We last talked in June before the wedding season really picked up in the northern hemisphere. What have you been up to?

It has been a period of change & renewal.  For the last year and a bit I have been working towards branching out on my own.  I initiated the long process of closing the old company so that I could chase my own dreams and visions.  So far, this goes down (without trying to be dramatic) as one of the most pivotal moves of my career - and as I speak with you today, I definitely feel that I made the right decision.

Tell me a little bit about your new company Naz Films Inc.

I founded Naz Films as a natural extension of how I identify myself as an artist and filmmaker.  I love to tell stories, always have. No matter what the medium of choice, it all serves my understanding of how I want to express a given subject.  I hope everything I do is a reflection of how I see hope and beauty in the everyday.  I make wedding films and lifestyle films... Honeymoon films, Birth films, Babies First Year films, Boudoir films, Engagement Films, Vacation+Cottage+BBQ Films.  They are all stunning keepsakes -- little life histories of family and good moments that we all have experienced in our own lives!!!!

Nazar Melconian

Of Armenian heritage, born in Baghdad raised in the UK and Canada.  Now making a living between Toronto, Canada and soon San Francisco, California. After university I spent a year working as a junior art director for a small agency producing billboard, magazine and corporate press campaigns in Sydney, Australia. Truthfully it was a means to afford travel and experience…shortly there-after I left for Asia and Europe travelling with backpack. Lover of life, people, music, staying fit with Muay Thai Kickboxing, making short films, eating Pho & Thai food!

I make retro-chic super 8mm fine art wedding+lifestyle films at the company I cofounded MIMMO & NAZ INC.

Gina & Josh of Lola Video (photo by Joel Serrato)

Lola Video is made up of Gina (that’s me) & Josh (that’s him). We are a husband & wife team. I am the primary shooter & creative editor. As an artist loving different forms of medium, Super 8 film was a natural progression. I absolutely love its nostalgic look & feel as well as everything about it, right down to the sound the “vintage cameras” make when shooting.

Josh, on the other hand, is a music freak. He is constantly searching for newer up-and-coming artists for use in our films. Since there is no sound in the world of Super 8mm, Josh’s background as a DJ/SoundRecorder has become invaluable. Sound recording and capturing the audio from your ceremony vows is something I leave up to him. Then later, in the final edit I “sync sound” bringing the film & sound to life in a finished product you’ll want to watch over and over. Josh also second shoots for me and talks with prospective clients to get everything worked out in securing our bookings.

Forever Films

Forever Films, is a boutique wedding cinematography company. We are a company of working directors, cinematographers, and editors living and working in Hollywood.

Forever Films was originally started by Logan Hefflefinger, a film editor in Los Angeles.  A romantic and artist, as Logan and his then fiance were planning their wedding he decided he could not bear to have a camcorder following them around on their wedding day.  He wanted to tell a story of the wedding day from the bride, groom and guests’ perspectives. He wanted it to be beautiful and nostalgic.  And so Forever Films began.

Megan Hill (photo by Martin Usborne)

A self-proclaimed movie junkie, Megan learned all about makin' movies (back when there was still cutting and splicing) at Emerson College. After a number of years working in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles and then starting her own graphic design studio in New York, Megan's love of retro filmmaking took over.

In 2007, she dusted off her old super 8 camera and filmed her friend's wedding as a gift. According to Megan, capturing the most intimate moments of that big day was the best feeling. And once her friend received the film and sent her a tearful message of joy, Megan knew she was onto something. She was meant to spread this happiness to people who also appreciated the grainy, saturated, gorgeous quality of real FILM! And thus Hello Super 8 was born.