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New York Magazine Weddings
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Winter 2008
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The Top 20 Reception Ideas
Event planners' greatest hits.
19. Make a cool video of the party. Super-8: It's the home-movie look we associate with our earliest memories, or 'The Wonder
Years.' Jessica Lysons of Worker Bee Designs films in Super-8 and finishes with state-of-the-art editing software.
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Winter 2007
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Summer 2007
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Jessica Lysons is a Renaissance woman: When she's not serving as the vice-president of the investment firm she co-founded,
she films weddings with a Super 8 camera. She believes that the jumpy, scratchy black-and-white aesthetic heightens a wedding's
element of romance. Occasionally, she uses the cameras to film the couple doing something they enjoy (maybe salsa dancing),
and then adapts the footage into a flip-book that can serve as the wedding invitation or party favor.
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Daily Candy NYC Weddings Guide
Fall 2006
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Face Your Selective Memory
When it's all over, you're left with the photos. Worker Bee Designs shoots silent, black and white, Super 8 films and makes
flip-books of favorite moments - which the two of you can look at again and again (and again).
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Style Me Pretty by Abby Larson
Spring 2008
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Worker Bee Designs is one of my all time favorite cinematographers. This is just so incredibly beautiful! I love the black
and white element... it adds a touch of vintage, romantic charm!
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Style Me Pretty's
Little Black Book of Wedding Vendors
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Jessica Lysons of Worker Bee Designs creates black-and-white Super 8 films of your wedding or special event. Her films are
short, silent, stunning - a timeless and treasured heirloom you will watch again and again.
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Design*Sponge
Spring 2007
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Brooklyn Bride
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Modern wedding design sources and inspiration.
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BrideBoard
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Jessica Lysons of Worker Bee Designs creates black-and-white Super 8 films of weddings, unions and special events —
the films are short, silent and stunning.
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The Foundry Event Space
Vendor Recommendations
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Radhika Chalasani Photography Vendor Recommendations |
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Behance Network
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Creative Portfolios, Projects, and Collaborations.
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Weddingbee.com
Spring 2007
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While I certainly loved the idea of having a record of our day, I wasn’t sure how to justify spending thousands of bucks
on something I felt so “eh” about. That's when I discovered Super 8.
Super 8 films look very different than the crisp digital, or even standard, video we are used to seeing. Images are grainy
and colors look muted and rich. Somehow everything manages to look more romantic and ethereal. Once I saw some sample Super
8 clips I was hooked.
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Columbia News Service
Fall 2006
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Capturing only “the best moments,” the movies average 15 minutes in length, practically fleeting compared with
traditional wedding videos. “Like espresso,” Lysons said recently, with a wry smile, “smaller, but more
intense.”
“These are things that will survive every move, every housecleaning,” she said. “Film is a treasure.”
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 "If there were such a thing as a Fantasy Build-Em-N-Race-Em
Go-Kart League, Jessica would be my first-round draft pick. She delights in beautiful old machines, she's eager to poke around
under the hood, she's as stylish a tinkerer as Brooklyn boasts. Has a sharp eye & uses it. Bowls with more panache than
is probably legal or healthy. Builds stuff. Goes for the gusto."
"I wanted you to know how great my entire family thought you
were! Your presence at our wedding was unobtrusive and yet you always seemed to be filming the right things and my interactions
with you made me feel at ease. You were polite and funny (things we greatly value in my family). In sum, you were
exactly what we were looking for."
-New York bride
"As an artist, Jessica has an exceptional eye
and intuitive approach to filmmaking that distinguishes her work. Her style is authentic and natural… ideal for families
who want to capture the essence of their celebration without being posed or prompted.
She understands that she is being entrusted with preserving the most important moments in her clients’
lives, and she does so with high standards and unwavering integrity."
- Napa Bride
"The film is Spectacular! Spectacular! All we can say is wow! We have watched it no less than two
dozen times since we got it last night. Every time we watch it we see some one or something we hadn’t noticed before.
It is the GREATEST. We cherish it, and our children will cherish it too."
- Wisconsin Bride and Groom
"All our friends are amazed! No one noticed you filming, but you managed to capture all the essential
moments."
- Mother of the Bride
"Your film captured the lively energy of our wedding day. We love the simplicity and timelessness
of it. We of course felt it was a magical day, and this sweet little movie truly evokes a feeling of magic. Thank you!"
- Vermont Bride and Groom
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