Professional wedding videography today has gotten very expensive. In certain areas of the country, a bride can expect to pay thousands of dollars for a full day of coverage.
It seems that today, wedding videography has gotten away from the basics. Videographers that call themselves professional are less concerned with focus, lighting, audio and composition. Composition used to be and should still be the main component of a professional video. Instead, many videographers try to produce a flashy, special effect heavy, abstract montage of images that don’t capture the special moments, emotions, and all the fun of sharing a wedding day with family and friends. These are the things the bride and groom want to see and experience when they view their wedding day video.
A wedding video should tell the story of the bride and groom. Too many special effects and “tricks” can be distracting. Some special effects added during the editing process are fine and can really enhance the final product, but there should be a flow to the video that follows the flow of the days events. Also, you don’t see many close up shots of the bride and groom or the family and guests and that is a real missed opportunity to capture the moment. These shots can add a really special element to the video. My opinion is that the bride and groom would rather see these moments captured on their video than tilts, black and white, blurs, slow motion or other fancy effects.
About Me
- J&J Video Productions-Cleveland Ohio, 440-845-2122
- Cleveland-Parma, Ohio, United States
- 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.