the film is not about the event.
it’s about the people in it.
A wedding day moves fast. You are in the middle of it and it is gone before you have time to take it in. That is not a problem. That is exactly what the film is for.
What I make is not a record of what happened. It is a film about who you are, told through the day you got married. Twenty years from now, it should still feel real. It should still feel like you.
That does not happen by putting a camera in the room. It happens because I know you before I film you, and I know what I am looking for when I get there.
“The day goes by in a blur. The film is how you slow it down.”
I get to know you first
For most of your wedding, I will be closer to you than the majority of your guests. That is a strange and privileged position, and I take it seriously.
Before the day, we talk. Not a form, not a questionnaire. A real conversation. I want to know how you met, what you love about each other, what the day means to you. By the time I arrive, I already have a sense of your story. That is what I am filming.
the edit is where the film is made
On the day, I am watching and filming. But 90% of the work happens afterwards, in the edit. That is where your footage becomes a film.
I do not follow a template. Every wedding is different and every film should reflect that.
I work through the footage until the structure becomes clear, and I keep working until it feels right. That process takes time. It is also the part I care about most.
about me
I have been filming since 2006. Nearly 20 years in, the work still holds the same pull it always has.
It started with a Sony Hi8 camera at 16, filming everything on a trip back to Bulgaria. Then a Pentium 2 computer and Windows Movie Maker, spending hours editing footage into something that felt like mine. That loop. Film, edit, feel, repeat. It is still how I work today.
I studied audio and visual communication in Cyprus, spent 2 years working at TV channels in the UK, then returned and built Red Lens Films from the ground up. Since 2015, it has been my company and my name on every film that leaves it.
I work alone. That is deliberate. When you book Red Lens Films, I am the person you meet, I am the person on the day, and I am the person who edits your film.
Aleksandar | Filmmaker
“Each film is so different, and that’s because
Aleksandar really makes it your own and individual to you as a couple.”
— Tatiana Horide
“Aleksander is very talented.
He has vision, knows what works and what doesn’t, and cares deeply for his clients.”
— Christina Shailas
“You are the definition of professionalism. Thanks for putting up with us!”
— Demetra Hadjiyiannis