When thinking about wedding films, most people imagine a standard documentary-style video: nice music, beautiful shots of the wedding venue and the happy couple, smiling guests, emotion galore. But why not make your wedding film more interesting by adding in some guest interviews? This can be a great way to capture personal stories and memories from your wedding day, giving your film a unique and personal touch that couple will surely appreciate. Plus, it can add excitement to an otherwise ordinary wedding film, creating an engaging viewing experience for all those who attend the wedding. Here are some tips to make a wedding film with great interviews.
Meet the couple before weddings
Planning a wedding video structure can be an overwhelming process, especially when it comes to choosing all the details of filming day. While wedding videos have the potential to be truly special, there are certain things that make for a successful wedding video. At its core, any wedding film needs to have good structure. This means that the film should tell a cohesive story from beginning to end, with clear scenes and transitions between them. It’s important for wedding videographers to conduct thorough interviews with the couple and their families in order to get an in-depth understanding of their relationship and wedding plans. During the wedding day, couples are always full of emotions and might be tired, so you can film a part of their interview before weddings, and other part – during the wedding day.
Decide how many interviews will be in the wedding film
Making a detailed video editing plan before filming, helps to prevent unexpected issues. Before the wedding day, decide how many people you will interview and what is their relationship with the couple. You should also prepare all the questions before filming day – it will save time for you and wedding guests. As well, you can show questions to guests before the interview and give them some time to prepare. This ensure guests will feel more confidence in front of the camera and also will save time for you during filming.
Prepare high quality audio gear
In addition to having a good structure and detailed plan, a good wedding film should also be expertly filmed. This means it is not enough to have high quality lighting and camera work to film quality wedding interviews. In order to produce stunning visuals that bring a love story to life and preserve authentic moments on video forever, it is also necessary to have high quality audio gear. Overall, by paying close attention to detail and focusing on quality over quantity, you can make the best result! Then, in post-production, the wedding cinematographer needs to carefully select music and other elements that help give a sense of flow and rhythm to the final project.
After all, this is one day that your clients want to remember forever! So if you’re looking for something different for the wedding film, why not consider including some interviews with the couple and guests? With a detailed preparation you can make the best result and make your clients happy.
