“I found both Moritz and Aldona very professional. The booking side was very smooth and Aldona made sure everything was covered and in place. Moritz researched the venue well beforehand to make sure everything was perfect and was very discrete while the funeral was taking place. The live stream was perfectly mixed with excellent sound and vision quality. We had people tuning in from all over the world and the stream did not drop out at all. I would highly recommend Schmittat to anyone.”
“I’m generally not one for providing reviews but had to do one for Schmittat. They provided an excellent livestream service for my family. I watched back the recording of the livestream immediately after my mother’s funeral mass, prior to editing and saw the whole footage from beginning to end.
My family and I were so deeply moved by how Moritz captured the day in such an unobtrusive way. Family and friends unable to attend in person felt like they were in the church with us, they could really sense the emotion.
Moritz was punctual and very accommodating of our needs. The steady camera he used meant that the filming of my mother’s hearse and procession as it left our street was steady. No wobbly camera footage you’d normally get when walking and filming! Most of the time we forgot he was there as he just blends into the background.
The picture and sound quality was also crystal clear.
The final edit was great as it cut out the gaps in filming on the day and made the footage seamless.
I would 100% recommend Schmittat for livestream work!
Thanks Aldona and Moritz!”
“I would definitely recommend Schmittat Photography. Very good communication from beginning to end. Professional and friendly service. Quality of live stream was excellent. Thank you Moritz and Aldona, you made everything easy.”
“I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU for doing an exceptional job filming and streaming live online my mother’s funeral and celebration of 90 years’ of life. I was struggling to find someone, with the required knowledge, in the U.K. Hours after praying, I connected with you. I just knew your company were God sent and more than equipped to do the job. You made contact with me swiftly, talked me through the process so that I could understand, and made every effort to connect with the other parties involved to ensure you had the capacity to film, and record well. Because of it being covid season, it was crucial to have a good live recording for those who could not join us in person. You did more than good; you did an excellent job, and I’m very grateful. You also expressed sympathy and warmth. On behalf of me and family, thank you so much for helping us to create a final memory - not just for the day but one we can look at in the future.”
“I'm so glad I decided to have my late father's funeral live streamed , it really was a wonderful way to allow those who couldn't attend be part of the celebration of my father's life. The video recording was beautiful as were the photos and the professional courteous service was ten out of ten! I whole heartedly recommend this company.”
“Schmittat Photography was absolutely fantastic & gave 100% wonderful service from beginning to end
The video streaming quality was first class, everyone who viewed said it was so clear and sharp and felt as if they were there in person
We can’t thank them enough, and would promote and encourage anyone to book them for their services offered, we certainly would be booking them over and over and over again
Excellent service
Mary”
“We could not be more positive about Moritz's work at my father's funeral. He filmed at the graveside (it was a burial) and then at an event with speeches and music in my parents' garden. We were very nervous about doing a livestream due to concerns about it being obtrusive, but in fact this wasn't an issue at all - Moritz was very inconspicuous. The quality of the broadcast was excellent and we were very surprised at how many people either joined online at the time, or viewed the videos afterwards. We felt that it made the funeral significantly more effective as a way of remembering my father. A final comment is that Moritz is a really nice guy. Very highly recommended.”
“We wanted to live stream my fathers funeral as we have many family abroad who couldn’t attend, and Covid restrictions meant we were limited to 30 people. So we needed a way for them all to be able to take part. Moritz was recommended to us and he was great on the phone, explaining everything he could do and providing examples of the service on his website. We booked and the process was very easy and his and his Wife Aldona were really friendly when dealing with everything that needed to be done. On the day, Moritz was all set up in advance and we hardly noticed he was there. The cameras and microphones were not intrusive at all.
The live stream itself was unbelievable. It was respectful, emotional and captured the service perfectly. The multi camera view meant Moritz was able to capture the different angles required to focus on different aspects of the funeral, the speakers and the coffin when required. The sound was fantastic as well. The funeral director watched it outside and commented afterwards that it was the best video she had seen, and she has seen a lot!
Moritz was the able to edit the final version, build in picture and video tributes at the start and save the whole service to download or view at any time (some others we looked at you couldn’t do this).
Overall, we highly recommend Moritz and this service. If you want someone to capture the emotion of your service and personalise it for you, you won’t have to look anywhere else!
Thank you Moritz (and Aldona) for allowing all of our family and friends to take part virtually and say goodbye!”
