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Evening Chaps,
Not ventured in here before - me and the missus are getting married in November.
We've pretty much spent our budget, have a photographer etc but not videographer.. So I'm thinking of borrowing/hiring a video camera, I'm reasonably handy on the computer, designed our stationary on PS myself.
Thinking of just stationary film on a tripod from the back of the 'Vine Room' for the ceremony etc, then see if someone will film our first dance/speeches and a bit of the night..
Would a Go Pro with a few memory cards/battery do what I need? Am I better off with a proper 'video camera'?
http://www.dvcamerahire.co.uk/hire-sonyMC50e.html
Not ventured in here before - me and the missus are getting married in November.
We've pretty much spent our budget, have a photographer etc but not videographer.. So I'm thinking of borrowing/hiring a video camera, I'm reasonably handy on the computer, designed our stationary on PS myself.
Thinking of just stationary film on a tripod from the back of the 'Vine Room' for the ceremony etc, then see if someone will film our first dance/speeches and a bit of the night..
Would a Go Pro with a few memory cards/battery do what I need? Am I better off with a proper 'video camera'?
http://www.dvcamerahire.co.uk/hire-sonyMC50e.html
Something like this would be good enough.
http://www.hireacamera.com/en-gb/products/HAC00-00...
and
http://www.hireacamera.com/en-gb/products/HAC00-00...
Use channel one for the riffle mic and channel two with the lapel.
You will also need one of these
http://www.hireacamera.com/en-gb/products/HAC00-00...
http://www.hireacamera.com/en-gb/products/HAC00-00...
and
http://www.hireacamera.com/en-gb/products/HAC00-00...
Use channel one for the riffle mic and channel two with the lapel.
You will also need one of these
http://www.hireacamera.com/en-gb/products/HAC00-00...
king about with a camera.One of the features of my elder daughter's wedding video were chats to various guests. Some needed to be asked questions, so it is best to make a few notes about their relationship with the happy couple. Others needed to be shut up, which can be done on the editing room floor.
Stick all the footage on one video so it can be safely ignored, and then cut it all down to around 30 mins for the happy couple and 10, perhaps even 15 at a push, for everyone else.
Ask guests to take videos of the important parts of the wedding, at least outside the ceremony, and then ensure you get the footage. Most of it will be absolute rubbish (unbelievably so. One turned his camera on its side for the dance!) but some, just a bit in my case, of it will be great.
You can use stills in the video to cover those bits that might have been missed.
It takes ages to edit if you do it properly. If the sound is awful, use music to cover it.
There's lots of useful info online, including, perhaps especially so, YouTube.
Consider investing in a decent editing suite.
Stick all the footage on one video so it can be safely ignored, and then cut it all down to around 30 mins for the happy couple and 10, perhaps even 15 at a push, for everyone else.
Ask guests to take videos of the important parts of the wedding, at least outside the ceremony, and then ensure you get the footage. Most of it will be absolute rubbish (unbelievably so. One turned his camera on its side for the dance!) but some, just a bit in my case, of it will be great.
You can use stills in the video to cover those bits that might have been missed.
It takes ages to edit if you do it properly. If the sound is awful, use music to cover it.
There's lots of useful info online, including, perhaps especially so, YouTube.
Consider investing in a decent editing suite.
Jonnny said:
I'm in Surrey.
Thanks for the suggestions so far! We've got the photographer sorted, the missus isn't bothered by video as she's spoken to our friends who got married last year and said video wasn't really worth it.
So was more of a do something cheapish and see how it comes out
Gotchya!Thanks for the suggestions so far! We've got the photographer sorted, the missus isn't bothered by video as she's spoken to our friends who got married last year and said video wasn't really worth it.
So was more of a do something cheapish and see how it comes out
Do you know if people will be using a microphone to make the speeches, if so, try and get a feed from the PA system.
Hiring the above recommended gear plus an XLR in from the PA system would be great
Are there no guests with a DSLR willing to do this for you? At 3 or 4 of the weddings I've covered in the past year there has been somebody prominent (i.e. sat near the front, like a Brother or close family) who just plonked the DSLR down and filmed the whole ceremony, then also the speeches.
At the wedding on Saturday they had a close friend just put a DSLR (borrowed from the father of the bride) on a tripod to film the speeches. I just made sure it was angled and set up correctly and hit record just before I got stuck in with my photography. I've seen the footage and it came out quite nicely, audio was nice and clear as they were reasonably close.
Clearly you're not going to get professional videographer standard doing that, but it's much better than a GoPro or somebody filming on their phone.
At the wedding on Saturday they had a close friend just put a DSLR (borrowed from the father of the bride) on a tripod to film the speeches. I just made sure it was angled and set up correctly and hit record just before I got stuck in with my photography. I've seen the footage and it came out quite nicely, audio was nice and clear as they were reasonably close.
Clearly you're not going to get professional videographer standard doing that, but it's much better than a GoPro or somebody filming on their phone.
I got married last year, but didn't bother with video.
You won't have much time to be faffing with things like setting up cameras etc on your big day, you'll barely notice where time has gone.
Not having a wedding video means you won't become one of those people who makes friends/family sit through their wedding video.
You won't have much time to be faffing with things like setting up cameras etc on your big day, you'll barely notice where time has gone.
Not having a wedding video means you won't become one of those people who makes friends/family sit through their wedding video.
Craikeybaby said:
Not having a wedding video means you won't become one of those people who makes friends/family sit through their wedding video.
Made the mistake of asking someone I know if they had had a video done, was promptly subjected to it and it was toe-curlingly awful, worse still, the happy couple didn't realise how bad it was. I refer not to the quality of the video production, but to the material filmed.
I poo-poo'd the idea of a videographer but the MIL was absolutely insistent of having it...
It was amazing when it came back, and I can't recall the last time I flicked thru the pictures, but the video came with a 3minute edited 'showreel' and it's fantastic for showing people, and has been used in promotion material elsewhere for a number of sites.
Was by this guy - https://vimeo.com/deneemotion - have a look at some of the weddings etc he's done, it's like your own mini-movie!
It was amazing when it came back, and I can't recall the last time I flicked thru the pictures, but the video came with a 3minute edited 'showreel' and it's fantastic for showing people, and has been used in promotion material elsewhere for a number of sites.
Was by this guy - https://vimeo.com/deneemotion - have a look at some of the weddings etc he's done, it's like your own mini-movie!
We had a professional videographer at our wedding, recommended by our photographer. I don't think I've ever watched the video after we first received it - however, it was a wonderful gift for some members of the family who could not make it.
It's a nice thing to have imo - and it's something I am sure we will look over when / if we have children etc. just to show them what life was like when we were young (and consequently much happier, wealthier etc.
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It's a nice thing to have imo - and it's something I am sure we will look over when / if we have children etc. just to show them what life was like when we were young (and consequently much happier, wealthier etc.
) Speaking as a photographer in the wedding industry, cinematic wedding films are really nice to have but only if you are prepared to spend a fair bit to get someone who is quality (creativity, footage, audio, music and editing skillsets) otherwise its not worth it.
Right now I'm really liking the work by Remi Schouten (Maru Films)
https://vimeo.com/147493497
Right now I'm really liking the work by Remi Schouten (Maru Films)
https://vimeo.com/147493497
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