Born in the 80s in Germany, living in the UK since 2007
MMus in Film Music Composition, Royal College of Music, London.
Self-employed since 2009; running Headshot Bureau in London
Married, teenage children, living in Farnham
Corporate Headshots
Since 2024
Skills: Business Scaling, Marketing, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Team Building & Training
My most recent business, Headshot Bureau, specialises in corporate headshot photography. I lead a team of amazing headshot specialists travelling from business to business, producing high-end headshots at volume for some of the biggest brands in the country. At conferences and exhibitions (nationally and internationally), we have produced thousands of headshots in a single week.
More examples here: https://headshotbureau.co.uk
Commercial Photo and Video
Since 2015
Skills: Ideation, Production, Team Leading and Training, Brand building, Shooting, Editing, Marketing, P&L
Since 2015, I’ve been scripting, directing, filming, and editing films and photography projects about brands, products, and ideas through my production business, FrameShot. Either as a solo shooter or with an entire production crew, nationally and internationally. We’ve produced over 500 films and tens of thousands of photos; I have trained 11 associates, and during COVID, pivoted the business from linear production to live streaming within just a few weeks.
More examples on my business website: https://frameshot.co.uk/
2020 Pivot: Funerals
2020-2024
Skills: Rapid Business Transformation, Dealing with sensitive Cultural Environments, Team Building & Training, Developing cutting-edge Technology
During COVID, I have reinvented my entire operation within just a few weeks. My team and I went from linear production to live-streaming. The demand for high-end funeral live streaming seemed insatiable, so I expanded to a nationwide team of 11 funeral videographers, photographers, and livestream professionals. I trained the team, invested in the infrastructure, and marketed the brand. At peak times, we captured several funerals per day.
Although demand for live streaming quietened down as COVID restrictions were lifted, Funeral Memories still produces many ‘montage’ films.
Here are two examples.
More examples here: https://funeralmemories.co.uk
Where it started: Film Music Composition
2009-2015
Skills: Complex multi-layered Storytelling, Cross-functional Collaboration, Owning Production Budgets, Composition and Production
From 2009 to 2016, writing and producing music was my main source of income. I wrote music for features (UK, US, EU), TV, and advertising. I also won international composition awards. I still score 1-2 films per year for TV, streaming and cinema release. For large projects, I lead a team of orchestrators, musicians, and sound engineers.
More examples on my composition website: https://moritzschmittat.com/
Early Storytelling: Weddings
2011-2020
Skills: Storytelling, Stress resilience, Shooting & Editing, Social Media, Marketing
From 2012 to 2020, I shot over 250 weddings and enjoyed every single one. It was a wonderful start to the world of photography and video production. I met some amazing people, shared their incredible stories, and hopefully created beautiful photos and videos for them to cherish forever.
Learning AI: App Development
Skills: Software and Database Architecture, Prompting, Rapid Development and MVP, Market Research and Marketing
Since 2025, I’ve used AI in many areas of my life. It helps me keep my inbox and calendar organised, and my accounts reconciled. I absolutely LOVE AI as a tool – and nothing more – JUST a tool. It even enables people like me to create complex apps without knowing a single line of code. I am now building apps for my businesses.
2026 Upskilling: Project Management
Skills: Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Scope Definition and Management, Resource and Budget Management, Relationship and Conflict Management, Change and Quality Management, Kanban, Waterfall, Agile
Every media production is a project in itself, so I already have decades of project management experience. In early 2026, I decided to formalise these skills by becoming a Project Management Professional (PMP – Project Management Institute) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM – Scrum Alliance).
