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About
York Digital Films is a small company that is dedicated to creating cinematic digital films that documents the best moments of your life without artifice. My ultimate goal is to create a film document of your special event where you, your spouse, your family, and your friends can watch decades later and see themselves as they authentically were on that very date in time. I believe that cinematic films have the power to portray that timely beauty in every event and every person.
People trust my experience. I am a Marine Corps veteran, Michigan State graduate with a B.A. in English, and Wayne State University masters graduate in English Education. For the last 27 years, I have been an English, film studies, and video production teacher at Lansing Waverly High School. Currently, I teach eleventh grade English and Digital Film Making, and I advise the student film club.
Overview
Hired 18 times
Background checked
1 employee
11 years in business
Business hours
Sun9:00 am - 11:59 pmMon9:00 am - 11:59 pm
Payment methods
This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Credit card, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.
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2019
Services offered
Type of building
House
Apartment building
Commercial / office building
Condo / townhouse
Platform type
Drone
Desired output
Photos
Video clips
Full edited video
Projects and media
Projects and media
Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and value.
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Kayla S.
Jun 30, 2021
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Hired on Thumbtack
Jim was so AMAZING on my wedding day. He was on time and professional. He worked well with my photographers. He mailed me my finished a week after my wedding. Which I thought it may take longer. We loved our finished product and he supplied DVD and USB. I would highly recommend him to family and friends which I did last week. Go with Jim he won’t disappoint!
Jim was very professional, he worked seamlessly with our photographer. I hardly noticed he was there. He had 2 video camera’s set up and a drone to cover the aerial view of the chapel. I haven’t seen the wedding video yet, but saw highlights of it and it almost brought me to tears. It was beautiful. He captured those special moments. I will hire him to do my children’s weddings down the road.
Jim was wonderful to work with. He arrived on time and worked well with us. The drone footage he gets, really adds to the video. He captured all of the best moments of the night and gave us a wonderful keepsake and memory from a very busy day.
Details: Wedding • 151 - 200 guests • Outdoors • Full feature video (30 - 40 minutes) • Highlight video (3 - 4 minutes) • DVD / USB copies
Wedding and Event Videography
Rebekah H.
May 23, 2021
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Hired on Thumbtack
Jim was amazing to work with and filmed my wedding even when he had important personal events taking place. He was extremely professional, and stealthly filmed our wedding day. I would recommend him to anyone looking to film their big day! I would work with him again in a heart beat!
Details: Wedding • 151 - 200 guests • Indoors • Full feature video (30 - 40 minutes) • Music overlay
Wedding and Event Videography
Jennifer T.
Feb 24, 2022
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Hired on Thumbtack
Jim did an amazing job of capturing every important moment of our special 25th wedding anniversary vow renewal. He even captured moments I missed in the whirlwind of joy we had that day! I will definitely use his services again in the future!
Details: Wedding • 101 - 150 guests • Indoors • Raw footage • Full feature video (30 - 40 minutes) • DVD / USB copies • Live streaming
Wedding and Event Videography
Credentials
Background Check
James York
FAQs
What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I try to keep my prices at reasonable level. For most clients, I calculate my cost based on hours of coverage, editing time, and number of videographers needed. My base rate is $140 per hour.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
After email exchanges with a client, I like to have a phone conversation with bride or groom about his or her wants for the video. I generally will take copious notes and sketch out a few storyboards as I speak to the client. Phone conversations are also very important in building client-vendor trust.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Formally, I have B.A. in English from Michigan State and an M.A. in English education from Wayne State. My true education in video production started when I developed two elective classes at the high school where I teach. I developed a film theory class titled "Film as Literature" and a video production class called "Digital Filmmaking." The best way to learn how to do something is to teach it to others.
