Life in Motion

Life in Motion

Hi Cindy - I can understand your confusion over this. Both photography and videography can cost quite a lot of money, and when looking for ways to keep your budget under control it's tempting to think one camera person at your wedding will be enough. Also, some wedding videos look a lot like 'photos with music' - showing couples posing rather uncomfortably and unnaturally. Why do you need two camera people getting the same shots?

But there are some major differences between the two that are worth considering before making a final decision. Most important of all is the experience it gives you. Photos can evoke certain memories and feelings, but a well-shot video makes you feel like you're actually there again, re-living the wedding moment by moment. It's the same difference between looking at a book of photos, and watching a movie. Which do you generally find a more powerful and emotional experience? Also, photos do a great job of showing what everyone looked like on the day, but only video can really capture them as they are - their mannerisms, voice, movements, the way their face lights up as they laugh.

I suggest you have a good look around at the range of videography styles before making a final decision. For example, we've been told by many couples that they were on the point of giving up on videography until they saw our work and realised that it was possible to get the real events of the day captured, rather than getting a video that showed a romantic fairy-tale version of the day.

If you're still not sure, try talking to couples who didn't get a wedding video and find out if it's something they regret. Surveys show that over 90% of these video-less couples wish they'd got their wedding filmed, because the photos only capture tiny silent frozen moments in time - but your wedding day will be a whole lot more than that.

All the best for your wedding and decision-making! Langdon

Life in Motion

Hi Louisa,

There are a number of factors in how long it takes to complete a wedding video. These include the time of year, how many editors a company uses, how long the final edits are, and also - most importantly perhaps - how much editing time is put into each wedding. Many companies save time and money by filming as little of the day as they can get away with, to minimise the editing time. I'm not sure about you, but personally I'd want as much of the day filmed as possible - not just a series of beautiful images that don't capture the real action and fun of the day. More footage means more editing time, and looking carefully through the hours and hours of footage is also very time-consuming.

A couple of other things to think about - it's our experience that the longer couples wait for their video, the more blown away they are when they get to re-live the day. Probably because they've forgotten a lot of it after a few months have passed. And, at the end of the day, a wedding video is really a record for the future of your day. When you're both retired and watching your wedding movie, what will be most important to you - how long it took to arrive after the wedding day, or how much of the day was filmed and the quality of the editing?

Having said all that, I agree that 6 months is too long - we generally take a week for a short highlights video, and somewhere between 6 and 12 weeks for a full-length movie, depending on the time of year.

Cheers,

Langdon

Life in Motion

Hi Sam,

The vows are really the heart of the day so of course you'd want them in their entirety! In fact, after many years have passed, you'll want to be able to re-live pretty much every moment of the ceremony, and the rest of the day also.

The filming and editing are 2 quite separate processes. Most videographers film the entire ceremony and speeches, then edit them into a more 'watchable' length according to the packages they offer and what the couple want. Some companies will include the full uncut/'rough' version in their packages, others will charge you extra for it.

At Life in Motion, the ceremony is filmed with three cameras. We then edit between the different camera angles to make the 'uncut' version easy to watch and enjoy. All our packages include all the footage we filmed in the day, as we believe it'll all be precious to you one day.

Please let us know if you have any other questions. All the best with your wedding,

Langdon

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