Congratulations!
Your wedding day is, without doubt, going
to be one of the most fantastic, emotional,
chaotic, overwhelming, exciting and draining
days of your entire life. There will be laughter,
tears, nerves, and every other emotion it's
possible to feel. Behind the scenes there's
a whole industry dedicated to making sure
your wedding goes smoothly, from the flower
arrangers, to the cake makers, to the hotel
staff, everybody is on best behaviour and
the stakes are high, there's a natural storyline
from the beginning to the end, and there's
even a guaranteed happy ending! ………………..
these are all fantastic ingredients for a
hugely entertaining wedding video.
Why then are most wedding videos pretty awful?
Generally speaking the term "Wedding
Video" is short hand for a very boring,
overly long, usually quite cheesy music montage
of most of the sloppy bits of the day. This
is due partly to people accepting this is
what a wedding video is, and partly because
a lot of companies, or individuals, have no
experience of broadcast TV, they have no experience
of having to make a programme that actually
"entertains".
What's the alternative?
Commission us to make a mini documentary of
your biggest day. We've spent years making
programmes for nearly all of the major broadcasters
(ITV, Channel 4, five, Discovery Channel,
MTV etc) and we can turn your day into a great
"feel good" DVD which will be the
talk of the family for years to come…
nowadays its very rare for big families to
get together in one place and this is a unique
opportunity to capture all of your family
in a very happy occasion, …. it'll also
be superb for the next generations to see
what really happened in the days when people
still got married!
Take a look at the clips available on line
and you'll see how we craft the edit
to actually tell an entertaining story, rather
than just putting the events of the day in
the right order.
We always finish our programmes with top end
post production techniques,
using subtle, broadcast effects, (not a "heart
wipe" or "page turn" in sight).
We use Abode After Effects to build beautiful
opening sequences and credit rolls, we take
the harshness out of video tape and produce
a filmic look, and we use AVID Colour Correction
tools to grade your images to perfection. |
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But
I hate the idea of being filmed I just want
a record of the day.
You're not alone. We're more than happy to
take a back seat and literally film "fly
on the wall" style. We've spent years
making people feel natural and comfortable
when there's a camera around and there really
is a technique to it. Before we start to film
we'll establish how much you and your family
want to interact with the camera, and that's
as far as we will go.
What
about the costs?
We charge roughly the same as a good stills
photographer, which considering the amount
of work required after filming, is a pretty
good deal.
Are there other options
available?
Each wedding is treated as a separate TV project,
and the packages outlined are just to give
a guide to some of the more popular combinations.
We have experience in nearly all areas and
genres of top end TV production so not much
will faze us… If you're after something
truly unique why not consider bringing in
a couple of presenters to host your wedding
video? Imagine Dermot O'Leary presenting the
video from outside your house and then walking
in to meet the family! ….. anything is
possible.
Spread the word!
We now offer a great new way of saying thank
you to all of the guests and family that came
to support you on your wedding day. For orders
of over 60 DVDs we will supply copies to you
at just £1.50 per copy (+VAT), which
means that when you come to write to your
guests thanking them for coming you can include
a DVD as a reminder of the day!
I'm still not sure…..
Ask yourself one question….
Is there any other part of your wedding that
you would consider not using an experienced
professional for? The dress maker? The photographer?
The caterers?
This is the real reason that wedding videos
in general have a bad reputation…..
Regardless of your choice
of Video company we wish you the best of luck
with your big day! |
