Andrew & Daniella
Here's what I took away from our conversation
You're after film only, with Julian Rinaldi your likely photographer — if you land there, all the better: he's someone we shoot alongside often and rate highly, so the two teams already move as one on the day. Everything below is shaped around the day you described, not a set package.
Two mornings, two homes
Andrew getting ready at Gladesville, Daniella at Concord West (Bengalla Rd) — running at the same time, so a cinematographer is with each of you.
Andrew's Cypriot traditions
The morning carries real cultural weight on Andrew's side, so his coverage runs longer — roughly three hours — to hold those moments in full.
Church & reception
Ceremony at Saint Gerasimos from 1:00pm, then the reception at the Ivy Ballroom through to 11:30pm.
How you'll relive it
A highlight film to share, and a full documentary of up to three hours to sit with. No same-day edit — not your thing, and honestly not ours either.
"We don't work from set packages — we build the coverage around how your day actually flows, then around how you want to relive it."
The flow of your day
Indicative timings from our call — we'll lock the exact start times together in your planning session, working back from the 1:00pm ceremony so the morning never runs into a rush.
Andrew — getting ready · Gladesville
Longer coverage for the Cypriot morning traditions, through to leaving for the church.
Daniella — getting ready · Concord West
On Bengalla Road, roughly two hours before you leave for Saint Gerasimos.
Ceremony · Saint Gerasimos
Both cinematographers in the church, captured minute-for-minute.
Photoshoot moments
Location chosen together in planning — we'll also handle the wet-weather plan.
Reception · Ivy Ballroom
Grand entrance, speeches, cake, first dance and the dancing through to the end of the night.
Why two cinematographers
Two prep homes running at once means two cinematographers is simply the starting point — one with each of you. Where the options differ is how long the second cinematographer stays into the reception.
One with each of you
Gladesville and Concord West are on opposite sides of the city and running concurrently, so a cinematographer is dedicated to each home — nothing gets missed while we travel between them.
Both at Saint Gerasimos
Both cinematographers cover the ceremony — one on the wide, ceremonial coverage, one working the intimate reactions and detail.
The two-angle grand entrance
The strongest case for two at the Ivy is your entrance — one camera behind you as you walk in, one waiting at the dance floor. That single moment is where the second angle earns its place.
One cinematographer, up to 3 cameras
The Ivy ballroom is square and self-contained, so one cinematographer runs a multi-camera setup (up to 3) across the speeches and formalities — you keep every angle without paying for two all night.
Whichever collection you choose, we liaise directly with your photographer on timings before and on the day — so both teams work to one plan, not two.
Three ways to hold the day
Each is film only, both cinematographers with you through the morning and the church. The difference is how far the second cinematographer runs into the reception, and how deep the documentary goes.
The Essentials
- Two cinematographers — one at each home, both at the church
- Second cinematographer through to the end of the photoshoot
- One cinematographer at the Ivy to the end of the night, a multi-camera setup (up to 3) on the speeches
- Teaser Film — a short 40–60 sec clip, within 2 weeks of your wedding
- Highlight Film — up to 5 minutes
- Standard Documentary — preps through reception
- RAW footage on a drive we provide
The Full Story
- Two cinematographers — one at each home, both at the church
- Second cinematographer stays through the grand entrance, then one to the end of the night with a multi-camera setup (up to 3)
- Teaser Film — a short 40–60 sec clip, within 2 weeks of your wedding
- Highlight Film — 6–8 minutes
- Extended Documentary — up to 3 hours: Andrew's Cypriot morning in full, the ceremony minute-for-minute, photoshoot highlights, and the full reception with dance brackets across the night
- RAW footage on a drive we provide
The Complete
- Two cinematographers — one at each home, both at the church
- Second cinematographer stays through to the first dance (end of formalities, ~9:30pm), then one to the end of the night with a multi-camera setup (up to 3)
- Teaser Film — a short 40–60 sec clip, within 2 weeks of your wedding
- Highlight Film — 6–8 minutes
- Extended Documentary — up to 3 hours: Andrew's Cypriot morning in full, the ceremony minute-for-minute, photoshoot highlights, and the full reception with dance brackets across the night
- Episode-Length Film — a longer, story-led cut of the day, up to 40 minutes
- Prewedding / Engagement Film
- RAW footage on a drive we provide
Add to any collection
Anything here can sit on top of the collection you choose — some are simplest to add now, others can wait until after the wedding.
Second cinematographer to formalities
Keep the second cinematographer through the reception formalities (~9:30pm). For The Essentials & The Full Story — The Complete already includes this.
Episode-Length Film
Included in The Complete. A longer, story-led edit, up to 40 minutes.
Prewedding / Engagement Film
Included in The Complete. A short film in the lead-up to the day.
You experience your wedding three times
Once in the lead-up. Once as it happens. And once, for the rest of your life, in the film you keep.
The anticipation
From the first plan to the teaser that lands soon after — the feeling of it coming, held before it arrives.
Present in it
Because someone else is holding the timing — calling when to dress, when to leave — you get to actually be in your own day.
The full record
The documentary and the moments inside it that you'll return to — the ones whose weight you only feel later.
Some moments reveal their value only with time.
In every collection
A Wedding Planning Session
We map how the day will really flow before anything is locked.
The CineMotive Day Brief
Your 30-day pre-wedding plan — the micro-moments others miss.
Full-day timekeeping on the day
We conduct the flow so the morning and the post-ceremony window never rush you.
Professionally colour-graded films
Editorial, cinematic or vibey — your grade and music, discussed together.
Private online delivery
A gallery to watch and share your films from anywhere.
RAW footage
All the raw footage from the day, on a drive we provide.
Let's lock in the 21st
The team is available for Saturday 21 August 2027. Tell me which collection you're leaning towards and I'll prepare the official quote for you to accept — that's what secures the date.
To secure the date
A $2,000 booking deposit on acceptance of the official quote holds 21 August 2027 for your team.
The balance
Due the week before the wedding — nothing in between.
Then we plan
Once booked, we start mapping the day — the morning, the traditions, the flow.
