It seems only yesterday that you were celebrating the birth of your new offspring, and before you know it the years have flown by and time is fast approaching for their bar or batmitzvah!

Usually, the culmination of at least a year of hard work by the young person and a year of worry for the parents, you can rely on us to ease the stress and ensure that the memories of your big occasion are captured on video for posterity.

Packages / Cost

As two of our company directors have organised both a barmitzvah and a batmitzvah for their own family within the past two years, we fully understand the pressures, from first hand experience!

     

The Shoot…

Depending on the policy of your Shul and, of course, your personal preferences, we can video a rehearsal sometime during the week prior to the service or alternatively a specially arranged repeat performance after Shabbat, so that you and your family have a re-creation of your child's actual Bar/Batmitzvah.

We will then attend your simcha, usually with two cameras to make sure that we are able to record as much of the event as possible. It is not only the obvious shots that we are after… we also look to capture those spontaneous moments which can occur at any time and can be gone in a blink of an eyelid.

 

The Edit….

This is where the magic comes in. Our expert editors will use their creativity and sensitivity to transform the footage into a seamless and entertaining record of your special weekend. Using the latest technology and with a vast array of video and post-production effects at our fingertips, for most clients we will usually produce two different versions. The first being a comprehensive record of the weekend, the other a highlights sequence.

At this point we can also add the music of your choice (copyright permitting) and sometimes clients will also ask us to add in a series of still photographs, usually shots from the early years of the bar/batmitzvah.

To finish the edit, a few titles are added and then the finished video is ready for transfer to DVD and/or VHS.

 

Authoring & Copying

These days most clients are opting to have their finished video delivered on DVD. Our technicians will author the final edits to produce a fully interactive DVD, adding motion menus, scene selections and picture galleries including additional content such as still photographs, etc if required.

Our designers will also create the artwork for a personalised DVD sleeve. Then to complete the project we can make as many copies of the finished package as you wish on DVD, VHS or most other formats.

 

 

 
 
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The Costs

At Epic Creative, we prefer to start by taking a little time to listen so that we can learn about how you are planning your particular bar or bat mitzvah, we can then prepare a specific quotation for you to include all the important elements of your simcha. In the meantime, please refer to the following standard packages as a general guide to our pricing.

Here at Epic, we do not aim to be the cheapest…. if price is your only concern then we are probably not the company for you. We do, however, offer all our clients a high quality, professional and friendly service at a realistic and fair price.

 

Packages

Bar/Batmitzvah Barmitzvah Bronze Package £850 plus VAT

Single camera filming at the party to include general coverage of any drinks/canapé reception, entry of the bar or batmitzvah,, guests at the tables, speeches, the first dance (up to three hours at the venue).

Basic editing including highlights cut to music track

Basic titles

Transfer to DVD

Design of basic label and packaging

3 DVD copies  

 

Bar/Batmitzvah Barmitzvah Silver Package £1250 plus VAT

Single camera filming of the call-up at a rehearsal at your shul (up to 2 hours)*

Single camera filming at the party to include general coverage of any drinks/canapé reception, entry of the bar or batmitzvah,, guests at the tables, speeches, the first dance (up to three hours at the venue).

Vox pops/best wishes from your guests

Editing and effects including highlights to music

Titles

Transfer to DVD

Design of deluxe label and packaging

3 DVD copies

 

Bar/Batmitzvah Gold Package £1600 plus VAT

Two camera filming of the call-up at a rehearsal at your shul (up to 2 hours)*

Two camera filming at the party to include general coverage of any drinks/canapé reception, entry of the bar or batmitzvah, guests at the tables, speeches, the first dance, the cutting of the cake, etc (up to 4 hours)

Vox pops/best wishes from your guests

Editing and effects including highlights to music

Titles

Transfer to DVD

Design of deluxe label and packaging

3 DVD copies

Vox pops/best wishes from your guests

Editing and effects including highlights to music

Titles

Transfer to DVD

Design of deluxe label and packaging

3 DVD copies

 

Bar/Batmitzvah Platinum Plus from £4,000 plus VAT

This is our completely customized “mini-documentary” package which can include us sending cameras to shadow the family at all the important meetings, fittings, rehearsals, lessons etc prior to the big day. From the initial briefing at the party venue to the final the hair and make-up on the day… our cameras can be there to record it all!. We can even use an on-screen presenter, a voice-over or produce an elaborate multimedia title sequence to complete your documentary .

 

Bar/Batmitzvah Extras & Options

  All prices exclude VAT

  MCPS copyright licence fee for music used – usually around £17.50 plus £10 admin/filing fee.

  Any filming after 9.30 pm is chargeable extra at £100 per hour per camera (unless included in package)

  Any travel over 25 miles is chargeable extra.

  Any filming outside London and the Home Counties - travel, accommodation and subsistence chargeable extra.

  Copy of all footage and final edits onto back-up storage drive for you to keep as safety master from £175

  Express editing - delivery within 14 days £350

  Loan of mini-digital camera plus basic instruction to record DIY video diary prior to Bar/batmitzvah (to be included in final ---video)-£40 --. per week plus tape cost as used

  Sentimental/nostalgic photo montage to include in video (from originals supplied by client) – from £100

  Still photographs lifted from the video – price on request

  Voice over and/or on-screen presenter – price on request

  Additional DVD copies – price on request