In today’s world, Instagram made people feel like professional photographers and the iPhone made people feel like they were the next James Cameron. The DIY world is in an uproar. However, I have some bad news for the common videography aficionado. Professional wedding videos are professional for many reasons. Below I will give three of the main reasons why professional wedding videos are considered professional. These three points should guide you in understanding wedding movie prices and choosing the right wedding package that suits your needs.
1. Knowledge and experience in pre-production and production: A wedding production company will most likely be made up of wedding videography professionals who have studied the art of video production at a reputable institution or in the field. There are three parts to wedding movie production. The first part of wedding video production is pre-production. At this stage, all the planning is being done for production. A detailed schedule is created with the bride and groom so they know exactly how the day will be coordinated. Key shots and scenes are planned so that the bride and groom are prepared to act out the story. The next stage is production. Production falls on the actual day of the wedding. The cinematographer understands lighting, camera mechanics, rig use, and shot composition. These elements make up a cinematic wedding film.
2. Professional team: An experienced wedding production company will have professional team. The non-professional will be the owner of consumer equipment. Professional camcorder equipment ranges from high definition cinema cameras to 4K cinema cameras. The term 4K refers to the horizontal (rather than vertical) resolution of these formats, which are all on the order of 4,000 pixels. This takes digital cinematography to a new level. Your video will surely have sharp image quality. Professional audio is another great aspect to consider. The groom, the bride, the wedding party and the ordained minister can all use Elite Wireless Lavatory Microphones to seamlessly pick up everything that is said. This is very important in a professional wedding film, especially in editing your documentary. The audio of the key characters in the video will carry the story creating emotion and feeling to the film. Certain equipment such as jib arms, stedic cameras, fluid head sliders, monopods and tripods will also improve video quality. Non-professionals will generally operate the camera handheld, which creates extremely shaky video. Also, they will use non-fluid head tripods, which prevents smooth panning and tilting. Use this analogy, a home contractor couldn’t use a screwdriver to get a big job done, he would need a power drill.
3. Editing knowledge and experience: The last part of creating professional wedding videos is editing. Video production companies pay thousands of dollars for editing software. An editor needs to spend countless hours and practice learning these software platforms. Editors generally go to reputable institutions to learn editing practices. Editing is what ties the whole story together, you can have amazing footage but if the editing is bad it will ruin the whole wedding video. Editors will score a wedding video and this will convey the emotion and mood of the film. Soundtrack knowledge and experience is very important, especially in featured wedding videos. The last thing you want is an emotionally boring wedding movie.
Professional wedding videos are not that simple to make. The next time Uncle Bob says I’ll shoot your video, be sure to refer to these three points. A professional wedding production will have pre-production, production, and post-production aspects that require knowledge and experience. Keep these factors in mind when choosing the right wedding package. Enter these points when justifying prices for wedding movies. This video will be in your family for life and will be one of your most important memories passed down for generations. Make sure you choose a professional video production company for your wedding video.