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Posted by David McCall on 07/25/06 16:02
<sgordon@changethisparttohardbat.com> wrote in message
news:44c63273$0$34572$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
>I just went to a friend's wedding, and was so appalled by the
> videographer that I had to ask how common is what I saw.
> It was as if the videographer (actually it was a team of two)
> was trying to make a feature film... telling everyone look this
> way, say this then pause 5 seconds, move over here so I can get
> a good shot. And he had this huge flood light that he was
> always moving around, even to the middle of the dance floor.
> Whenever the bride and groom did something (like cut the cake,
> say a toast, etc.), you couldn't actually see them, because there
> were two videographers and a cameraman between them and the guests.
> The gall! I kept expecting him to yell "cut!". The bride and groom
> didn't seem to mind (so I didn't say anything), but I don't know if
> that's because they wanted it that way, or were too preoccupied to notice.
>
> What angered me the most, was that the videographer kept telling
> people: "this is just 5 minutes, but THIS <pointing to his camera>
> is for years." The arrogance of thinking that the actual wedding
> pales in comparison to his "production"!
>
> Anyhow, I'm a lurker here, and after the experience was curious
> to know what you folks thought about it. Is this common today?
> Am I just behind the times?
>
There are many occasions where it is important to decide on priorities.
If he primary reason for an event is to make a video, then the people
making he show should take priority, but they should take care to
accommodate the audience where ever possible. However, if the main
reason for the event is for the audience an participants, as are weddings,
and most concerts, then the people making the video shouldn't block
anyone's view at any time unless it was planned for in advance. The
people at a wedding should barely notice that a video is being made.
People do pay a lot for wedding videos these days, so the videographers
may feel the most important thing is to get the footage. This should
always be discussed before the event.
David
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