Wedding Tips

Tips for your Wedding Video:

It’s your special day. Although you may want to watch the entire event, others may prefer to see a shorter version. Your Videographer will likely be shooting most of the day, but a final cut of approximately 1 hour will be long enough for your guests to watch.  A full, unedited version of all footage shot will also be provided if requested.

Speeches usually take over a hour. As a rule of thumb, the Groom’s speech is included in its entirety, and a shortened version of the other speeches are included, as well as the “well wishers”.  A second DVD with the full speeches and all the ‘best wishes’ from the guests is also provided (options for Gold and Silver Packages).

It is well worth the extra cost to have a second camera. This allows you to capture preparations of both the Bride and Groom. This is also important as a single camera shoot, particularly during the ceremony and speeches, does not capture the full ‘essence’ of the occasion. Alternatively, for the ceremony and speeches, you can have a second fixed camera only.

It is also important your videographer is made aware of the key people involved, e.g. the bride and grooms family and other special guests. He will also need a’ running sheet’ of the day’s events so as to best co-ordinate a smooth flow for the day.

Some venues (church’s etc.) are sometimes quite dark. Your videographer will discuss details like these prior to the day.  It may be necessary, in some cases, to add extra fill lighting in order to capture the event at optimum quality. It’s a very special moment, but if the conditions are not conducive to filming (i.e. poor lighting) your final product will not look its best. After the day, you only have the memories of the occasion, so it’s important that you have optimum filming conditions, whilst still keeping the elements of intimacy to the ceremony. Details like this are very important in producing a quality product.

Your videographer will visit both venues (if accessible) prior to the day to ensure that he is familiar with the  (lighting) conditions and layout of the venues.

When making your choice, ask your videographer/production company if they will provide you with a Blu-Ray (HD) end product. 

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