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Dear
Carlyn,
We love the way your non-intrusive interactions
with our wedding guests highlighted
key characters and chapters in our lives
in addition to perfectly capturing
the ceremony and all the big moments.
This means our wedding video is very biographical,
a gift to our children one day. Each time
we watch it, we get to recall and relive
not only the events of our wedding day,
but also the steps in the paths that brought
us together."
Reva Levine and Chris Echezabal,
Northampton, MA
Social Worker and IT Manager
Dear Carlyn,
I am thoroughly delighted with the Habib
Reunion Video. Appreciation and gratitude
from the family is unanimous. I know they
will be writing you directly.
You did a fantastic job with
the filming and the editing.
All the dissolves and transitions work
really well. You made excellent edit choices
throughout and the piece moves very smoothly.
In fact, it feels like a real documentary
feature. And I love the family chorus
you put over the title screen for the
family history section--it cracked me
up!
Thank you again for your enthusiasm and
initiative. Working and communicating
with you has been really fun and easy.
All around, a very rewarding experience.
Linda Habib, Los Angeles,
CA
Discovery Channel Producer
Carlyn
Saltman has a real gift for editing
in the camera. Her raw
tapes look polished. I don't know
how she does it! She has the uncanny
knack for being in the right place at
the right time with the right lighting
at the perfect angle.
Her skill is a very valuable
documenting technique applicable to a
variety of circumstances. In our
case, she captured young girls in the
process of making an improvisational movie.
We were able to show her unedited, two-hour
tape at a trade show. It was a very
effective way to illustrate the power
of our work with girls.
Nancy Fletcher
Founder and Executive Director
ACT NOW! Inc.
Empowerment through Improvised Movie Making
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"My siblings
and I chose 70 photos and several music
tracks for a half-hour portrait of our
mother as a birthday gift to her. Carlyn
beautifully edited these along with voiceovers
by all of us into a tender portrait of
moving pictures.
We highly recommend Carlyn's services.
She is sensitive to the fact that the
process of reminiscence and life review
that went into creating our family history
video can bring up a lot of emotions.
Her skilled guidance and understanding
helped make this project extremely satisfying
for us."
Kim Barry, New Salem, MA
School teacher
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"Carlyn, Glenn
was very hesitant about spending money
to have our wedding day videotaped. Well,
needless to say, he is as thrilled as
I am with the end product. We both believe
it was one of the best uses of our wedding
budget. The video you created for us is
beautiful, touching, romantic, and, most
of all, sincere!
Here is my advice to anyone who wants
a video to preserve stories or help relive
an event: Consider exactly who you are
hiring. This person will be relating with
your loved ones and/or guests who are
very special to you. Carlyn's personality
and diplomacy was a very bright addition
to our day. She interacts so naturally
with her camera that it is hardly noticed.
Family and friends felt at ease to record
their thoughts, memories, and feelings
for Glenn and me to enjoy later, again
and again."
Sara and Glenn Fusonie, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Pediatric Social Worker and Surgeon
"Dear Carlyn,
You did not miss anything at Kabren's
Bar Mitzvah, including catching his friends
entering the temple and so many other
moments that we did not personally witness.
We are thrilled we have this unedited
record of the service and reception festivities
since even moments we had already forgotten
some remarkable moments that we did witness,
owing, I suppose, to the sheer "sensory
overload" of the day. After all the preparation
that we all put into this event, it is
very heartening to know that we can relive
the experience on tape, at our own calling.
... And the interviews, which we considered
expendable at first, are now absolutely
priceless! We cannot thank you enough
for offering the option of benefiting
from your extraordinary skills in this
regard. They are now enduring gifts, not
only to our son, the Bar Mitzvah boy,
but also to the whole clan."
Karen Frostig, Newton Centre,
MA
College Administrator
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"Carlyn, the
personal documentaries you create are
priceless. You have a rare combination
of technical, aesthetic, and interpersonal
skills. I am 78 years old and have never
run into anyone doing work of this caliber
for the everyday consumer."
Frank Reusche, Morristown,
NJ
Retired CEO
"The film you
made at Charlotte's 80th birthday celebration
captures the joy of everyone--with absolute
naturalness. It doesn't even need editing.
You are very gracious and blended beautifully
with our guests. Basically, everyone loved
you! We cannot say enough in praise of
your personality and professionalism."
Charlotte & Sol Lobe,
Bridgeport, CT
"You did it!
In the course of a few hours you recorded
more stories from my life than I ever
thought I could remember [at 85]. Going
through the dear old place, room by room,
before I had to say goodbye to it was
the perfect way to trigger my memory.
How wonderful now to have this record
of why I had all that 'stuff. Almost every
item, no matter how simple, had volumes
to say about the life that my late husband
and I lived here. The Video Memoir you
created is a comfort for me to watch now.
It's even in a form that appeals to the
grandchildren!"
Anita Goodman, White Plains,
NY
"Carlyn Saltman
was the consummate professional. She and
her camera were unobtrusive throughout
Max's Bar Mitzvah and the reception. Now
we have a lasting digital record of this
truly once in a lifetime event. The moving
interviews become more important to us
with each passing year. We wouldn't have
them without her skill and sensitivity."
Martha Thayer Schley, Arlington,
MA
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Carlyn,
The personal interviews you did with my
mother's sisters and oldest friends were
truly amazing. You brought out the best
in all of them, gently. They were surprised
by how painless, even enjoyable you made
it to share a story of their special connection
with my mother and their feelings on this
momentous occasion. The tape is priceless
and we are very grateful to you for creating
it so artfully.
Shari Lobe, Hingham, MA
"Carlyn brought
both a warm, personal style and highly
sophisticated cinematic skills to the
creation of our wedding documentary. In
fact, it is so well filmed, we did not
want it edited. When Carlyn is choosing
the shots, every moment has something
to say. And I barely noticed her, she
was so unobtrusive in her movements and
positioning.
When we watched the unedited footage
afterwards, she seemed to have been everywhere,
capturing the most magical moments of
the day. We had the joyful surprise of
seeing many special moments that had taken
place among guests which my husband and
I had not witnessed."
Sara Acker, LICSW, Wendell,
MA
What feedback from
the guests you interviewed! They said
it was such a pleasure talking with you
that it enhanced their experience of the
day.
Joy Bergins, Westchester,
NY
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The video you
created at my 50th birthday party turned
out to be not only a treasured memento
of the event, but also a life-transforming
experience for me.
A year later, when I watch the video,
I still feel the effects as if I were
seeing it for the first time. It's extremely
empowering to hear the things my loved
ones would probably say at my memorial
service -- while I am alive!
Any time I need to be reminded of who
I am to my nearest and dearest, I just
put on the tape! What a perfect antidote
to the disconnection and self-doubt that
seems to be a part of our fast-paced lives.
The skill and beauty of your work means
this powerful experience is available
to anyone who wants it.
Barbara McCollough, Chestnut
Hill, MA Principal
The Global Consulting Partnership
Carlyn Saltman's
video of the birthing of my daughter is
precious and I shall treasure it always.
She captured the feeling and depth of
meaning in this life passage. What I loved
most was that her presence at our intimate
event was unobtrusive and yet integrated.
I feel that Carlyn herself and her work
are deeply respectful.
Taica Isolde, Wendell, MA
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Dear Carlyn,
What words will adequately tell you how
pleased we are with you and your work?
You have been an absolute delight to work
with from the opening seconds back in
February through our wedding in July to
the arrival of our video.
In the beginning, we were not even sure
we wanted a video because everything we
saw was so cheesy. Your approach as a
documentary filmmaker convinced us otherwise.
You understood what we wanted right away,
and the completed video is nothing shy
of a masterpiece. You captured the nuances
of emotions and drama from informal to
ceremonial and back without a hitch and
managed to put people at ease whether
you were filming candidly or doing your
conversational interview magic.
The day progressed from cloudy baseball,
to sunny ceremony, to indoor cocktails,
and on to a dusky and then very dark evening
under a dimly lit tent. The quality of
the image was superior throughout. We
also appreciate your ability to capture
these moments unobtrusively, without extra
lights and without being noticed.
We highly recommend your services to
any couple that wants to preserve the
feelings and energy of their wedding day
so it can be treasured forever. Thank
you!
Mari and Craig Mielcarski,
Oakland, CA
Just
a quick note to thank you again. You would
not believe how many smiles, laughs, and
tears of joy you've given us· Gosh, you're
better than Prozac! Warmly,
Kathy Service and Tim de
Christopher
Northampton, MA
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" Kenny and I
are VERY HAPPY with the video! It captures
all the special moments I wanted it to
and then some. The picture quality is
excellent -- crystal clear! I really liked
that it showed me what people were doing
out of my view.
Since we were paying for the wedding
ourselves, I had originally decided not
to hire a videographer. But after talking
to you at the bridal fair and noting the
quality and sharpness of a video you were
running, I started to reconsider...
Soon after that I attended a good friend's
wedding and woke up the next morning with
the thought, 'I missed so much of what
happened and I wasn't even the bride!'
So I decided to hire you.
I can honestly say that hiring you was
one of the best decisions I made. It's
amazing how much of what happened I've
already forgotten in just one month."
Christine Carr Hill, Ludlow,
MA
Dear Carlyn,
The wedding documentary is a hit with
the whole family! You captured the essence
of our day -- the love, joy, celebration,
and range of people among our guests.
Your tete-a-tete with my beloved great
aunt is an absolute gem. And just in time.
Your artistry was evident throughout.
We especially appreciate how you worked
with the colors in certain scenes. And
also how you framed shots and included
plenty of joyful close-ups, even of people's
dancing feet and legs.
You did a phenomenal job with tremendous
skill and heart. We're thrilled (and relieved!)
to have found you. In enormous gratitude
for your superb work,
Drs. Mishy Lesser and Chris
Ives, Watertown, MA
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