Let A Cappella Productions be the bridge to that gap...

• Who Are You Guys?
• What exactly are you going to do for me?
• What are your qualifications?
• Why do I even need a service like yours?
• Am I sacrificing quality at such an affordable price?
• How do you treat your clients once they commit?

Who are you guys?

The term "A Cappella" literally translates "unaccompanied".  I live and work in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. (Just on the outskirts of Philadelphia) I am the one who will work with you on all levels of production; or to whatever degree you require, to accomplish your desired outcome. There are no middlemen. I am the scriptwriter, the graphic designer, the producer, the editor, the photographer, the videographer, the computer technician, the troubleshooter, and the businessman. (Of course I have friends and contacts in all above areas, as well as freelance employees when necesssary). If you've never taken a picture in your life, never held a camera, and have a very limited budget, as well as a complete lack of production skills, that’s O.K!   All you need is a vision, or a desire to see a certain message communicated; a certain portrait painted; a certain event or individual glorified; etc. and I will deliver for a simple fee.

That's nice, but what exactly are you going to do for me?

My goal is to serve you. I am not a salesman selling you something you don't really need. I am a craftsman offering my skills and services. You tell me what you want to do, and I'll work out a price that fits your budget.

At the same time, I'll will show you options that you did not even know were possible. Options which up until recently were impossible...

Are you really qualified to do all those things?

My personal experience in film school as well as on professional shoots has pushed me to learn about all the above aspects of film, video and media arts. I’ve worked on an independent documentary involving archival researching in the National Archives. I've spent some time in Hollywood learning from professionals in the business about the craft of scriptwriting. I have several years of theater production both as a technical director as well as an actor. I’ve traveled abroad and locally, working on all types of shooting scenarios. These range from interviews on a mountaintop; to football games in the pouring rain, to an all day Ironman triathalon in Canada; to picketers at a night club, to an all-night 35mm motion picture shoot in a mansion; to personal interviews in a Church library. On top of this, I’ve spent extensive hours in front of a computer mastering the skill of non-linear, digital video editing, graphics web design.  My experience producing and writing my own music has allowed me to expand my services to include audio recording and CD production as well.   Though the digital medium changes, the creative process is the same.

With today's technology, I could do all this stuff at home. why do I need you?

The current advances in technology are creating a barrier and a bridge that will continually need to be spanned. With every salesmen selling a consumer a new gadget declaring "Look you can bake a cake with your computer!", there is a confused consumer sitting back at his home with a bag of flour and a remote control going "How do you work this thing!". Or maybe he got it to work, but his cookies taste like xerox paper. (You get the idea) You may want to explore and try it for yourself. Go ahead. After you've experimented, and need to bring in a professional, you know where to find me.

-I have the equipment, and I know how to use it.

-I have the technical know-how, and I am learning more and more every day.

-I have the aesthetic sensitivities and creative talent to get the best out of the technology. The productions speak for themselves.

Am I sacrificing quality at such an affordable price?

Not at all. But don't take my word for it. I can show you samples of past projects and let you be the judge. I think they speak for themselves. Actually, I don’t really think I'm that cheap. I'm a common working man as well, and I know that every dollar counts. But because of the new technological advances being made available to the consumers, high quality video products and services can be done now for much cheaper than previously possible.

Plus, as I said before, I eliminate all the middlemen as much as I can. This keeps my overhead significantly lower than the competition.

So how do you treat your clients once they commit?

I do unto my customers, as I would want to have done unto me. That is, I serve my customers as if I was serving myself. And since I have all the technical know-how, I truly do know exactly what I’d want to do for my own our personal projects, and have them coming out the best. You get the same.

At the same time, I want to continually be conscious of that ever-necessary bridge between the creative wizard with his artistic/technical jargon and the individual who just wants to make his movie. I want my client to feel comfortable in my hands as I take them through the process. I don’t want them feeling that they are going along blindly in a cloud of ignorance...

Ask me any and all questions! I want the customer to tell me what he wants. Then I will tell him how we will be able to accomplish that if he so chooses to have me do it. If anything will cost more, the customer will know it all before we make a deal. You will be clear of all costs involved before you make any commitment.

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