subject: Wedding Video Taping Tips & Suggestions [print this page] We all know that summers are popular with weddings, and with weddings come videography, so if you're planning to do wedding videography either for fun or as a way of earning an extra buck, then you'll find the following tips and suggestions very useful to your endeavor.
If you follow and properly apply these tips and suggestions then your output will be as good as one done by a professional videographer.
Know your role
When videotaping, you'll most likely be doing it either for a pal's wedding or when working as a professional wedding videographer entrusted with the job of shooting the official wedding video, or maybe just as a guest who happens to bring a camcorder along.
Be Prepared
If you're new to videography, shooting wedding videos makes for an intense boot camp. The tips for recording good video and good audio will help with shooting a wedding video or any type of video for that matter.
Batteries & Tapes
You'll require five or six tapes, depending on length of the day. Label the tapes ahead of time so that it's easier to keep them in order.
Lapel Mic
Without a lapel microphone for the groom you probably won't be able to hear the audio for the vows. As an alternative, you can buy a digital recorder (or transform your iPod into a digital recorder) and wire a lapel mic into that. You'll have to synch the audio and video while editing.
The Schedule
Talk to the couple ahead of time to find out the schedule for the wedding. That way you'll be able to anticipate the action and won't find yourself running out of tape at a crucial moment or missing an important event that you should be videotaping.
Be Unobtrusive
Remember, a wedding is a day to celebrate the couple that's getting married. While it's important that you make a great video to remember that day, it's just as important that you let the bride and groom and their guests enjoy the day. You may have to move around some during the ceremony but try to do it quickly and quietly so as to not draw attention away from the couple.
Talk to the Guests or leave them in peace
Some wedding guests are vocal and want to say something to the camera. Some are camera shy and want to be left alone, if that's the case, respect their wishes.
Scene lighting
New generation digital camcorders mean that you don't have to set up large, 1000 watt lights. Still, though, you may need some extra light to get good footage during a wedding. A small, 50-watt light mounted on the top of your camera will light the scene without blinding guests or breaking your budget.
Introduce yourself to other vendors
The videographer, the dj, the photographer and the reception site coordinator all have a common goal: make the day go smoothly for the bride and groom.
As soon as possible introduce yourself to these people and find out what you can do to work together to all do your jobs well. The photographer should know where your camcorder will be set up at the ceremony, so he or she doesn't stand in front of it. The dj or site coordinator can tell you the schedule of events for the reception, and make sure that you're in the room whenever anything important happens.
Get the Shots
Every wedding is unique, but there are certain things that are common to most weddings. This wedding videography checklist should help you make sure you get the important shots that the bride and groom will expect to see in their wedding video.
by: Johnny Touperin
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