I know some of you lovely ladies have already writen/contacted universities for photographers/videographers.
Im looking to contact my two local Universitys, Plymouth and Exeter, asking If they have any Students who would be interested in Videoing my Wedding.
And I was wondering how to word it. Im not very good at things like this!
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CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
It might be worth getting in touch with Katya. I think she has some experience in this, if I remember correctly.
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CommentAuthorAna40
I contacted a few universities by email. I just used the email that was on the website. They normally have someone whose responsibility it is to deal with such requests, so the email gets passed to them. X
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
Yeah I've got there emails but what do I write? How do I word it?
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthor*The NewMrsMalin*
I was thinking of doing the same thing Lana; I'll have a think of what to put when I get back from work as don't have time now but I'll share it on here if I remember.
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I too am doing this but with photography and will write something along these lines:
Dear Head of Faculty,
I am getting married on the 27th of April 2015 and would really love to offer a 3rd year photography student the opportunity to gain some work experience and work on a real job. I am ideally looking for someone who has access to their own transport due to the rural locality of the church and reception venue which are in Higham and Cooling, near Medway.
I am more than willing to cover the costs of petrol and printing and/or disc of any photographs taken. Although I would like to have copies of all images taken, copyright of the images would remain that of the student to enable them to start building a portfolio and/or be used in their final piece.
The student will be working on their own, allowing them to express their creativeness and will also work alongside our other photographer. We would like to meet with any students that you deem suitable so that we can discuss our requirements and meet the student in person and get to know them.
We look forward to hearing from you, Many thanks,
Something along these lines but will change is nearer the time :)x
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
Thank you that was such a helpful guide, just a few changeds here and there
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthorJadeH41
i did this but i rang them instead of writing, they were very helpful and spoke directly to the teacher. very helpful. but only 1 person got back to me and i wasnt over impressed by his video so i didnt go with him and plus the in-laws r paying for our videographer now. i wud just phone them directly and they will tell u who to speak to and they will tel u how they want u to advertise for the job etc xx
CommentAuthorKatya
Hey ladies, i have a post on.my wedding planning diary regarding this. I have not secured a student yet, however i did get to chat with my old.singing tutor who is now head of music regarding a band. (we decided to go with a dj in the end before even meeting with the students).
I will however be going with students both from photography courses and film making courses.
The best thigh to do is call the college in question. This is because it is so easy to glance.over a letter/email however not so easy to put off someone on the phone. Just ask to speak with the head of the department you are looking for. Explain your offer to them, including whether you would feed the student if they are there all day. What you would expect. Ask them to pass your details (email address is best) onto any students that are sincere. Give them a response time. Tell them.you would expect to see some examples.of the students work on the outset hence the email address being provided. Then go from there hun. Let them.know the student could.use the photos for their portfolio with the exception of photos of small children ( to protect the kids & respect the parents) & that you simply require a disk of all images.
When speaking with the student you could discuss touch ups/editing.
