“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!”
“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.”
“Highly Recommended. Relax knowing that Moritz is a professional who can deliver beyond expectations, he knows what he's doing so you can leave it to him. He provided multi camera live streaming of my mother in laws funeral in March 2021, feedback from the people overseas and in the UK was that it was great. They also provided a photo slide show before the funeral as well as live coverage from the burial, all of which was excellent. Communication was brilliant, Aldona thank you for keeping us updated and listening to exactly what we wanted....perfect.....thank you both”
“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!”
