Welcome to Cornerstone Cinema - We tell stories with Photography and Filming.

To date, James has directed and filmed over 250 Weddings and Events over the last 7 years and is regularly recommended by leading Yorkshire Venues, quality National Wedding Suppliers and delighted Clients.

James was born and raised in the beautiful Nidderdale village of Birstwith where he discovered a love for creating things that entertain. Having written his first song at the age of 9, (which wasn't very good) James continued to pursue his dreams of making stuff by programming on the ultra, super cool Commodore 64 Home Computer. At age 16 he produced his first interactive adventure game for Windows (this also wasn't all that great - but perhaps better than the song!). Undeterred, James continued to apply creative zest and soon wrote three albums worth of songs and diddly tunes - many of which are still being written and re-written right now.

In between all of this musical and computer related excitement, James also discovered a love of telling stories - in fact, he has started to write a novel no less than 4 times (the first couple of pages weren't bad). But it was when James was asked to film a Wedding that everything came together...

The Music, the Computers, the Stories...

To this day, it is James' excitement, passion and dedication to the art of "producing" that continues to propel Cornerstone Cinema to the very forefront of Wedding Filming.

Concept, Melody and Motion are the 3 cornerstones of our adventures in storytelling.

In 2011, Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM fame released a solo project album entitled OK•ZTEIN•OK - PROLET•KULT.

Straying away from convention, the album represented a bold artistic vision - a product created from the heart. You won't hear any of these tracks on the radio, in fact, you will probably never hear these tracks (unless you purchase the album). This is a pure product of passion rather than possessing commercial objectivity. Our work is very much the same and Sascha summed things up nicely when he declared that "the right people will just get it".

Our intent is to serve a small number of Clients per year, giving our fullest attention, passion and drive to those select few who desire something extraordinary, something different.

Do we "make Wedding Videos"? I'm sorry, but you'll need to look elsewhere.

We craft the events of your Wedding Day into a timeless piece of art - both visually and sonically.

Our Clients commission us to film their Weddings as they believe that our work is unique and I honestly wouldn't have it any other way.

"If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right!"

In everything there exists the opportunity to select something slightly cheaper - but we often find that difference in quality is not proportional to the savings. This is absolutely true of the equipment that we use and we therefore always strive to purchase the very best options for all eventualities. It is also true and fully represented in our pricing structure - which whilst not particularly cheap, does offer substantial return on investment and allows us to continue this pursuit of excellence - this is something we encourage to be fully considered and our options do start at an affordable £1000.

We only believe in offering fantastic quality results - the tools to carry out this design are not cheap and the time invested before, during and after your Wedding is not diminutive.

So ultimately, it is possible to find something that little bit cheaper but there will always be a compromise and are you happy with accepting the consequences of that justification?

Food for thought :)

Our Clients often comment about just how un-intrusive we are - so much so that they often forget that we are there. We know that this is often claimed but we have gone the extra mile to look more like Wedding Guests than standing out like a film crew at your Wedding.

This is very important to us. In order to keep our visibility to an absolute minimum we continue to carefully select equipment that will be minimally intrusive whilst maintaining fantastic results.

Forget about large setups - lighting rigs, cameras in your face, intrusive microphones on poles, cameras everywhere. Cornerstone Cinema have spent years finding new and innovative ways to reduce our "visibility footprint" - we are often thanked by the Clergy conducting the Ceremonies we film.

Confidence in what we are doing allows us to quietly and effectively record events as they unfold. Put aside any fears of your Wedding becoming a media circus - we are where we need to be, when we need to be there. There have never been any second takes and we have never missed a beat.

Our "Shoot Em Ups" are the perfect opportunity for us to meet up, have some fun and show you just how relaxed and easy going we are. Always remember that we do this because we love it. It is the process of creation which fuels our happiness and I believe that this is reflected in everything that we do.