Wedding videography is an essential part of your wedding documentation. Here are some ideas to help you choose the right videographer, based on your needs.
Style
Every videographer has a distinct style of shooting and editing. The two basic stylistic approaches are cinematic and documentary.
Cinematic approach resembles a movie like result with faster transitions of scenes, arranged to tell the wedding story in a unique artistic way. Cinematic footage is dynamic and the result is heavily dependant on the creator’s perspective.
Documentary approach depicts the wedding story with a documentary view, covering everything and choosing the most important parts. Documentary footage is more static and the result is mostly dependant on the actual raw footage of the day.
If you want your wedding video to include frames with moving angles, the cinematic approach might be best for you. If you want your wedding video to include continuous static moments like your wedding vows in their entirety, documentary videography might suit you best.
Both approaches can yield amazing results, but unlike photography, where you can get a blend of two approaches, in videography you must choose one of the two approaches.
Duration
In wedding videography and especially in cinematography, duration of shooting is paramount for the result. High end videographers require a minimum booking time in order to deliver a quality video, starting from bridal preparation, all the way to the wedding reception.
Videography VS Photography
This is a wedding industry secret that most wedding professionals are well aware of. Your videographer and photographer must work together in harmony so they can both deliver great results. Top notch professionals put the couple’s interest first and do not engage into conflict or jeopardize each other’s work. Make sure both your photographer and videographer are from the same league. If your photographer is not experienced enough to not walk into the videographer’s area and vice versa, you will end up with a compromised end result.