wedding video 2 (Snowshoe WV) wind chill -10

pmpworks

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Here's a few clips put together from another wedding I did. Compression is a little bad, but looks great in HD.

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Also a little idea in there if you ended up getting a bad position for videoing the wedding (they didn't stand like they were told too, so I put some images in there from photos).
 
When I used to do wedding video (I actually have a book coming out about it this summer), I'd put a wireless lav on the groom, and it picked up the whole wedding party through the ceremony really well. I also got the intemate comments between the couple during the ceremony. Got everyone around the groom within about 12 feet really well.

I'd also have NEVER used those photos. Even if you're forced to a bad angle, show it, show the ceremony as it happened, good footage or bad. I used to survey my brides twice a year. Overwhelmingly they said they'd rather bad footage of the ceremony than alternative footage/photos to make up for it. They liked what was "real" during the ceremony itself.


Not sure what NLE you're using, I'd have used SoundTrack Pro to clean up some of that noise in the officiant's audio.

Super nice shots, really well done. The opening shot, I swear it looks like a high tech model of a town! Really cool look, too! Good job!
 
I have never shot a wedding before so I have no idea what makes up a final deliverable product. Are these 5 minute highlight reels all you give your clients? Or do you provide them with something much longer? What is the typical length that you edit your footage down to?
 
The most common wedding video package is, in order on the final product: a chaptered DVD, Photomontage of couple growing up (or some couple related theme), pre-ceremony intro, multi-cam ceremony shot live non-stop, sometimes a short segue clip, reception (major events, some crowd shots, maybe some messages from family and friends to the couple), couple leaving, highlights montage.

I use to be pres of the Louisiana Association of Video Professionals, which was 99% wedding/event videographers, I also have written for and taught for WEVA and the 4EVER Group. All great resources for the wedding/event video industry. Packages can vary from studio to studio. For the most part, wedding videos have the worst sound. Seems wedding videographers (not all, but most I've worked with) just don't put the time into good sound as they do into good video.

Anyway, that's my two cents. I left wedding videos a couple of years ago and have not looked back.
 
I have never shot a wedding before so I have no idea what makes up a final deliverable product. Are these 5 minute highlight reels all you give your clients? Or do you provide them with something much longer? What is the typical length that you edit your footage down to?
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These short demo's are just that, demos. The clients get the full package: Full wedding non stop video (no music, just audio from the wedding) and reception montage if they ask for it. Luckily this was my sister's wedding so I can get away with a few mistakes. The problem with my shot was, there was no rehearsal, just "I'm gonna stand here and freeze and it will be quick". Well she didn't stand where she said she was going to but oh well she'll be seeing it this weekend and hopefully she likes it. My payment was a new 24" acer LCD monitor. I wasn't even expecting anything from this job but hey, worked for me. I've gotten another job already from someone seeing my first one so I'm pretty happy so far. As far as length of video, it usually end up being about 45 minutes, just depends on the wedding. Don't try and limit it, they want all they can get. You also can write up a contract with your clients explaining what all you will record and let them add too it also, just make sure everyone is on the same page that way.

And as BenB said above, I need some better audio. That's hopefully my next purchase (wireless mic). Thanks for your comments.

I left wedding videos a couple of years ago and have not looked back.
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Ha ha, don't blame you, they can be very nerveracking.
 
Some good advice. Wedding videos.. auggghh. That's usually the most demanding clients.. and also the cheapest. Got out of that a long time ago. Now, I only get duped into doing them for friends. MY rules on those are that I do them however I want to... and they don't have a say.. then I give them the DVDs and they say thanks and I get out with my soul intact.


I'd also say to either tone down the photo shutter sound effects or eliminate them completely. Just so overdone and really not very special at all. More like a crime drama effect...
 
Stressed out bride + stressed out mother of the bride + stressed out wedding planner = nerve wracking disaster in the making. I've shot some great looking and sounding weddings but now that I don't have to do them, will never do it again except for a very close friend.:thumbdown
 
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