personable and truly added to our wedding day! We both would recommend her one hundred percent! And to anyone trying to decide whether or not to have a videographer for your special day/event/etc.... do it! We weren't sure initially and are so thankful we have this amazing keepsake!

Sarah & Bree, Arlington, MA.
Wonderful wonderful wonderful!! we love the DVD as does our family. Elena did a wonderful job being inconspicuous and nonintrusive, and making guests feel comfortable with the filming. we highly recommend her services.

We LOVE the video and have sent it around to our families and friends.  (My aunt says she cried through the whole video.) 

In terms of the video, it's just PERFECT.  We love it and finally got a chance to show my family this weekend and they freakin' loved it! You are AMAZING!!!!  I LOVE love love the video.  It is so special.

Patricia Stark Feinstein, Dennis, MA.
Dear Elena  -I think video is excellent!   It really gives a sense of his work without conveying the feeling that the viewer has seen the whole thing.  I love the way you zoomed in and then up on "Rising," the red painting that was the first insert.  I realized it was a vertical and thus a problem for the shape of the image and you resolved that problem beautifully.  That painting and "Starry Night" work very well with the audio especially.  The other inserts were very good also, and I'm glad you added a bit more of Cozumel's detail to include more of the greens.

Tammy, Dennis, MA.
Elena did an awesome job with our wedding video. She has an excellent eye and was very easy to work with. We are so happy with the service and video and the price was awesome. Helen worked with us to find the perfect package. I would not hesitate to recommend her to friends or use her again for other events in the future. Thanks Elena!

Holli, S. Dennis, MA.
Elena did a beautiful job. She captured everything we wanted. She was very professional and best of all, we barely noticed she was there. I thought I would be nervous about being videotaped, but Elena made me feel very comfortable.

Dianna Morton EASTHAM, MA.
Elena- You did the most beautiful job video taping our wedding- you captured all of the nuances of the ceremony and the reception as well as some beautiful and unique special effects. In addition, your joyful presence added to our precious day. You are extremely talented, your prices are more than fair, and your personality is just wonderful! Thank you and I highly recommend you to everyone!

Mark, Courtside, NY.
Very professional camera work and simply the best editing! Made our special day live forever!

Rachael & Joe G., London, Wedding at Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham.
I just wanted to say thank you for filming our Wedding at Chatham Bars Inn on September 25th 2006! The rushes from your filming are excellent and perfect for editing with! I love the details you have captured, from a bumblebee hanging around when we were having photographs taken to capturing the atmosphere with guests chatting and laughing. It was great to work with you, I have to say it was so nice to open my door on the morning of the wedding and have someone as bright and energetic as you there to film it!! You were so unobtrusive and know some of the guests including my Brother, who was a cameraman, really enjoyed chatting with you about your work. Looking at the footage is like being there again with a fresh set of eyes!

Barbara C. Fine Art Museum, Boston, MA.
Elena, we got the slide show today. You did a beautiful job. I watched with tears in my eyes. And thanks also for all copies. Everyone will be happy. I have your cards and a friend interested in my results. I'll give her one when I see her tomorrow. Many Thanks.

Anne, Morristown, NJ, Ceremony at Holy Redeemer Church, Chatham.
We just got home from our honeymoon - and the dvd was waiting at the door. I can't even tell you how FABULOUS it is. You did an excellent job. I've watched it three times - Jesse is ready to kill me I think :) We are so grateful to have you document our ceremony so well. We are going to put a link to your company on my blog - and our florist is going to contact you about maybe using a splice on their web site. They thought you did such a great job shooting the flowers. So thank you again - we'd gladly recommend you to anyone that might need a videographer.
Also - I think my mom is going to call you tomorrow to get another copy :)
Thanks again.

Andrea Khoobiar, Chatham, MA
I didn't get to meet you at the wedding, but I am Anne Khoobiar Heap's mother. She just sent me a clip of the video that you took. I was very proud that I didn't cry like a baby at the wedding, but upon viewing the video, I've gone through 1/2 box of tissues! You did an incredible job - thank you, thank you, thank yo u.... I was especially impressed because you were not visible during the ceremony (either that or I was totally oblivious!!!) Again, kudos for a fantastic job.

Dawn & Dave , Sandwich, MA, Wedding at Brookside Golf Club (508) 743-4653 , Bourn, MA.
We got the DVD on Saturday and it is beautiful. Thank you very much for all of your hard work, we loved how you incorporated the Nobska lighthouse in the video. You caught some moments we even forgot about. Thank you again.

Judy S. & Mary C., Brewster, MA , Ceremony at First Parish Brewster, MA.
We so much appreciate the work that you did for us for our wedding. I cannot think of a more cherished memory than our video. We have watched it with tears in our eyes on more than one occasion. It is clearly one of the best decisions we made regarding our wedding services. The quality is excellent, and those who watch it with us, and so very impressed! We thank you again!

Orla & Brad, San Francisco, CA, Ceremony at Holy Redeemer Church, Chatham, Reception at Ocean Edge, Brewster, MA.
Elena, Thank you so much for the online clip. It looks fantastic!!! We also received the dvds on Saturday it was such a great video. Thank you for sending them so quickly. We just got back from the Galapagos on Friday so it was really nice to have the videos upon our return. They turned out so beautiful. We had such a magical day and the video will let us remember the joy for years to come. Thanks again for helping make our wedding day so wonderful.

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July, 2005
Magazine "On The Water"

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..."You can read about these things in many books, but as far as I'm concerned, watching someone do it is far better. The camera work in this DVD is excellent, and in some ways using this format is even better than watching someone do the rigging in person because you can watch details of the process repeatedly to pick up little tricks that may be hard to figure out..." To buy this DVD go to The Hook Up Cape Cod

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December 24, 2005
Cape Cod Times

Pop culture

By ERIC WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
HEY, there's a fire in your television!

That's what Outer Cape tube-types will be saying as they click around the dial this Christmas. Lower Cape TV , the region's community access channel, is presenting nearly 24 hours of the original reality show: a fire in a Dennis fireplace.

''In my dream world viewers will just turn it on, turn the sound up a little bit to hear the crackling, and just forget about it,'' said Lower Cape TV program director James Paul Ludwig. ''Maybe every once in a while they can look over and it will warm their heart.''

The yule log concept is already tried-and-true. WPIX-TV in New York City lit the flame in 1966, broadcasting a looped snippet of the fireplace at Gracie Mansion , the mayor's residence.

''The crew singed a priceless oriental carpet,'' said WPIX spokesman Ted Faraone. ''They weren't invited back.''

Despite the rug burn and miffed mayor, WPIX beamed out the yule log show on Christmas eves and mornings from 1966 to 1989, usually in two-to-four-hour chunks, backed by holiday music. After a nostalgia-fueled grass-roots campaign, the broadcast returned in 2001. And it usually won its Christmas morning slot in the Nielsen television ratings, said Faraone, ''unless there's a good football game on.''

The Lower Cape TV yule log will take a good thing and make it even longer. Ludwig said the televised fire will start at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 24 and run through 8 p.m. Christmas Day.

Producer Helen Bowman shot the video last weekend at her house in Dennis.

''This is a professional fire,'' she promised. ''It looks perfect, with nice logs, but behind it all there are wood pellets, which make a nice crackling and popping noise. I used two microphones to get it in stereo.

''Of course, pellets make a lot of smoke,'' said Bowman. ''So after an hour I had to stop filming and open all the windows.''

The yule log idea had been percolating for several years at the Lower Cape cable TV access station, Ludwig said.

''What I like is the minimalist concept,'' he said. ''We decided to keep it really simple, just the snap, crackle and pop of the fire. We figured everybody is going to have their own music at home.''

Lower Cape TV , located in Orleans , has been home to plenty of ambient programming over the years.

''We've had horses jumping, bird feeders, boats going through the Cape Cod Canal , and people really seem fascinated,'' said Ludwig. ''And I've tried to pitch 'The Vacuum Channel,' and 'Doorknobs of America,' but so far no one is interested.''

A roaring conflagration, however, seems a surefire ratings winner. ''No human will appear in the film,'' guaranteed Bowman.

''At one point I was a little scared because a spark flew right out at the camera, but I kept shooting.''

The late Fred Thrower, the WPIX general manager who created the original yule log program was quoted as saying the show was for ''all the cave dwellers in New York , all the apartments that don't have fireplaces.''

Ludwig and Bowman are hoping to reach the brave year-round souls who call the Outer Cape home.

''In so many ways, the television has replaced the fireplace in modern culture,'' said Ludwig. ''But a fire is so primal and it's the darkest time of the year. People want to stay together and stay warm. Maybe our yule log will help.''

Eric Williams can be reached at ewilliams@capecodonline.com

 

(Published: December 24, 2005)

"The Yule Log"   $15.00 Video DVD
DVD set to play over and over automatically 

 

 

"I wanted to tell you that the fire is a welcome addition to the holiday spirit in my home.  It is fun, relaxing, festive, and just plain enjoyable . Thanks and Happy Holidays to you."   

Linda Delfino,  2006

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