Additional Camera at Ceremony
This is the most highly recommended option to add to any single-camera ceremony package. Ensure your wedding edit is perfect with a two-camera ceremony. There is nothing like the ability to edit between two perspectives of your wedding and ensure all moments are captured uninterrupted. We can capture the whole scene from the back of a church or other space, as well as get close-ups of the bride's face during the most important moments of the ceremony. Add this option to the Touch of Reception or Classic Reception packages.br>
Advanced Editing / Cinematic Short Form
This recap upgrade, featuring the Cinematic Short Form, includes all effects in Basic Editing, but the video is custom-edited, including treatments unique to that couple only. For montage sequences, very dynamic effects feature vignetting and blurring to achieve a cinematic look, color isolations (chroma keying), and a host of other subtle effects which change light and color. Additionally, focus and attention on family, friends and guests' emotions and use of compelling soundbites (including the use of "timeshifting," or using soundbites from one part of the day while showcasing highlights from another part of the day) will be incorporated into this filmic, storytelling presentation. We can provide it in multiple formats including Quicktime, iPod, Flash, and Windows Media Video. It will be permanently hosted from our server. Imagine being able to take your video anywhere or send a web link to all your friends, family, and co-workers to share a stunning recap of your entire wedding day!
Example video link: Click here to watch "Sharon & Richard Cinematic Short Form."
Basic vs. Custom DVDs
Our basic DVDs feature chapters generated automatically every five minutes with a simple main menu to navigate to the major parts of your day including your highlights recap (e.g. "Highlights - Ceremony - Reception"). Custom DVDs feature custom chapters and menus indicating specific events of the ceremony and reception, such as "Vows," "First Dance" and "Cake Cutting." Both Basic and Custom DVDs feature artwork on the DVD cover and DVD face using stills taken from your video.
Life Story Photo Montage
A montage of photos telling a "life story" of the couple, i.e., from childhood to adulthood. Photos are key-framed for dynamic movement.
Love Story Concept Video
Some couples like to tell the story of how they met, whether to their guests at the reception or to their family on the finished DVD. Either way, we'll choose a great location in the San Francisco Bay Area that the couple identifies with. The video will help illustrate the couple's story and highlight them on screen.
Music Video
You're a rockstar! Show it off! Probably the single most fun thing you can as part of your wedding package is to get your bridal party, and family if you wish, together a few weeks or months before your wedding and shoot a music video to the song of your choice! Thomas will personally oversee the artistic output. No cheese here. Let's get creative and pull all the stops out to create a stylish and entertaining gem that you can show as part of your big-screen audio/visual presentation at your reception.
Ceremony Highlights (Same-Day Editing) for Reception Presentation
A stunning presentation awaits your guests at the reception with this extra shot! Immediately following your ceremony, the footage is imported into a mobile laptop digital editing suite, edited together into a montage set to music of your choice, and voila! DVDs or prints back to MiniDV tape can be made, or given enough time and the right playback equipment - the laptop itself can be used, or a Blu-ray disc can be produced for a high definition presentation! Add this option to maximize the "wow" factor for your reception!
Customized Credits
You get personalized, Hollywood-style, one-of-a-kind credits. You'll provide up to 20 names. Isolated shots of each person in slow-motion are coupled with uniquely styled fonts for the names. Go classy or sassy! You choose.
Technical Information
HD (High Definition) & Blu-ray Discs
Full HD is defined as 1920 horizontal lines x 1080 vertical lines, an output which is a 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio. Footage may be down-converted to a DVD (standard definition video), or produced on Blu-ray disc (high definition video). For reference, standard definition DVDs (widescreen) have an output resolution of 854 x 480, whereas Blu-ray discs play at full HD, 1920 x 1080. Sony's Blu-ray disc format stores 5x the data of a standard definition DVD. They are able to play on Sony PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray players from Sony, Samsung, and others. Although standard DVDs are playable on Blu-ray players, Blu-ray discs cannot be played on DVD players.
What model camera do you shoot with?
Thomas uses a Sony PWM-EX1 and films in what is known as 1080/30p mode (full HD, 1920x1080 @ 30 frames per second, progressive scan). Other videographers may use a similar type of camera or a DSLR video camera, such as the Panasonic GH-2 or Canon 7D.
What editing / authoring software do you use?
Thomas currently uses Final Cut Pro for video editing and Adobe Encore to author DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
Are the DVDs and Blu-ray discs good quality?
Thomas currently uses the highest quality rated optical media for DVDs - JVC/Taiyo-Yuden Watershield Glossy discs. These discs have a beautiful discface printable surface and actually have a coating that repels moisture. They are rated as being compatible with the widest possible array of DVD players, both new and old. The Blu-ray discs currently used are Merax brand - these discs are high quality, and although they have a matte finish (vs. glossy), they are also full discface printable with no center spindle hub, or writing on the disc whatsoever.
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