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Why video? Sight, sounds and emotion. Movies... today's wedding videos are no longer just moments recorded on tape. They can be edited and produced. They can have music to enhance the moment, slow motion, black and white. Video brings you closest to reliving that day. It brings it to life over and over again. The question is not "if" you should have video any more …… video is fast becoming a must at all weddings. The only question is: Who to choose and how do you find the right videographer for your day.

Capturing a wedding on video used to mean bright lights, cables, and microphones. But technology has changed, bringing smaller, more light-sensitive cameras to today's wedding videographer. No longer is it necessary to have huge obtrusive cameras to capture "broadcast" type footage. Real time television has dispelled the myth that "bigger is better" when it comes to producing footage suitable for television. Smaller, less obtrusive digital cameras allow camera operators into such places delivery rooms, courtrooms, etc. Most brides we speak with are much more concerned with "content captured" than they are with "pixels per inch" and "lines of resolution".

Make sure you're hiring a professional videographer that specializes in shooting and editing "weddings. Weddings are very specialized events. A $1000 video camera in the hands of a seasoned professional "wedding" videographer will produce far better results than just an average camera operator with a $15000 camera. Also, unlike days of old where the final product was pretty much on the tape leaving the camera, most of today's wedding videos are shot on digital tape, brought into computers and delivered either on VHS tape or DVD's. It's important to know who will be handling the editing of your production.

There are basically two types wedding video productions you can choose from. One is a documentary type production; the other is more of a cinematic type production. The documentary type video delivers just as it states… your wedding day as it happened, in real time. Editing is minimal. The videographer will shoot the events as they happen and deliver a tape/DVD that will allow you to view your day as it happened. Very little editing is involved. These types of productions are normally less expensive and can be delivered in only a few days after the wedding.

The cinematic type video delivers more of a "movie" type of production. Although it can be shot with one camera, most good cinematic wedding videos are shot with two cameras allowing one videographer to focus on the "events" as they happen while the other gathers footage that will later be used to enhance the production. Some videographers spend as much as 25 - 30hrs of studio time editing these types of videos. Some companies offer both styles with their packages …. A documentary style production of the day, along with a "cinematic" type video or "Short Form" video. These types of productions will take longer to receive because of the extensive editing that is done with the footage.

In the end… your choice will come down to style and price. Want to find the best videographer, that will deliver the style video you want? Do the following: