Here's a great alternative to the traditional wedding video

kimmykupcakes

I came across this blog post and thought some of you ladies might like this, too.  FI and I were actually already planning on getting some flips to film the wedding to save money.  I love that I can have it all put together by someone else though. We are going to do this and play the video at our AHR.   http://offbeatbride.com/2011/04/diy-wedding-videography

cryssv

We are totally doing a DIY video- the professional videographers are rediculously expensive. We have a nice little camcorder and FI has friends with pretty much the same camcorder we have that we're going to borrow. We're just gonna ask a couple family members to keep an eye on them on the tripods, make sure they're capturing the right angles, etc.
Lucky for us FI is extremely talented in the video editing department- he's actually done commericials for companies broadcasted on TV. I can't wait to see what he puts together.

breaness

Lucky for us, we're both video professionals

We're not doing a typical wedding video, but rather a video of our "story." We've already edited everything up to the wedding footage, complete with an animated intro by moi , photos & video of us as "just friends", "best friends", in a relationship, engaged, and then a blank space to add wedding & honeymoon stuff.

This is definitely a cute idea. Without being too snobby, I'd say their editing isn't very strong, the text is bad and so is the music, but I think if you make sure it's tailored to your style it'll be just fine!

sld0618

I wonder what they're going to do with the fact that Flip has shut down production!!  I hope they bought a bunch more knowing it's their business! 

We're getting professional done there, but for our AHR, I think I'm going to "pay" my little sister's friends to run around with our flips and then edit them outselves.  Fabulous way to cut down costs!  Great find!

sparklegirl84

I'm trying to convince my Fiance to use his digital SLR (nikon d90) with HD video capability on a tripod and make that our wedding video, he doesn't think we need a video (among many other things)...Brea I vote you open your own editing business and we can all send you our wedding footage to edit!  haha.

breaness

If it would make me enough money I would totally quit my full time job and do that from home I've got all of the equipment and software needed to run an entire production company from our house. We've talked about it a few times. We both love sports production and most of our experience is in sports production. Unfortunately, Steve doesn't want to open a business in this area because he'd be competing directly with his current employer. He's too nice for his own good

Unrelated: My demo reel is looking pretty awesome with the Super bowl edits on it now, it really is time to start applying for new jobs. I hate my current FT job. Freelance sports production, teaching, and photography is all that keeps me sane Oh, and FI of course

breaness

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[QUOTE]I'm trying to convince my Fiance to use his digital SLR (nikon d90) with HD video capability on a tripod and make that our wedding video,<strong> he doesn't think we need a video</strong> (among many other things)...Brea I vote you open your own editing business and we can all send you our wedding footage to edit!  haha.
Posted by sparklegirl84[/QUOTE]

<div>The funny thing (to me) is that even though we've got video of the proposal, and we're both video professionals, I still think we don't need a wedding video. FI is the one who convinced me to just set up my DVX on a tripod and let it rip during the ceremony. I still wouldn't care if we didn't do it. I just can't see us watching it. But it'll make him happy (and I'm sure the grandparents & family/friends who can't come happy too).</div>

AKWinterBride

I have a Flip sized camcorder that I am carrying with me down the aisle.  I will just put it in my hand that holds the bouquet and what I get, I get.  We are also having a regular videographer, but I thought it would be cool to have video of the walk. 

breaness

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[QUOTE]I have a Flip sized camcorder that I am carrying with me down the aisle.  I will just put it in my hand that holds the bouquet and what I get, I get.  We are also having a regular videographer, but I thought it would be cool to have video of the walk. 
Posted by AKWinterBride[/QUOTE]

What a cute & clever idea!

carrieoz_76

A word of advice to those of you DIY-ing your videos - either make sure your recorder will capture audio in your outdoor setting, or accept that it might not get everything.

We asked a friend with a recorder and tripod to record our ceremony, and while the video is pretty to watch, because it was outside on the beach and we didn't use mics, you can hear almost nothing of the actual ceremony (well, a few things here and there, but not much).  I wasn't heartbroken b/c the video was never my priority, and our friends were kind enough to do it for us.  But without mics it can be really hard for the recorders to pic up audio (and frankly, it's hard for those in attendance to hear outside, esp. at the beach, let alone a video recorder).  It's something we just accepted.

Tanq&Tonic

Really cool concept, especially if you are mostly interested in a highlight reel and you're OK with the luck of the draw on which moments are captured (and, as Carrie pointed out, OK with little to no audio).  I personally could not live with that, but like breaness, I am a photonerd.  I mean, we had 5 video cameras and two microphones covering our ceremony, LOL.  We have flip footage to supplement the pro, but I just couldn't live on the flip alone.  AKWB, I *love* that idea.  We were going to do something similar...FI was going to be the one shooting the photos of me walking down the aisle, but at the very last minute he decided he wanted to just watch and smile at me instead.

Have to say I am not a fan of this editing style either.  Having recently edited my best friend's wedding footage as a favor, as well as our own 'love story' for the reception, I've really learned to appreciate the art that comes with crafting a story...and that you have to know what you're doing at the time of filming (eg, you can't have an artistic pan in the video if you didn't know to shoot one).  So, as with all things, you kind of get what you pay for.  I would be curious to see what could be done if the people holding the cameras had some experience in cinematography. 

breaness

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[QUOTE]Having recently edited my best friend's wedding footage as a favor, as well as our own 'love story' for the reception, I've really learned to appreciate the art that comes with crafting a story...and that <strong>you have to know what you're doing at the time of filming</strong> (eg, you can't have an artistic pan in the video if you didn't know to shoot one).  So, as with all things, you kind of get what you pay for.  I would be curious to see what could be done if the people holding the cameras had some experience in cinematography. 
Posted by Tanq&Tonic[/QUOTE]

<div>Oh gosh, I can't even begin to echo how true this is. When I first started learning about video production 8 years ago, that was the first lesson. "Shoot to edit." There is nothing worse than shooting video and not holding a shot for long enough and then when you get it into the editing software, not being able to use it because you can't extend it. You didn't shoot for long enough so it's gone, forever.</div><div>
</div><div>And, as a professional video editor, I can tell you one of the most annoying things in the world is editing video that was shot by someone who didn't know what they were doing, or at least didn't consider the editing process when shooting.</div><div>
</div><div>Big headaches.</div>

kimmykupcakes

I think it's decided then! Brea will do all the edits for those of us not hiring a professional camera person and put together highlight reels.  Everyone agree?

breaness

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[QUOTE]I think it's decided then! Brea will do all the edits for those of us not hiring a professional camera person and put together highlight reels.  Everyone agree?
Posted by kimmykupcakes[/QUOTE]

<div>Ha! Love it. :)</div>

kimmykupcakes

Seriously, I'd gladly send my $100 to you to do it.  You should think about it.