By Rob Whibley
Capturing the perfect wedding day video takes more than justluck. There are a number of factors involved that should beconsidered when you're planning your wedding video whetheryou're the one behind or in front of the camera.
1. Experience
Make sure the videographer has considerable experience, has justabout seen it all and can anticipate what is about to happen inorder to capture events as they unfold. Take note of anyrecommendations from people you know or testimonials to thisregard.
2. Communication
The videographer must be prepared to liase with other people whohave key roles in your day, from the photographer to the hotelmanager, in order to be alerted to upcoming highlights such ascutting the cake and the speeches as well as ensuring s/he isupdated of any changes to the schedule.
3. Post Editing
The video service should be able to provide additionalinteresting extras, such as background music and slow motionshots, which will give your finished video a professional andpolished touch, distinguishing it from a regular home movie.
4. Expertise
The wedding video should be a professional piece of work, makesure that as well as having top quality equipment, thevideographer also advocates technical knowledge such as anunderstanding of white balance, manual focus and shutter speeds.Ask to see examples of their work to judge the picture qualityfor yourself.
5. Lighting
When discussing locations for the wedding day, ensure that thevideographer has lighting equipment suitable for indoor filmingand will be able to transport it to each venue, to ensure eachpicture is evenly lit and exposed.
6. Sound
Ask if it is possible for the groom to wear a tie-clipmicrophone in order to pick up both sets of vows being made.Even the most confident of couples can be softly spoken whenexchanging vows and this is the most important moment in yourmarriage ceremony that will want to be relived. Thisinconspicuous device will record voices onto the video, whichmay otherwise be lost.
7. Discretion
The ideal videographer will be unobtrusive and record the daywithout becoming a feature of it. Choose someone who understandsthe sensitivity needed to get all the shots whilst remaininginvisible. Look for comments highlighting this ability whenchecking recommendations.
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