BGS Productions - Calabasas, California

Nicole L.

I would highly recommend Brian to anyone looking for a videographer for their special occasion! Not only was he so amazing and easy to work with, he walked us though each step in the process and answered all of our questions. He always called or texted me back in such a timely manner and even was able to help with our timeline and logistical questions. Brian brought my husband and I such peace of mind knowing that our wedding would be so beautifully captured on what was one of the most exciting and happiest days of our lives. He worked with our photographer so well and I can honestly say we had no stress on our wedding day, a huge part of that was because of Brian. He was always professional and supportive, even through all the stress of trying to navigate through Covid-19. When we got our video back both my husband and I cried. We are sooooo happy we made the decision to have him a part of our day and that we get to cherish these memories forever!

Brandon H.

Brian of BGS Productions has been nothing but amazing from the moment I met him. From before my wedding, during the wedding and all the way to delivery. He even took it upon himself and added a little something extra that I will be forever grateful to him for.
Moments happen a split of a second and to have someone that is a professional, like Brian who can read what will happen before it happens is very rare, that's why you hire the best!

I have been in his beautiful office many times and he has helped calm my nerves, plan and execute my wedding. Even if Brian and his team didn't share the most amazing day of my life with me, we would still be friends, just the kind of guy he is. Good hearted, thoughtful, determined, caring and has an amazing work ethic.

You can expect Brian to be a lifelong friend after your first meeting and I can't tell you how many people I have referred to BGS Productions and you will too after your own wedding.

Your wedding moments only happen once but BGS will be right there to preserve the celebration of your love.

Thank you BGS Productions for doing what you do...

Zanis M.

Brian and the team at BGS were absolutely phenomenal! Brian was caring, professional, and extremely knowledgeable. He's been filming weddings for 18 years and knows almost every wedding venue in Los Angeles! Tell him where you're looking at getting married and he'll give you advice on what to do or not to do, what to look out for etc. I'm not talking about just the videography at the venue, but EVERYTHING. He's been in this industry for a long time and can absolutely help you make sure that your day is perfect. This of course is in addition to filming an absolutely beautiful day that you'll cherish forever. Getting video of the wedding is one the most important things you can spend your money on, and BGS is hands down the best option. Give Brian a call and you absolutely won't be disappointed.

Melissa L.

We love Brian!!! We had such an amazing experience with him for our sons bar mitzvah in February. He was attentive, organized, always available to talk if we had any questions. He produces our montage that we showed at the bar mitzvah which was great! And he did an amazing job with our final video. Highly recommend him and plan to hire him again for future events.

Briana B.

100% ABSOLUTE HIRE ! Best videographers ever, honestly. We hired BGS Productions for our wedding. Brian and his team were not only talented catching the most precious moments of our big day, but their personalities were beyond professional, down-to-earth, warm, loving and caring. You can tell Brian truly loves this business, and his passion shines through in what he captures and produces. While I was finishing the last minute touches on makeup, hair, and accessories, I was visibly nervous. The videographer told me how beautiful I looked and that I was about to go marry a very good man and the love of my life. It instantly calmed my nerves and put a little “pep in my step”. I will never forget that moment being the moment I “got out of my head”. He went over and above to make me feel special and calm. My husband and I cry literally every time we watch our video. We get to re-live the best day of our lives, and see little moments we had forgotten or didn’t even know happened because we were so wrapped up in the blur of the day. They made sure to capture every single person who attended in some form or another, which is especially important because we know not all these people will be with us forever. Getting to re-hear our vows, see how much fun everyone had, and remember how much fun WE had, it’s priceless 🙂

Shirley D.

Don't hire this guy, he's just not worth the extra cost.

When we first met and hired Brian we were very excited and thought we found a great videographer. We looked at examples of his work, he was recommended to us by our venue and he'd worked with our photographer before so we thought things would go smoothly. He does a great montage of the day (I mean really great) but that's about all that was good about our final product.

He didn't capture key moments, even though he was in the room at the time (i.e. the signing of our marriage licence) and captured others terribly (i.e. he only showed the hands of those signing our Ketubah). A lot of times the video looked like people were out of focus (during toasts and other non dancing events) to which he told me that it was in focus. Only in the Blue Ray copy is everything in focus, but DVD's should be that poor of quality - this isn't VHS.

He cut off the beginning of BOTH the Father/Daughter dance and our First Dance and for the latter he shot the whole thing from behind and only had a 3/4 shot of us so you couldn't see the whole dance.

Much of the first half of the reception wasn't captured either. We had amazing music playing during dinner that really set a tone to the night and he didn't capture a single song. Instead he laid over his own music for his shots for that portion of the night.

It's over a year later and I'm still getting compliments on our music selection, but it wasn't captured for posterity. And of course, that's the entire reason we got a videographer. Pictures are great, but in order to capture the tone, style, and sounds of the wedding, video is the only way to go.

I asked him if he could do a re-edit but he said the material just didn't exist. I asked if I could get a copy of the raw footage in hopes that there was enough there to maybe re-edit it with a different editor, but he would not provide that.

I went back and forth with him trying to salvage the video but at the end I was unable to get something from him that I don't hate. The only compensation he gave me for this fiasco was one free Blue Ray disc (we ordered multiple disks to begin with) so we at least have one copy of the wedding that's in focus. At one point he offered me a small amount of a monetary refund but when I told him that wasn't enough I never heard from him again. My dad wanted me to sue him, but that's just not my style and he did show up and provide a product, it just wasn't a very good one. Out of respect for the person that referred me to him I have held off on posting this review, but the more I think about it the more I feel that I owe it couples reading this to be warned. He charges a lot more than other videographers but he's not at all worth it - and you can't "re-do" your wedding so he can get it right.

Be warned and stay away.

Richard F.

My family and I have used BGS Productions for many events and they have always done an amazing job. They capture everything
perfectly and have preserved memories that we will have forever! I would recommend BGS to anyone looking for the perfect video
of that special event!