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Posted by Bill on 07/25/06 16:14
Five years ago, my general impression was that at least some couples
wanted the videographer to be as unobtrusive as possible, so as not to
disturb the general flow of the ceremony and reception. In the last
year or so, I've noticed more and more couples want a good video, and
are less concerned about obtrusiveness. In fact, I was suprised at a
rehearsal last year when a couple indicated they would change the
ceremony to accommodate a problem I was having with lighting.
The oddity is that one of the best wedding videos I ever did was shot in
the most unobtrusive way. A balcony helps, but I also went hand-held
even with a lot of zoom.
sgordon@changethisparttohardbat.com wrote:
> 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?
>
> Scott
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