Wedding Videographer
Wedding Videographer producing professional films, videos, and you get all the video footage and a highlights film. I offer a deluxe video service. Let’s create beautiful films together. I established my videography business in 2019, so I have over 6 years of experience.
I only take on a limited number each year, so please check with me ASAP to see if I’m available. I cover a range of natural and candid videos. If you want ideas and inspiration for traditional, look through some of my past videos. Check me out on YouTube.
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An Introduction and Quick Hello
I tell the story of your day through video and audio, so if you are planning your ceremony and reception, please feel free to contact me for more information and details. I only take on several each year, and I thought I’d get in front of the camera instead of being a cameraman for a quick introduction and say hello to you from my office in Portadown. Most don’t do this for some reason, but I thought, what the heck.
How To Book Me
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The Best Wedding Videographer
I travel all over the province, filming and much of the day is filmed as your day unfolds. I’m interested in incorporating words spoken on the day, which adds some extra depth and emotion. Sometimes, it’s from the ceremony, speeches, a reading, vows or even letters given to each other.
I don’t have a talented team, but I believe I bring years of experience, creativity, and skill to unique and special wedding films for my brides and grooms.
My approach to filmmaking is fun, relaxed, and unobtrusive, aiming to provide couples with heartwarming cinematic memories.
If you're in doubt about whether you should have a video, have a quick read through my blog posts. Thank you for considering me.
Some DON’T give you all your footage!
It sounds dreadful, but some wedding videographers don’t give you all your video footage for some reason, so be careful who you book. I assume they want more money afterwards. For example, I read a bride mentioning she got her video after waiting a year (which is far too long!), and it is 24 minutes long. I include a full ceremony, full speeches, other videos filmed throughout the day, and a highlights video in all my carefully worked out prices.
What I need
I need footage that has more movement and is less static, which means something like chatting to the bridesmaids, family and guests or doing something, e.g. walking and holding hands, as footage works best when you don’t even know you are being filmed! It looks a bit odd if you smile into the camera, as there would be about a 5-second clip filmed, although the odd wee glance is perfectly fine and ok. Below is an example that I have produced using footage from the couple’s day with audio recordings linked to the video footage filmed. It’s essential to record audio, as I’ve seen several videographers not record audio, which is completely nuts.
Top Tips
Why you should avoid (most of the time) looking into the lens for video: on the day, it's better not to look into the camera and lens, and I would be more interested in a natural and unobtrusive style, something less posed and certainly less static. Footage needs a bit more movement than still images, as I’m filming at 24 fps (frames per second).
Audio is important
There’s no question that audio is important. Audio is synced to the video footage for superior sound than if you simply record using the built-in camera microphone, which is pretty much the worst thing you can do. You can improve this by using an external microphone attached to the camera, but you really need external portable microphones like Sony as close to the speaker as possible.
I may be available to be booked at the last-minute if you have left it a bit late, as this has happened a couple of times. I was booked by this great couple, and I’m super glad they did, as they received a highlight film along with hours of video footage and audio from bridal preparations up to the first dance that I’m sure will be cherished for a long time.
I run a film production company, so I’ll provide a breakdown as they contain not just one but several videos, some of which are filmed from certain camera angles that I will be showing you, breaking down and explaining this in the following section. I will focus on these examples. Some parts, like the ceremony and speeches, have two cameras recording, my own and another camera on a tripod filming wide, which I call a B camera.
Let’s look at a cinematic wedding film. This is a 10 to 15-minute highlights video with moments from various parts of the day edited together in one clip. This is ideal for sharing online as it is one video as opposed to multiple videos that can be quite time-consuming to watch all of, and not everyone has the time anyway. Feel free to play individual videos from any of these. They don’t focus on one particular part of the day and use audio recording.
Filming the Wedding Reception
Joanne and Michael’s is my most viewed reception, and in addition to highlights, they also got all the footage filmed and audio recordings. My videos are generally 2 to 3 hours long. You get a highlights video plus all additional coverage filmed from my two 4 K cameras, which I use at the ceremony and reception. This is essential as you’ll get coverage from a different angle and perspective. Each video takes a while to craft and is not just cobbled together in no time, telling the story of your day.
Screengrabs and video capture from some of my favourite videos. This video is from Lusty Beg, as both the ceremony and reception were held here. As you can tell from the screenshots, it was stunning, with plenty of guests in attendance.
Blogs
A vote for a Videographer instead of a Content Creator
I’d vote for a videographer because you get everything rather than tiny snippets. The video will also stand the test of time. A quote I heard is, I regret not having a videographer; so many of our friends talk about watching the video or teasers time and time again! I’d recommend it. Professional audio, lighting, editing, and so much more are not possible with an iPhone or smartphone. Audio is the absolute top priority for vows and speeches.
Cinematic Wedding Video
I have a passion for creating modern, high-end cinematic films (which I call Cinematic NI) that capture memories. I am aiming to film cinematically, as I’m not interested in filming like on a large camcorder from yesteryear, where everything is in focus all the time. I am to film in a cinematic way, but what does this mean? It has more to do with your 8 to 15-minute highlights film than your actual videos. You need a good quality lens for this, as you need to film mostly wide open at f/1.8 aperture, preferably with some movement and with something in the foreground that can be blurred out (which is why filming wide open at f/1.8 is ideal). A basic video just doesn’t cut it, I’m afraid.
It’s not just the way your cinematic film has been filmed; it’s also the way it’s been edited. Basic videographers don’t spend much time editing- very little, which is a shame. On the other hand, cinematographers spend a lot of time in post-production editing to create a more polished cinematic film. There’s quite a big difference.
TELLING THE LOVE STORY OF YOUR DAY AS A VIDEOGRAPHER
