Godfather Films

We have worked with John and his crew many times over the past years! Their work is excellent. They have always been professional and delivered more than we expected. John has helped with weddings, birthdays and special events. I strongly recommend his company!

I was promised a new edit DVD but never received one. I have memories from my wedding with over 100 family members who all flew in to be together that were never videotaped even though it was on our shot list and godfather films knew it was a very important for us. Our family filled the dance floor for multiple dances to honor our grandparents who passed away. It was a time in our family history that needed to be documented. Kids age 1 to elderly great aunts and uncles all dancing together. Timeless. Where we’re the videographers??? What were they doing??? I have photographs that the professional photographer took documenting all the videographers standing against the wall without any cameras in hand. Why weren’t they working? I asked them to make sure that they were working in capturing all the moments of the event. I met with them multiple times and sent a shot list with all the important moments that I wanted to capture. There is no reason that any of them should’ve been standing around not working. I also have documented evidence at the videographers left early without me knowing. I have documented evidence that they admitted that my video DVD was made in a rush and it was not their best work. I was promised a new DVD but never received it. I would think that the company would like to make sure their customers are happy with their work? It was only one of the most important days of my life???

I only put 1 star because I had to pick something to write a review. I’m actually writing this review for services from a year ago. I wanted to wait and I just got busy. Anyway, I was planning a graduation party after I graduated with my masters in anesthesia. It was a fake «graduation party» but really an engagement party. I had it at the art museum in riverside and used the graduation party as a front to propose to my now fiancé.
I hired godfather films to do the recording at the event. Initial meetings went well with the head of the company (I forgot his name, I think John). I explained what I wanted and had good input from them and thought everything was set. I met with the person actually filming that night and again went over the plan.
The night was amazing, had a great time. When it was time to receive the footage, we were given DVDs with the WORST coverage I have ever seen. It was like my little sister was filming with a GoPro. The camera was constantly blocked by people, their elbows, their backs. The zoom was used in the wrong places so we were seeing people’s nostrils. I can’t express how terrible this was. And it was raw footage that didn’t even cover the whole time. We were told were getting a video as well as raw footage. When we confronted the owner about this, he refused to fix it or give us any money back. Aside from the DVD, the footage was horrible.
My friend edits videos and he asked me to ask the company for hard copies so he could put a DVD video for us to recap the night. We asked and we were sent VHS mini tape copies. My friend looked at me and said no one uses these anymore, they are extinct. In an effort to receive DVD copies, it became a hassle. Once we did get the DVD copies, we didn’t even get all of the footage promised to us. How frustrating. Needless to say, my friend took that piece of garbage we received and was able to edit it into a very special video for us, even with the poor footage and terrible quality.
i will NEVER EVER EVER use them again, and in fact I complain to everyone I know about them. The owner is very removed from the practice, as well as very unfair. They provided a service which was not promised and extremely subpar, and refused to help rectify the situation at all.
If you are looking for good quality and service, this is not the place.
Naz Tomassian

Great family business and I love how busy they stay an still find time to accommodate our last minute video shooting and editing needs! They are fantastic at any corporate event, party, or weddings which is how I believe they got their start over 20 year ago in the IE. Their web site is also fantastic! We have used them for a very long time and would highly recommend giving John or Chip; the father son team whom still seem to be going strong, a call or email. Great company!

Amazing personal customer service. They stayed with us all day from me putting on my gown to the last dance. Family owned and ran makes a world of difference.