One dilemma that a wedding videographer often faces is dim lighting in a church or synagogue. In order to get the best quality wedding video, you need an adequate amount of light, and an experienced wedding videographer will know how to work with any lighting situation. Most churches and synagogues do not allow lighting and many do not even want camera flashes used during the ceremony.
Case in point, I was shooting the photography for a wedding in a big, beautiful old church outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The videographer came in and set up two 2000 watt quartz halogen flood lights. Needless to say, it looked like a movie set, wires everywhere, so it was no surprise to me when the priest came in and asked to speak to Cecil B.DeMille. He told the videographer that this was a church and not a movie set.
The videographer did not check with the church before the wedding, so he was not aware of the restrictions for wedding videos and photography. The priest made him take down the lights, so he was forced to shoot the video with just the available natural light. I have found that if the church or synagogue is large and dimly lit, you can ask the officiant to turn on all possible overhead lighting. This should be sufficient to shoot a wedding video. An experienced videographer will know that he can turn up the gain. Yes, this brings a bit of video noise into the wedding video but at the same time it can help bring up the lighting to an adequate level.
We all know that weddings can be held in any number of venues, from the beach, to a field, to a stadium. Weddings have even been held in restaurants and haunted houses. Lighting for wedding videography for this type of service is naturally going to be based on the place and time of day. There will likely to be less restrictions and you will be able to get creative with your lighting. You can indulge your inner film maker. Some newer churches are designed like a theater and will have the necessary lighting in place.
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Joe Sabol is an Internationally known videographer with almost 28yrs experience in the video industry. Please visit us at http://jandjvideoproductions.com for more information.
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- J&J Video Productions-Cleveland Ohio was voted the Best Video Production Company 2011-2014 in Northeastern Ohio by Channel 8 Fox Television, Cleveland Ohio. Started in 1983 J&J Video Productions of Cleveland Ohio, 440-845-2122, established itself as a World Class Video Production Company. Over the years we have had the priveledge of working with the likes of Johnny Cash, George Jones and others. Our most notable production was the 3 Mile Island Steam Generator Project. What makes this notable is the fact that this over land transport was the largest industrial equipment hauling project in US History in 2010. J&J Video Productions was commissioned to document the transport from the dock on the Delaware River to 3 Mile Island in 30 days, a total of 70 miles on video. Each of the generators weighed over 1 million pounds, were eighty foot long, wide as a 2 lane highway and about 40 ft in height. Maximun speed was 3 mi per hour! J&J Video Productions has shot over 1700 weddings since 1982.