HOME BIRTHS - $450

Giving birth can be one of the most precious moments of your life. Documentary filmmaker Margaret Galbraith can be there, with her professional broadcast quality camera, to capture this incredible experience.

Margaret will discuss with you what you would like and not like filmed during your labor and birth and will leave or stop filming whenever requested. Margaret will be on-call for your child’s birth (day or night) and will be there for the duration of the delivery.

A beautifully edited movie will be made of these unforgettable moments. Two copies will be provided to you on DVD. The original mini DV Tapes of your baby’s birth will also be yours to keep.

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BABY'S 1ST YEAR – $2,000

Have a professional documentary filmmaker film your baby’s 1st year with a broadcast quality video camera. Margaret Galbraith will film 4 major milestones of your child’s first year, for up to a total of 10 hours of video footage these can include:

  • The Baby Shower
  • Your baby’s 1st days
  • Your baby’s 1st steps
  • Your baby’s 1st words
  • One year birthday party
  • Other special moments of your choosing

A beautiful 10-15 minute movie will be made of your baby’s first year, now forever preserved. Two copies will be provided to you on DVD. The original mini DV Tapes of your baby’s first year will also be yours to keep.

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BAR & BAT MITZVAHS - $1,500

A trained documentary filmmaker will film your Bar or Bat Mitzvah with a broadcast quality professional video camera. Up to 7 hours of coverage! A fully edited DVD will be made featuring the highlights of this special event and setting it to music.

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WEDDING VIDEO PACKAGES

Bronze - $1,500

  • A trained documentary filmmaker will film your wedding ceremony and reception with a broadcast quality professional video camera. (5 hours of coverage)
  • A 10 minute movie will be made featuring the highlights of your wedding day beautifully edited to music. Two copies of the movie will be provided to you on DVD.
  • The original mini DV tapes of the wedding day footage will be yours to keep.

Silver – $2,500

  • 2 trained documentary filmmakers will film the bride and groom getting ready for the wedding, the wedding ceremony, and the wedding reception, all with broadcast quality professional video cameras. (7 hours of coverage).
  • A 20 minute movie will be made featuring the full wedding ceremony with natural sound, plus wedding day highlights beautifully edited to music. Two copies will be provided to you on DVD.
  • The original mini DV Tapes of the wedding day footage will be yours to keep.

Gold – $3,500

  • 2 trained documentary filmmakers will film the bride and groom getting ready for the wedding, the wedding ceremony, and the wedding reception, all with broadcast quality professional video cameras. (7 hours of coverage).
  • A 40 minute movie will be made featuring the full wedding ceremony with natural sound, plus wedding day highlights beautifully edited together with music and natural sound. Two copies will be provided to you on a DVD with chapters.
  • The original mini DV Tapes of the wedding day footage will be yours to keep.

*We can also customize a package for you!

Extras

Mini Documentary - $1,500.00 We will interview both the bride and groom before the wedding day and use their stories to narrate the wedding documentary.
Additional Coverage - $250.00 per hour per camera operator.
Each additional DVD - $25.00.
DVD copies of the Original Wedding Day Footage - $300.00.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SeeScape Films makes customized videos for a variety of special events including:

  • Home Births
  • Bris
  • Your baby’s 1st year
  • Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
  • Weddings
  • Birthdays or Anniversary Parties
  • Any other special event of your choosing

All works are shot with broadcast quality cameras (3 chip) by a trained documentary filmmaker.

SMALL BUSINESS

SeeScape Films makes documentary-style commercials and training videos for small businesses. We will work closely with you to develop your message and help you reach your target audience.

NON-PROFIT

Before working in documentary film, Margaret Galbraith worked for a number of years with community groups and non-profit organizations; hence, she understands the particular needs of these entities.

SeeScape Films makes promotional and instructional videos, Public Service Announcements, and other customized videos for non-profits.

"[Margaret] is a consummate professional and a highly effective communicator. After just a brief introduction to our cause and work, [she] was able to effectively distill both into a powerful video of only a few minutes length. The video has outstanding production values and a compelling message."

    Joel Berg, Executive Director
    New York City Coalition Against Hunger

ABOUT

Prior to her career as a documentary filmmaker, Margaret worked for a number of years in legal defense and community development. She assisted immigrants from various regions, including Latin America, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In 1997, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study the Argentine women’s movement and spent a year in Buenos Aires.

In 2003, Margaret turned her attention to documentary filmmaking. She earned her Masters in Art for Social Change, focusing in documentary film at the Gallatin School of Individual Study at NYU. In May of 2007, she received a Graduate Documentary Certificate from the New School, and completed her first two short documentary films: Krumbs and Salsa Salon. Margaret has since worked with several award-winning documentary filmmakers as an Associate Producer and Camera Assistant. In the Fall of 2008, Margaret founded her own documentary production company SeeScape Films and now works on both commissioned and non-commissioned projects.

For director's work go to Margaret Galbraith.com.

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WORKS FOR HIRE

SeeScape Films is a Brooklyn-based documentary production company conceived and developed by filmmaker Margaret Galbraith. SeeScape Films produces short-form and long-form documentary films as well as commercial work.

SeeScape Films offers a full range of video services from videography and project research and development to complete video works for hire. We specialize in documentary-style video shorts for non-profits, small businesses, and special events. Margaret Galbraith is fluent in Spanish and welcomes the opportunity to work with Spanish-speakers.

At SeeScape Films we take pride in the projects we undertake. We treat our clients as collaborators from concept to finished product and we strive for a congenial and easy-going working relationship. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.