Commentary on wedding DVD?

[kitsu]

I shot my friend's wedding a while back and am now just finishing up the edit (way to many other things going on in my life, including a move). Anyway:

Do you know of anyone who has done a "director's commentary" of sorts on a wedding DVD, with the couple?

I like to think I am the first person ever to do this, but I find that doubtful.

I don't even know if I need an answer to this question, but thought I'd share. And if noone has done it before, you can trace it all back to me and my cool-ness.

~Andrew

[pookie_old]

A "director's commentary" of sorts on a wedding DVD.......

A very serious lack of judgement, which the bride shall most likely inform you.

A wedding video is not about the "director", and is about the worst type of "film" to experiment on.


Finish the video nice and pretty, and quit while you're ahead. ;)

[Alexa]

I have done a "commentary" audio track feature using the couple's own thoughts regarding their wedding.

I would be too afraid to put my own commentary in that. Brides are extremely sensitive about commentary regarding their weddings...there is too much build up and personal stamp on stuff for it not to be :)

[dakotapod]

Don't be silly. Brides love surprises involving their weddings. She will be pleasantly surprised and love you for taking the initiative! ;)

If you do this without running it by the Bride you will have to move a minimum of 3 States to be safe :-[

[David Jimerson]

I put in a subtitle commentary track that only the groom knew about once.

I don't believe the bride has caught on even now.

[dakotapod]

He is a brave man (as are you) Was it serious or humor?

[thartley]

If it were me doing the project, I would do two versions, one with and one without. Then, if I were having the project done for me by a close personal friend, I might treasure the commentary version even moreso than the plain. Its the difference between getting a great book from a friend, and a great book from a friend who took the time to inscribe something meaningful on the inside front cover. :)

But that is just me. I'm weird, ask around. ;)

[David Jimerson]

He is a brave man (as are you) Was it serious or humor?

It was pretty funny. The groom is my best friend, so it was more for him. She'll *never* find it without help, so . . .

[kitsu]

No no no....

I am not doing the talking, the couple is.

[dakotapod]

That might be a tad more pleasant. :D Thought you meant commentary ala Ron Howard "how we shot A Beautiful Mind" kind of thing. ;)

[kitsu]

Nope, nothing like that.

However, since you mentioned it, I can see it now: "Well, damn all your guests for standing up as you walked down the aisle, cuz they blocked my shot and I had to go to the B-roll shot you see now"

:)

[David Jimerson]

The photographer did that to me SOOO MANY TIMES at my sister's wedding.

[dakotapod]

Professional courtesy ::)

[bodaphoto]

When we do stuff like this it is when the Bride & Groom are discussing the pictures in the growing up montage.

I have heard of people getting the bride & groom after the wedding is complete, where they watch it and comment on what they were feeling and thinking. It just seems like so much more work to have to go back and do all that. I have seen some wedding videographers advertise this. I'll see if I can find their websites.

Once I am done with a project, I'll watch it maybe twice. Then I don't like watching them again, because it makes me want to go back and do something different.

[kitsu]

Oh well. The bride is going to be dissapointed that this isnt the first time couple commentary has been done.

I wouldnt have suggested it except for the fact that they are friends of mine, and their wedding was slighly "non traditional" anyway.

[bodaphoto]

If that is what they want, then do it even if it is not the first time someone has done that. When they have kids, it will be a great family treasure and meaningful for their kids to know how their parents felt on there wedding day.

Do it with a growing up montage also. Get their old pictures when they were little, kids love goofy pictures of their parents. Especially if they have bell-bottoms on.