You've been planning this for months. Pouring over flower choices, tasting cakes, interviewing photographers. Many times, your wedding video is the last thing on your mind. But it shouldn't be. A great video will be something that you look back on. Something you watch on your anniversary. Something you treasure. Don't leave it to chance. Here are five things to discuss with your videographer to get a great video.
#1. Location, location, location. Share diagrams or the layout of your venue. Invite your videographer to attend meetings with your wedding planner and/or to tour your space before the big day. It will help your videographer plan out where to be and how to position cameras, lighting, and angles. Your video will end up having an intentional feel.
#2. Audio/DJ. Connect your videographer with your DJ and your venue's audio contact. This can allow your videographer to gain access to crisp, clean audio to use in your video. You will appreciate this most when you won't have to strain to hear what your maid-of-honor and best-man said during their speeches.
#3. Emotion. In the end, this video should help remind you as much of the feelings and emotions of your day, as of the event that happened at your wedding. Tell your videographer what type of "feel" you want. Do you want something sentimental, funny, serious, or all of the above? Each videographer has their own style, and by discussing what you want, you're expectations are more likely to be met.
#4. What to capture. How much of your big day do you want memorialized on video? Should your videographer capture the wedding preparations (getting dressed, make up, etc), the first look, the ceremony, reception, speeches, etc.? The amount captured may affect the overall cost of the video, so make sure to address this up front. And if there is something specific or special you want highlighted in the video, cover this too.
5. Access. Consider how "invasive" you are willing to allow your videographer to be. Do you want them to stay in the background? Are you OK with them being among your guests, on the dance floor, in view of guests during the ceremony? You'll want to find a balance between allowing your videographer to get great footage while not distracting from your day.
BONUS TIP! Point out your crazy uncle, the groomsman or bridesmaid mostly likely to make a scene, or the guests you know will get out of hand. Your videographer will love you for helping to capture (or avoid) the unexpected.
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Whether running a race, starting a business, or learning a new craft... "slow & steady" has always brought be confidence that I'll see the finish line. Don't get me wrong, along the way, there will be times when you laser focus, when you jump before looking, and when you feel like you can't take another step.
I couldn't partake in my marathon this year, but I'll be back. I'll keep pushing, dreaming, and striving because I know I have it in me to finish.
But as I grew older, I began to gravitate in my studies and interests toward anything having to do with history. And suddenly, all of those strange things in my grandparents' house became interesting instead of scary or weird. The photo album with pictures from the war became a story of how my grandparents met and raised a family. The collection of polished beach rocks became an insight into how my family migrated toward the coast after having homesteaded inland. All of the little, seeming separate pieces & knick-knacks each held their own story, and in them, a piece of my own.
I take a deep personal interest in the lives of others and am passionate about helping people. When I began to record things on film, I suddenly realized how he could marry my passion for people's stories and lives withmy ability to listen, into a creative endeavor, bringing to life the lessons, messages, and histories that others didn't know how to tell.