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Frequently Asked Questions
Short answer; probably longer than eight minutes, almost certainly shorter than twelve. But really, your film will be the correct length for you.
The reason I currently have just a single pricing structure is because I never want to find myself adding superfluous footage to a film in order to make sure it’s hitting a certain duration. More isn’t always more. Your finished film will be a reflection of the most important moments of your day and I won’t compromise the quality by shoehorning in footage you’ll end up skipping through after the first watch. When it comes to full ceremony and speeches edits, the duration will naturally be dictated by the length of the events themselves. These can range anywhere from forty five minutes, to upwards of an hour and a half.
Instagram reels will usually be around the forty five second mark.
Using copyrighted music makes things a bit too complicated. A video hosted online featuring music to which I don’t own the rights can be removed without notice and leave me in difficulty with the platforms that host my work. And honestly, if I’m using someone else’s work, I believe they deserve to be compensated like anybody else. As such, I pay to license music for my films. This ensures full and fair artistic control, and also guarantees your film won’t disappear overnight.
This is the best approach because it means when I come to edit your film, I can pick music that matches the feel of the day and the film I’m putting together for you, rather than trying to bend the footage around a pre-decided track. Creating a personalised soundtrack also adds to the uniqueness of your film, rather than dropping in a song everybody has heard before. If I pick a track that really isn’t to your taste, it can be changed, but so far clients have felt that the music chosen has really suited the tone of their day.
Not necessarily. I’ve filmed weddings with two camera operators and I’ve filmed weddings by myself, and I’m perfectly comfortable either way. During the ceremony or speeches, I will have two cameras rolling myself one way or the other, to capture those parts of the day in their entirety.
Having a second camera person certainly doesn’t affect the end quality of your film one way or another. The only scenario where a second videographer might be needed is if I can’t realistically film with both bride and groom in the morning, if both parties are getting prepped too far away from each other, for example. In this case, I generally follow the bride in the morning and catch up with the groom when we arrive for the ceremony. If you feel you want coverage of both parties getting ready, a second operator might be the simplest approach, but as with everything else, we can talk it out and make a decision as to what works best for you.
Some people get a kick out of seeing everything, and the raw footage is everything. Every angle, every minute. I generally keep all my work backed up for at least three years, so this isn’t something you have to decide on here and now. I find around anniversary time, some couples come back to me, having decided they want to see the bits of the day that didn’t make the original edit.
Please be aware, however, that I film in different frame rates throughout the day, and your highlight film will have slow motion scenes and colour correction that the raw footage won’t have - this is the footage straight out of the camera. I’ll sync the sound where it’s available and put everything on an external drive for you, but the end product won’t be as “arty” as your highlight film.
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