ThingsYou Should Ask Your Wedding Videographer!
E ve r y c ou p le k n ow s t h a t it is c r u c ia l t o fin d a n e xc e lle n t p h ot ogr a p h e r t o c a p t u r e t h e ir s p e c ia l we d d in g m om e n t s . Aft e r a ll a p ic t u r e is wor t h a t h ou s a n d w or d s r igh t ! H a vin g s a id t h a t , a vid e o is s u r e ly w or t h a m illion wor d s ! Aft e r a ll it is t h e b e s t m e t h od ology a va ila b le t od a y t o c a p t u r e r e a lit y in r e a l t im e .
In t od a y's c om p e t it ive wor ld , you w ill fin d we d d in g vid e ogr a p h e r s in a b u n d a n c e . You will h a ve a lot of c h oic e ou t t h e r e in fin d in g t h e r igh t vid e ogr a p h e r for you . To m a k e s u r e t h a t e ve r y d e t a il of you r we d d in g is c a p t u r e d e xa c t ly a s you w ou ld lik e , you w ill n e e d t o d is c u s s im p or t a n t t h in gs a h e a d of t im e - a s t h e r e won 't b e a n op p or t u n it y for s u b s e q u e n t t a k e s a s in a m ovie .
We have put together some of the top things to ask your wedding videographer!
. E n s u r e t h a t you c om m u n ic a t e you r vis ion we ll wit h you r vid e ogr a p h e r p e r s on a lly, s o t h a t t h e y k n ow in gr e a t d e t a il wh a t you a n t ic ip a t e fr om t h e ir s e r vic e . Ma k e c e r t a in it will it b e t h e s a m e p e r s on wh o will s h oot you r we d d in g d a y a n d if n ot m a k e s u r e t h e d ir e c t ion s ge t t h or ou gh ly t r a n s fe r r e d a n d u n d e r s t ood . Ma n y t im e s , b ig fir m s e m p loy fr e e la n c e vid e ogr a p h e r s , s o t h e r e will b e n o gu a r a n t e e , wh e t h e r t h e p e r s on , you h a ve b ook e d a n d h a d d is c u s s ion s wit h w ill b e t h e s a m e on e film in g you r s p e c ia l d a y.
. Will t h e r e b e a n y d e fin it e foc a l p oin t s of t h e d a y you wa n t c ove r e d s u c h a s n a r r a t in g you r vows , you r fir s t d a n c e m ove , you r fa t h e r 's t oa s t ! Wh ic h e ve n t s d o you wa n t s p e c ia l a t t e n t ion t o b e p a id t o? Ma k e a lis t t o e n s u r e t h a t you r vid e ogr a p h e r will k n ow wh a t t o foc u s on a n d wh a t n ot t o m is s , s o t h a t e ve r yt h in g you wa n t is in t h e fla wle s s fin a l c u t .
. As k for p r e viou s we d d in g d e m os s o t h a t you c a n ge t a n id e a a b ou t e a r lie r wor k . Ta k e a d e t a ile d look a t t h e vid e os a n d m a k e s u r e you lik e t h e flow of t h e fin a l e d it s , t h e wa y m u s ic a n d in s c r ip t ion or t it le s h a ve b e e n u t ilize d , a n d t h e wa y t h e ove r a ll fe e lin g of t h e c e r e m on y a n d d a y h a s b e e n c a p t u r e d . You s h ou ld look c los e ly a t t h e p ic t u r e a n d s ou n d q u a lit y a n d t h e e d it t r a n s it ion s . J u s t a s in a m ovie t h e c a m e r a a n gle s a n d m ove m e n t a r e im p or t a n t t o t h e ove r a ll e ffe c t . H a s t h e vid e ogr a p h e r u s e d ligh t in g, a t r ip od , d olly, a n d s t e a d y c a m , la v m ic , wh e r e n e c e s s a r y a n d e ffe c t ive ? Is t h e e d it in g p le a s in gly a p p e a lin g a n d c r e a t ive ? Th is is a c r e a t ive a r t folk s a n d t h e r e a r e t oo m a n y in e xp e r ie n c e d a n d in e p t t e c h n ic ia n s in t h e fie ld .
Ar e t h e e q u ip m e n t a n d c a m e r a s t o b e u s e d for t h e e ve n t of H D b r oa d c a s t q u a lit y? C a n you ge t t h e fin a l p r od u c t on B lu -r a y wh ic h is H D q u a lit y? Pe r h a p s it is b e t t e r t o h ir e a c om p a n y or vid e ogr a p h e r t h a t a ls o d oe s c or p or a t e a n d c om m e r c ia l wor k a s t h e y h a ve b e t t e r e q u ip m e n t a n d c a n t h u s p r od u c e a m or e p r ofe s s ion a l fin is h e d p r od u c t .
H ow lon g will it t a k e t o e d it t h e foot a ge ? Ma k e s u r e it is n ot m or e t h a n 6 t o 8 we e k s . D oe s t h e fin a l e d it in c lu d e m u s ic , t it le s , t r a n s it ion s , s p e c ia l e ffe c t s a n d a s h or t fla s h b a c k of t h e d a ys h igh ligh t s ? S p e c ia l e ffe c t s a d d it ion - Th e r e a r e n u m e r ou s op t ion s t o a d d s p e c ia l e ffe c t s - s e p ia , b la c k a n d wh it e , s low m ot ion or s t ylize d . P e r h a p s you wou ld lik e t o c h oos e t h e m u s ic for t h e e d it a n d a d d s om e n a r r a t ion .
. Wh a t e xt r a s h e c a n b e p r ovid e d ? C a n vid e o or a u d io m e s s a ge s b e in s e r t e d in t h e fin a l c u t ? C a n t h e r e b e m or e t h a n on e c a m e r a for im p or t a n t s e gm e n t s s u c h a s t h e we d d in g vows . C a n t h e r e b e in t e r vie ws wit h we d d in g p a r t y m e m b e r s ? Is t h e r e a p ot e n t ia l for u s in g a d r on e for ove r h e a d s h ot s . Pe r h a p s a gr e e n s c r e e n c a n b e u s e d for s p e c ia l e ffe c t s . D is c ove r wh a t you r op t ion s a r e a n d k e e p t h e m in m in d wh e n d e vis in g t h e s h oot wit h t h e vid e ogr a p h e r .
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