I know it has been a while since my last post, but I have been very busy with so much. First off, we just got back from Palm Springs, CA this week.
We had a great time out in Palm Springs. We didn't get to spend much time having fun, driving around and such, but we did take one night to go out and explore the area. I have to say, I could see myself living out there at some point. Who knows.
I am getting ready to start doing some very heavy advertising in the coming year. The local bridal book "Premier Bride Knoxville" is coming out with a new issue in January and I am going to be placing an ad in it along with doing the January show. I am hoping that this will push business up a bit more. I like staying busy.
I am busy right now trying to finish up the wedding I did up on top of the mountain back in August, should have the final changes done here in the next couple of days or so. I really like how that wedding looked and felt. Things went well, except for one small things but that was a technical glitch on my part. We fixed it quickly, but that is what makes this so much fun. Staying on your toes and sometime thinking outside the box.
Any videographer you are looking at to shoot your wedding or special event should be able to think on their feet. You have to be able to adapt to a new situation as they come up. You have to be able to look at the shot from several different views at the same time and always be looking to get the next shot while you are doing the current shot.
Whenever I am shooting an event I am always putting the video together in my head so that I can lay out my shots as I go. I may have the bride and groom go back and redo something just so that I can have a backup. If your videographer is asking you to redo a ring exchange, or a kiss. It's not because he did not get it the first time, if he is professional, he is looking to have a back up shot so that if something happens to the good shot, he has something to fall back on.
We are always looking for B roll as well. If you don't know what B roll is, this is extra footage we get to use as a filler for the main footage. Think of it like this. If you are watching the news and they are doing a story about a new building going up and the reporter is talking to the site forman about how it is going. While you hear the forman talking you are seeing images of the building and the workers doing things to finish the project up. Those images are B roll. Just like on your wedding video, you hear how much your groom loves you and is looking forward to spending the rest of his life with you while you are watching the two of dance, this is the B roll. That is why your videographer has to stay on his feet, always looking for that one special shot, or that piece of B roll that makes it worth while.
