This is why I do What I do.

In November I had the pleasure of shooting Jenny and Leo's wedding at San Francisco Intercontinental Hotel. It was an intimate affair with friends and family members. Both Jenny and Leo have a very strong faith and their union was a celebration of their faith and love.

I delivered the Film to them a couple days ago, and last night as I was coming back from dinner, I found this email, which put a wide smile on my face: here is the email along with the video. I hope you will enjoy it.

Dear Matthieu,

I've seen the video of highlights at least 10 times today because i love it so much. you captured the heart of the relationship that Leo and I have, and the spirit of the wedding day. i don't know how you did that so well, without even knowing us. one of my good friends who has been to MANY MANY weddings emailed me today after she saw the video and said it was the best she has ever seen. my parents also are very impressed by it.

much thanks to you for leaving us this huge gift of a wonderful video.

we can't wait to receive the unedited raw version as well

we are grateful that Patty at 8Events recommended you to us. we will definitely recommend you to others with future weddings.

-jenny and leo

Jenny & Leo, Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco from Matthieu Meynier on Vimeo.

Wish upon a wedding has launched

I feel lucky to belong to such a great industry as the wedding industry. We have the privilege to cover such wonderful events and such happy occasions. None the less to say covering wedding is fun.

But unfortunately not everybody is lucky enough to have a beautiful wedding because their health doesn't allow it, and the cost of medical has supplanted the cost of the wedding expenses. This is where Wish Upon a Wedding comes in. As stated on their website, Wish Upon a Wedding is "America’s only wedding wish granting organization, Wish Upon a Wedding produces weddings & civil union ceremonies at destinations across the United States for individuals facing terminal illness"

Wish Upon a Wedding was launched nationally yesterday at beautiful Villa Montalvo in Saratoga and counts chapters in Los Angeles, New York, Orlando and Chicago. This is a great organization and if you are interested in helping, please go visit the website.

Thank you for your time, and have a wonderful day.

Matthieu

Let's all do what we can to help Haiti to get back on it's feet

In the wake of the terrible earthquake in Haiti that has struck the island, we need to do what ever we can to help support the relief effort. Houses, schools and hotel have been flattened by this tragedy for a country that is no stranger to cataclysmic event. Read this very powerful article to understand how this catastrophe is just one more thing that has happened in Haiti.

CINEMATT wants to help as well, so if you are a past client and would like to participate in the effort release, you can purchase an additional copy of your wedding, and all proceeds will be sent to the Red Cross.

If you are interested in booking CINEMATT, we will donate 10% of those as well to the red cross, until the end of the month.

We all can make a difference if we get together and do our part.

Thanks and have a great day.

Matthieu

From MvideoM to cinematt

When I started my company 6 years ago, I struggled with the name. I thought of MMvideo, because my name is Matthieu Meynier. But apparently somebody had thought about it before me (duh!) So here I was not thinking of other options, until I stumbled upon drawing my logo and I saw the look. It was obvious my company will be called MvideoM.

From working from my apartment in Daly City, to moving to San Francisco, MvideoM - just like my videos - went through so many phases and changes. New business card, new website, new look of videos.



In 2007, I finally got the chance to move out of working from my apartment to a studio. At that time I felt that MvideoM needed to grow up. So it became MvideoM Productions:


But today I have decided to switch gear and let go of the old to bring cinematt. Please visit us at www.cinematt.com, and be part of the change.

I have never let anyone or anything discourage me from realizing my dreams. Whether it was moving from France to the USA on my own, attending the University of South Florida and get decent GPA to be on a scholarship, being recognized as a good journalist in written press ( I was writing sports, and mostly soccer and Tennis, but I did cover some college and high school football) or to just opening my own business. I didn't know I would be a wedding videographer, then a storyteller. It was not in my cards. But sometimes life throws at you opportunity, that either you can't refuse, or you can't avoid. In my case it was the lattest. But reflecting it on it 10 years later, I don't regret anything. Cinematt will be a celebration of all those moments. I will tell your story as good as I cannot from the standpoint of the videographer, but from you point of you. Ultimately you, your family and your friends make the story. Actually YOU are the story. So hopefully you will see in my work an honest truthful, not over the top depiction of your story. Something you will want to share with your family and friends over and over again.
I look forward to meeting you.
Take care, and have a wonderful week, and long live cinematt

Bonne soiree,

Matthieu

Happy new year, everybody.

Bonne Annee et tous mes voeux pour 2010!!

Well as you can see I'm relooking. 2010 is a year of change with entering a new decade, and new technologies for our use. So I decided what would be better to kick off the year with a brand new look, new name, new inspiration, and of course better and more daring films.
Although the new website is not up yet, I am working hard on it, and should have it set up by Monday.
Why the change of name would you ask. Well it's easy. I wanted something simple, more personal, and representing my work better. MvideoM Productions was great, but I felt the name was very unpersonalized, and I felt like it was not in par with what I had in mind for this new year.
I don't want to consider myself as a videographer, but as a storyteller. I want to tell your story, not just video your wedding.
My commitment to you remains the same but I definitely want to kick it up a notch. In that effort, I am switching gears (literally) as I enter the world of DSLR, to give you a more polish a more vibrant and a more heartwarming film. The old is out and the new is in, and it's time to make it relevant. I have always been dedicated to give you more and more each time, and I will strive to do the same this upcoming year. I just moved to a beautiful loft in Emeryville, and I invite you to come see me, and discover what I have in store for you.
I'm really looking forward to meeting with you. In the meantime, happy new year, and a bientot j'espere.

Matthieu