So thanks to the videography thread and Bmore posting the Storymix link, FI and I are seriously considering this route for video. http://weddings.storymixmedia.com/
You can check out the site and videos and it has all these FAQs that I’ve already read. But I’d like to get some more perspective on the pros and cons of this. If you don’t want to get all into it, basically what this service consists of is that they send you 3-5 cameras for friends and family to use and record things throughout the day. You could assign certain people to catch certain parts and they can also pass the cameras around between them so that one person isn’t stuck recording all day long. The site explains it much prettier than I do, but that’s about the gist of it. Afterwards you send the cameras back and Storymix professionally edits the whole thing for you with all the important parts you want. Honestly, it looks awesome. What FI and I really like about it, is that with friends and family recording, you get the chance to catch even the party scenes of the reception… parts where videographers are usually long gone. Friends and family can leave messages and overall it looks fun. However all the cons and “what ifs” are pretty obvious… crappy recording, too much talking in the background, shakiness, bad angles of important stuff… who knows what could happen! But then again, none of this should matter that much cuz I’m at the point where I’m considering hiring a student. It is true that in the end all I want is a live memory of the day.
FI is actually interested in DIYing the whole thing completely, as in buying a camera. But that makes one camera… I don’t know what his plans are for the other cameras. He might be considering this because the $200 package of 3 cameras (lowest deal) isn’t thaaat much of a saving for us compared to US/CAN/ EUR videography costs. I don’t like mentioning this much cuz since the economy is so different, our costs aren’t really relevant to anyone else. But $200 is only roughly half of what pro-video costs. I don’t know if we want to pay just half for something so DIY. Or am I wrong? Tell me what you really think about this..