{"id":15574,"date":"2011-01-31T05:39:29","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T09:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5starweddingmagazine.com\/?p=15574"},"modified":"2017-11-22T22:30:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T22:30:08","slug":"choose-professional-videographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/choose-professional-videographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Choose A Professional Videographer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a professional photographer said to me recently \u2018just because you have a good camera does not mean that you can automatically take a good picture\u2019 and the same applies to the video.\u00a0 As technology advances and our phones can pretty much do everything bar the washing up, it would appear that the world of the professional photographer and videographer is being threatened but we certainly do not feel that way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As professionals, we are trained in our craft and we have learnt the hard way by our mistakes, constructive criticism and experience.\u00a0\u00a0 When you hire a professional photographer or videographer you are doing just that, hiring a professional and not an amateur.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15577\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15577\" title=\"Wedding Videographers Cheshire\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_0187-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Videos\" width=\"709\" height=\"472\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15577\" title=\"Wedding Videographers Cheshire\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_0187-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Videos\" width=\"709\" height=\"472\" \/><\/noscript> Image Courtesy of Wedding Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Filming a wedding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video is not simply a case of \u2018point &amp; shoot\u2019, although there are now some companies who offer the bride and groom the opportunity to \u2018shoot it for themselves\u2019 and this fills me with dread.\u00a0\u00a0 Filming weddings is one of the toughest yet most rewarding jobs that I do, you have to be on the ball for every minute of the day that you\u2019re there.\u00a0\u00a0 You need to ascertain the key characters immediately and that is not always straightforward when you have three dads, step children, step grannies, ex-mums in law, but you do get a feel for it after so many years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our cameras are professional broadcast quality cameras and I approach each wedding as though I\u2019m on a television production, paying attention to all the \u2018reality\u2019 detail that unfurls on the day.\u00a0 The dad congratulating his son and quietly crying in the corner afterwards, the young bridesmaids smiling after their photo has been taken, the mother proudly looking on the wings, our eyes and ears are everywhere.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15578\" style=\"width: 786px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15578\" title=\"Wedding Day Filming\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Pooja-Ben-16th-Sept_5263-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Filming Cheshire\" width=\"786\" height=\"472\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15578\" title=\"Wedding Day Filming\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Pooja-Ben-16th-Sept_5263-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Filming Cheshire\" width=\"786\" height=\"472\" \/><\/noscript> Image Coutesy of Wedding Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sound as a professional soundman once bitterly said to me, is never noticed unless it is bad.\u00a0 During the vows and the speeches, the sound that you want to hear on the video can constantly be drowned out by shifting chairs, children screeching, and air conditioning can create a continuous hum.\u00a0 This is why we use professional broadcast quality radio mics as well as the directional gun mics on top of the camera.\u00a0 Bad sound cannot be corrected but good sound recorded on multi-track tape can be a godsend.\u00a0 Recently we filmed a wedding using four tracks of sound during the ceremony and only used one clear track in the end where we could crisply hear the bride, groom &amp; registrar.\u00a0 Sound can also be distorted when people boom into the microphone or the DJ cranks up the speakers, this is where we adjust our cameras according to make sure that the final sound is useable and not distorted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a wedding videographer you are constantly battling against the elements \u2013 low lighting, artificial energy saving light bulbs (a nightmare), noise, people walking in front of the camera, you name it we\u2019ve dealt with it.\u00a0\u00a0 Therefore the phrase \u2018leave it to the professionals\u2019 could have rightly been said about the wedding industry, with every wedding you only have one chance to get it right and that is why you need to employ a professional.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Vanessa Williams\u00a0at Wedding Productions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit Wedding Productions for details on organising your wedding videography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a professional photographer said to me recently \u2018just because you have a good camera does not mean that you can automatically take a good picture\u2019 and the same applies to the video.\u00a0 As technology advances and our phones can pretty much do everything bar the washing up, it would appear that the world of the professional photographer and videographer is being threatened but we certainly do not feel that way. 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