FREQUENT ASKED QUESTIONS
There can be a lot of stress going into planning a wedding and hopefully this is the first time you and your partner are going through the process.
As a wedding videographer we know from recording many weddings some details about the day that at first might not even cross your mind.
Below are some common questions that we get asked frequently.
But even if it’s not related to wedding videography, feel free to contact us if you didn’t find the answer to your wedding questions.
On your wedding day, photographs will capture single images. Wedding Video captures much more: The vows that you say to each other, moments that you just forgot, your speeches, your first dance. The videographer captures the emotion, the surroundings and you and your guests. You will see parts of the day that you didn’t even have time to notice.
As professional videographers we’ve invested €1000s in equipment and training and have the necessary expertise to know what to film and know how to create a well edited wedding film that you will enjoy watching.
If the friend who is going to film parts of your day is not a professional be prepared for problems. These could include bad sound, shaky camera, out of focus, etc. Also, he or she may not film the whole day as he/she will want to be part of the celebrations.
We take great pride in being mistaken as a guest sometimes, as your wedding videographer we will dress appropriately for a wedding. During the ceremony we don’t move around a lot. While filming guests, we try to capture them enjoying themselves from a distance and for the dancing we don’t use distracting camera lights.
A preliminary proof of your Wedding Video will be sent to you within 20 weeks, during busy periods, this might be a bit longer.
Editing your wedding video involves a very big amount of hours. From capturing the footage from the cameras up to burning your final Blu-Ray/DVD/USB there’s a lot of work involved. It’s the colour grading, audio cleaning, music soundtracks, opening titles, rendering, Blu-Ray/DVD menus and authoring that takes the time… nonetheless we love what we do and are very proud of our Wedding Films!
Yes, you can provide your own music for your wedding video (this can only be used on videos for your private viewing, any short films that you want to put online for friends and family to enjoy will need licensed soundtracks, we will advise you on this and a budget is allocated for this depending on package), We can also send you a list of recommended songs to choose from. We’ll explain you the structure of your wedding film so that you can think on how to use your chosen songs.
We use three cameras during the wedding day, Panasonic GH4r is our safe shot angle recording 4K at ceremony and dances and main camera for the rest of the day. We also use a Nikon D5100 dslr to create the film look, specially on closer looks where the background becomes blurry. Panasonic TM900 35mm is our third safe angle at ceremony, speeches and dances. Audio quality is secured by the use of a Zoom H4n and H1 high quality external audio recorders and Sennheiser wireless lapel microphone for great sound!
Yes, we use full chaptered menus for your Wedding Video if you choose to have DVDs/Blu-ray. The discs have different chapters for each part of the day with nice titles. Your Wedding Short film is also included in the Wedding DVD/Blu-ray. We are updating our way of delivery to USBs but we can still supply you with discs if and when necessary.
We recognise that the photographer has an important job to do – as do we. As a rule, we simply don’t get in his/her way. We allow him/her to get on with his job and try our best to stay out of the photographer's shot and point out our camera locations during the ceremony so that he/she can do the same for us.
Prior communication is paramount!
We advise to ask the photographer about what lens he/she uses during the ceremony, a professional wedding photographer will use zoom lens, if he/she uses prime lens during ceremony, will be sure to move a lot and get really close to the couple and in front of my shot at that important moment.
We film all weddings in high-definition HD and 4K, we delivered most of them on standard definition DVDs. Since 2019 we are delivering all films on a Wooden USB, still all couples have the option of requesting a wedding DVD, a Blu-ray or a Downloadable file of your Wedding videos. An HD-ready TV and a Blu-ray player are required to play Blu-ray discs. Game consoles like the Sony PS3/4 and Nintendo Wii can also playback Blu-ray discs.