MOVING PICTURES Getting the Best Wedding Day Footage by Ian Atkins
This week, I received a fantic email fom a bride in need of my services. According to the bride, a local photographer “recommended you to video our wedding ceremony this sat - such short notice! On the very off chance that you are not already booked, would you mind giving me a call?” Unfortunately, I was booked and had to decline the offer. Too oſten, in fact, I get a call to videotape a wedding at the “last minute” and this particular bride was no exception. Moreover, in speaking with fellow wedding professionals including photographers, florists, caterers, etc., it appears that we videographers are oſten the “last minute” addition to wedding events, many of which have been in the planning stages for over a year.
I’ve wondered why videographers are oſten
chosen last. Some may attribute these delayed inquiries to budgeting issue, especially in a challenging economy. I’ve experienced these delayed requests, however, even during the best of economic conditions. Could there some sort of lack of awareness for the need? I doubt it. Hardly a birthday, holiday, or other life event takes place without some family member or fiend standing around with a handheld video camera. Social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube have only accelerated the demand for video clips that can be shared with others. I do think, though, that the prevalence of these sites coupled with the ever-lowering price of video cameras has contributed to the overall thought that “Uncle Joe Bob will videotape my wedding so I won’t need to hire anyone.” It then becomes inevitable as the wedding day approaches and all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, that the Bride and Groom realize it’s actually a much too important day with far too many precious moments to rely solely upon Uncle So-and- So and his handheld camera.
Video can capture the emotions and events of
your wedding day in a very unique way. Only video has the capability to capture both the images and sounds of your
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wedding day vows, dances, and toasts. Years fom now, you may remember that your grandfather made you cry with joy with his toast, but with video you can actually share that emotion all over again as you and your family watch and experience for themselves what he said, word-for-word. Video is a compilation of images used to create motion. Therefore, your wedding video will present the full glory of your procession down the aisle in your white dress and the tear that rolled down your father’s cheek as he gave you away. Much of the day will be a blur, and when you watch your video in the years aſter your wedding, you will relive all those emotions that you experienced on that day without the stress that surrounded it.
I know video is important, but why can’t my uncle
videotape it? It’s not a matter of whether he can take a small camera and click record, but about what he’ll be recording and how he’ll be recording it. Videographers carry with them a backup camera, wireless microphones, receivers, lights, tripods, extra batteries, a camera stabilizer and more. In order to properly capture the footage you want, he’ll need more than just a camera. Editing the footage is also a huge part of professional videography. There’s a multi-hour giant leap between hitting “record” and handing over edited DVDs to your fiends and family. Only a professional videographer will be able to turn around a high-quality production that you will be excited to show others. You
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