One Camera
Wedding coverage - A thing of the past!
Article
by David Robin - Boulevard Video, California
It
is nearly impossible to convey what our clients have been
able to see through the lens of our SECOND cameramen in
the past year alone. The love the bride and groom share
will always be the most important element in our wedding
videos, and included in that are the people that helped
shape who they are. Without that second camera at the ceremony
we could not have captured nearly as many emotional parents
and grandparents. We would not have captured shots of the
groom, transfixed, as his bride strides toward him, looking
more beautiful than she’s ever felt. The flower arrangements,
the canopy silhouetted by the sunset, and of course the
faces of both bride and groom as they exchange vows.
We
simply feel we are cheating our clients by offering a one
camera ceremony package, and that is why we have discontinued
it. We strive to bring our clients work that will be treasured,
and work that the client will be proud to show, rather than
hidden away through fear of boring friends and family.
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Your Wedding Day ...
Article
by John Goolsby - Cannon Video, California
This
links to an excellent article written by John Goolsby. John
is regarded as one of the best and most influencial videographers
in the world.
http://johngoolsby.com/Images/yourwedding.pdf
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Wedding Video
Music
Selecting
the right music for your wedding video is essential.
When
selecting your videographer - make sure that they have the
appropriate APRA
license to use the music you choose.
D'nM
Video Productions are licensed to use the music you choose.
We are also renowned for helping our clients select the
right music to make spectacular wedding films. Picking the
right music is a good place to start ...
For
some ideas on music selection - click here.
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How will you remember your
day?
Article
by Dave Cowling - DnM Video, Sydney
I
am often heartbroken by couples who decide not to invest
in a wedding video. Often, they don't understand what they
are missing out on.
I
produced a wedding video for a friend of mine in September
2006. Thankfully, his fiance could see the value of the
wedding video before their wedding and was happy to book
me in to film their wedding. After the DVD was finished,
my mate said to me 'I just can't believe how good it is
- I was expecting a home-video style video, but it's just
like a movie!'.
I
think my mate's initial view is how a lot of people see
wedding video. For that reason, some people make the unfortunate
mistake of allowing a friend to video their wedding on a
home-handycam. The results are nothing more than 'home-video'.
Professional videography is another world away from home
video.
There
seems to be (in Australia) a general preconception that
photography is a wedding 'must-have', while video is 'optional'.
But consider for a moment - the purpose of both. They both
essentially have the same purpose, which is to capture the
day and provide you and future generations, with a way to
remember the day in years to come. So let's jump ahead in
time 9 or 10 years from now. You have a couple of kids,
who are interested to see your day. You think to yourself
that it would be nice to relive your wedding day. You walk
to your cabinet and which do you grab? Which one will show
your 9 year old daughter / son what your wedding day was
really like? The DVD of course!
Don't
get me wrong. I am not for a moment suggesting that you
should not get photography. I would suggest that there is
room for both. If it's a budgetary matter, splitting the
budget that you have between video and photography is a
decision you won't regret.
The
worldwide trend is moving towards video. Couples are starting
to see the true value of wedding video and spending the
greater part of their 'memories budget' on video. Photography
is a medium which has roots that are a century old. Think
about where the world is today ... you can watch millions
of videos online, most familes own a video camera ... and
tell me ... when was the last time you went to the photography
store to rent a photo album to look through? You don't ...
but you do watch movies!
It
astounds me that people can spend 10's to 100's of thousands
of dollars on a wedding day. The average wedding in Sydney
these days costs approx $45,000. It's the day you've been
waiting for all your life. It's the day you've spent months
planning. It's a day you'll remember for the rest of your
life. Isn't it worth remembering properly ...
I
have heard countless stories of brides who regretted not
having a wedding video. Conversely, I have never heard of
a bride who did regret hiring a videographer.
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Nationwide
Bridal Survey Reveals Value of Videography
Breakthrough Marketing - March 05, 2003
Professional
wedding videography is rapidly becoming a preferred medium
for recording and preserving wedding memories, according
to a new nationwide survey of brides who were married in
2002. The survey, commissioned by WEVA International, was
conducted between January 27-February 5, 2003 by Breakthrough
Marketing, Inc.
The
survey, conducted by telephone, revealed that brides in
the planning process of the wedding do not immediately realise
the impact of a professionally-produced video. Before the
wedding, while brides are making plans, over half (54%)
rank video as one of the Top 10 most important bridal services.
However, that number increases to 79% AFTER the wedding,
as brides look back and assess the individual value of each
service. Before the wedding, 23% of brides view video as
a Top 5 service. After the wedding, that number climbs to
42%. The value of video becomes greater after the wedding.
The
survey revealed the value of video is greater with brides
who use professional video services compared to those who
don't. Before the wedding, 41% of brides using a professional
videographer consider videography a Top 5 service. But after
the wedding the number grows to 59% who consider video a
Top 5 service. And, after the wedding, 94% of these brides
say they consider professional videography at least a Top
10 service.
One
of the most surprising findings of the survey is the second
thoughts, even regrets, among brides who decided not to
utilize the services of professional videographers.
Among
brides who used a friend or family member to videotape their
wedding instead of using a professional, nearly half (49%)
said they would hire a professional if they had it all to
do over again.
These
second thoughts are even more pronounced with brides who
didn't have their weddings videotaped at all. In hindsight,
60% say they wished they had had their weddings videotaped.
As
brides look back at their wedding, the survey showed that
79% of brides agree that future brides should at least consider
using a professional to videotape their wedding day. Those
feelings are even more pronounced among the brides who utilized
the services of professional videographers, 95% of whom
think future brides should consider using a professional
videographer.
The
survey results reveal professional videography has become
very important to today's brides. Its value is comparable
to wedding photography, and even more valuable in some respects,
according to brides surveyed. Most importantly, the survey
showed that brides feel more emphasis needs to be placed
on videography in the wedding planning process.
Results
of this national survey, conducted by Breakthrough Marketing,
Inc., are based on telephone interviews with 453 brides
who were married in 2002. Breakthrough Marketing, Inc. are
consultants to the wedding industry who regularly research
the attitudes and buying patterns of brides, as well as
industry trends among specific wedding services.we
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A
match made on DVD
By Bret Schulte
Posted 2/20/05
This
story appears in the February 28, 2005 print edition of
U.S. News & World Report.
When
wedding day stress made it hard to smile for pictures, Rachel
Orzoff began singing the Partridge Family theme song "as
a joke." She beamed, the photographer snapped away--and
the videographer got it all. "This is the silly stuff
I get to show my [future] kids," says Orzoff, a Minnesota
educator. The scene appears on her wedding DVD. With chapters
like "first dance," the two disks include wedding
scenes set to, yes, the Partridge Family theme, a montage
of childhood pix, and a crisply edited 45-minute film of the
big day.
Tell
Uncle Bob to leave his camcorder home. Aided by the latest
editing and production software and the flexibility of the
DVD format, videographers are turning the much-maligned wedding
video into a professional-grade film even your friends will
want to watch. The quality is "miles beyond what it was
just five years ago," says Carley Roney, editor-in-chief
of the Knot, a wedding-guide publishing empire. So is the
price. In 1988, fledgling videographer Kris Malandruccolo
of Chicago ( elegantvideosbykris.com ) charged $350 for a
wedding. "It was pretty much point and shoot in VHS and
here you are," she says. Today, she shoots digital video,
uses two cameras, and spends over 40 hours editing. The Orzoffs
paid her $4,000.
Videographers
have become less invasive and more artistic than their forefathers.
A wireless mike slipped into the groom's breast pocket records
the vows. Light-sensitive cameras have replaced those with
glaring headlights. And videographers can zoom in on the action
without being part of it: Justin Parker ( new-jersey-wedding.com
) filmed from across the street as groom Ross Sussmann entered
the church in Newark, N.J. "We didn't even know he was
there," says Sussmann, a Harvard medical student. Parker's
stylish work "helped us feel like it really is our Hollywood
movie." The video even includes black-and-white cinematography.
But
nothing is more Hollywood than what the industry calls the
"love story." Like a personal VH1 Behind the Music,
the love story mixes an interview with the couple, old home
videos, photos, and even some choreographed footage. "The
Love Story of Kathryn and Chace Beddingfield" of Flint,
Texas, includes the tale of their first kiss (at his college
graduation party)--and a scene in which Chace spins around
while Kathryn suddenly appears in his outspread arms. She
says "it's priceless because we can never go back to
before we were married and talk about the future."
On
the horizon are high-definition video cameras, which will
lead to a "cataclysmic change," says Roy Chapman,
president of the Wedding & Event Videographers Association.
Videographers will be able to pull high-quality stills from
videos and manipulate them digitally. And the vivid, almost
3-D picture will make your wedding something "cinematic,"
Chapman says.
In
that case, you might want a videographer who does makeup.
And voice lessons from the Partridge Family.
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