JPod Productions was awarded the bronze award in the “Wedding” category of the VISTA awards of New England on February 28, 2012 in Dedham, MA. JPod Productions was the only Massachusetts company west of Worcester to win an award at the regional competition. JPod Productions’ wedding film “Jennifer & Jason” was deemed the 3rd best wedding video by cinematographer companies in New England.
The “Jennifer and Jason” feature film was a 22-minute video that told the story of Jennifer (Felix) and Jason Pease’s wedding day in June of 2011 in Ludlow, MA. The wedding took place at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Ludlow with the reception in the same town at the Lusitano Club. The VISTA awards are a New England-based competition run by the National Professional Videographer’s Association of New England (NPVA/NE). Awards are presented in four categories including “Wedding”, “Wedding Highlight”, “Corporate”, and “Other”. The “Wedding” category is comprised of longer videos that creatively document a couple’s complete wedding day.
In the world of wedding films, it is not legal to purchase music from Itunes and use it in a wedding film to post online. As I use the art of the wedding video to make a living, I have a lot of respect for musicians who are doing the same with their form of art. Without music, our world would move a step or two slower. Therefore, in 2012, JPod Productions is signing on with Songfreedom to bring our couples and business clients the best variety of music available for the cinematic films while supporting the musicians who are helping our industry thrive.
The reason I love SongFreedom is because of their selection – they feature a lot of popular music, such as Train, Rob Thomas, One Republic, Colbie Caillait, and many more! The song selection is great, and this new music is going to add a whole new element to our feature films and wedding highlight films.
We are very fortunate to be learning with 200 of the best wedding and event filmmakers in the world this week at the InFocus Video Event Conference. It is a place where we share our expertise and techniques while learning the same from our most respected peers. In 2011, our feature films have evolved into a product we are super proud of and they are a direct representation of this type of education. Here is to an even better 2012 at JPod Productions.
Today is the first of several exciting announcements that will be coming from JPod Productions over the next few months. Jamie Podworski, Owner and Lead Cinematographer of JPod Productions, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Videographer’s Association on New England (NPVA) for 2012. Jamie will be the Director of Marketing for the organization replacing long-time board member Joe Bertolami.
Jamie is the owner of JPod Productions, a Massachusetts-based event film company that is known for their Feature Film Weddings. The company also produces wedding highlight films, corporate projects, family films and high school recruiting videos.
As our business grows, one of my goals is to “pay it forward”. I always try and surround myself with the best in the industry, so I am always challenged to improve our product and to learn new things at the same time. This past month I had the opportunity to give back a little of what we’ve learned, as I was highlighted as the Spotlight Videographer at the National Professional Videographers Association of New England (NPVA) October meeting in Dedham, Massachusetts. Some of our recent wedding highlights, trailers and feature films were shown along with an introductory video of the company. We were able to share some information about our transition to DSLR cameras and what things to consider when making the move. It was fun to share our growth from shooting mostly Western Mass. weddings to now creating films in Boston, Cape Cod, Maine, Newport, Hartford and the Connecticut Coastline. I have attached an introductory video below which served as a mini-bio for the attendees that night. It’s just a basic interview, but it gives a little of the background of our company and where it all started.
Agawam, MA – February 7, 2011 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce JPod Productions has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for wedding videography!
Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.
JPod Productions stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.
JPod Productions is owned by former 22News Sports Anchor and Agawam resident Jamie Podworski. JPod Productions began filming weddings in 2005 and has built itself into one of the leading filmmaking companies in and out of the Western Massachusetts area. “It is an honor to receive an award that comes from our clients,” said Jamie Podworski, Owner of JPod Productions.
“We strive to improve our films every year so we can give local couples the best wedding movie in the area,” said Podworski.
“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud JPod Productions for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”
We are happy to announce that JPod Productions is among the very best videographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.
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