Cover image via Jason Magbanua
Jason Magbanua's free wedding shoot offer instantly went viral
Wedding video magician Jason Magbanua posted a vague message on his Facebook. It bore a photo of him on the streets of Manila holding a placard that said "Will Work For Free." It instantly went viral all over social media. The caption read "Details later today. Spread the word. #Jmagwillworkforfree"
The post garnered close to 4000 shares as of publishing.
Image via Jason Magbanua
Why is he giving away his services for free?
Image via Jason Magbanua
He posted on his website (jasonmagbanua.com) that he wanted to "go back to his roots" when he was shooting alone. This is a form of "creative exercise" for him.
He also said that he is willing to travel overseas. May it be a car, plane or canoe ride, he is willing to do it.
He noted that they must have good coffee for him. That was all.
He's looking for a story that is compelling. He wants to inspire people to love.
He posted on his Facebook page that he received more than 3000+ entries in a span of 24 hours. He promised to read them all.
Who is Jason Magbanua?
If you're getting married, have gotten married or knows anything about weddings in the Philippines, you would probably know Jason Magbanua.
For more than 15 years, Jason has been a wedding videographer. Although he likes to call himself a "creative visual story teller." He shoots anything. From debuts to corporate clients but the word "wedding" resonated more with his work.
He's known not just for shooting weddings but capturing heart felt moments. Moments that will make you feel all kinds of things, some you might have just discovered. He tells your love story like how you felt it the first time. He summarizes your happiness, sadness and excitement in a 4 minute video, or less.
How in demand is he?
Because of his good reputation, he is very in demand. How in demand? A bride reportedly moved her wedding date to Jason's available date.
Though in demand, he tells his future clients through his blog that he is highly accessible: "You might be thinking that, what with the overwhelming demand for his services and his many international awards, wedding videographer Jason Magbanua might be completely inaccessible. Not exactly."
He has a mixture of clients. From the well known celebrities (who the public knew had fought long and hard for their love stories) to the private people who would like to share their stories with their loved ones. Regardless of their status in life, Jason wrote on his blog that he is "committed to working wonders with every wedding he shoots, no matter what."
How much is a wedding coverage from Jason exactly?
A big chunk of the reason why people went crazy over Jason's offer was because he was technically giving away money. How much you may ask? A lot.
Let's do the math, shall we?
Php 175,000 for SDE, cinematic highlight, raw footage, etc.
Php 125,000 for the pre-wedding concept film
Php 90,000 for the teaser film, OBB and save the date
Php 20,000 for out-of-town weddings
= Php 410,000
Not to mention airfares, logistics, food and accommodations.
