“Moritz and Aldona at Schmittat Photography were so professional in their approach in live streaming my father's funeral. We had a large audience abroad and everything had to be right on the day, and everything was right on the day.
The service was personal and bespoke in nature, and they responded to queries and questions in an efficient manner - highly recommended.”
“We were so grateful to have Moritz Scmittat ‘live stream’ Mum’s funeral.
His filming was uber-professional and deeply compassionate.
He captured every aspect of our moment with an astonishing creative eye. Yet, I was never ‘aware’ of him filming. He manages to be both present and (almost) invisible in a good kind of way.
The end result was both beautiful and deeply moving. Mum was a legend and got the send off she deserved, with family, friends and colleagues joining us from all around the world.
My favourite part was the ‘Home to Church’ walk. I have never seen my cousins look like that. It is quite simply astonishing. The love and care are palpable through the screen.
We could not have asked for more.
Thank you, Moritz Schmittat, for making the saddest of moments bearable.”
“Moritz provided an excellent service filming and streaming the funeral of my brother. He was professional, unobtrusive and discreet. The video and audio stream was of a very high standard. This service allowed many more friends and family experience the service that could not attend due to Covid. I would absolutely recommend to anyone requiring a live event streaming.”
“Exceptional. Professional. Discreet.
I searched through many companies to livestream my mum’s funeral before I found Schmittat Photography. From our first conversation I had a strong sense of Moritz’s personality and creative eye, and knew that he would have the compassion within to beautifully capture the day.
I work in the entertainment business so I am used to high quality filming and attention to details. Moritz more than delivered this.
We had family in a least 10 different countries all simultaneously joining the livestream, they all said how intimate and connected they felt during this time when we are all apart.
The edit turnaround was quick and when I watched it back it was heartwarming to see the spirit of the day shine through.
Thank you.”
“Moritz Schmittat produced a very high quality live stream and subsequent recording of my mother's funeral service. His filming was unobtrusive throughout, and we much appreciated his sympathy and patience during the afternoon.”
“Planning a funeral during a pandemic when there are so many restrictions was not easy and we simply wanted to make my mum’s funeral as special as possible and wanted to share that with all her family and friends. I chose to use Moritz’s services because he understood that and talked me through every stage of the filming process and paid huge attention to detail. On the morning of the funeral there were some small hiccups with the crematorium but Moritz remained calm and unflustered and did his utmost to ensure that external events did not affect what he was commissioned to do. His turnaround time with editing and removing an uncouth priest’s comments (to the funeral director) from the video was excellent, allowing late viewers to view a seamless service. Thank you Moritz. You did an amazing job!”
“A funeral is a very emotional and private occasion. In these difficult times of Covid, Live Streaming is essential to enable all the family to be a part of the service. Moritz Schmittat, has the skill to capture pure quality of sound and image (inside a building, or outside), without being intrusive in any way. He is a kind and sensitive person who has the most amazing audio visual skills and I would highly recommend him for his professionalism.”
“I can’t begin to thank Moritz enough for all he did for us. The family in Canada and in Yorkshire were overwhelmed by the quality of the live stream. We subsequently had a chance to watch the recording and it was perfect in every respect. Having the different camera angles and panning in and out captured the occasion but it was done with such sensitivity and discretion and never felt intrusive. The Church looked stunning and the quality of the sound was first rate, too. It is sad that funerals must necessarily be carried out with so many restrictions in place, but through live-streaming the eight of us in church had so many more people with us. I have no hesitation in giving my wholehearted recommendation to anyone thinking about using Moritz.”
