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Posted by Rgr on 07/27/06 08:23
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
Reminds me of the time I got married for the first time. Big shot
wedding photographer and assistant were hired. They told my parents to
be quiet. I wanted to go shove that stupid Hasselblad up his ass. My
bride had to keep telling me it was okay, just let it go. But I
seriously had feelings of wanting to do violence to that arrogant son of
a bitch.
I later did wedding photography myself, and I learned a lot from that
asshole. Guess I shouldn't carry a grudge, eh?
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