If your wedding video consists only of raw footage shot by family and friends because your budget would not allow for professional videography services, don't despair. You can still have a great wedding video by letting Long Video Services edit together the perfect wedding video for you.
You can save substantial money if you have your video and photos organized. Photos are easy to organize by placing a small yellow sticky note on the back of each photo, but how do you organize the video? Well, video is organized by "logging" each tape. Logging is a process whereby you revise/playback the footage and write down the starting times and the stopping times for each scene you select.
You can make your own log sheets in a word processor, a spreadsheet or even a piece of paper with rows and columns. Use the rows and columns to record the information about the tapes you are "logging"
You will need rows for the wedding name, the date, the name of the camera person, and a video tape number. This is very important if the raw footage comes from more than one camera person that used more than one tape. This way you will know who shot the video and which cassette you are logging.. Also, don't forget to number your log sheets. (page ___ of ___} This will help from getting lost when there are multiple log sheets.
The sheets could be made with twenty rows, divided into four columns. Label the columns as follows: "Description" "Scene Start Time" Scene Stop Time" "Comments".
As the tapes are played back during the logging process, write down a description of the scene ("mother of bride with groom" or "maid of honor with best man" as an example) Write down the time when the action starts and write down the time when the action stops.
Most of the new digital camcorders automatically record a time code on your tape. This "time code" does not show up on your video, however. It will show up on your playback display.
Older VHS formats did not automatically record a time code on the tape. Before viewing the footage, be sure to reset the player's counter to 00:00:00 for each tape before you start logging.
You should rate or "comment" on each of the log entries. ("do not use", "important scene" as an example)
Logging and organizing are crucial for keeping the cost of editing at a minimum.
Video editing is a very creative and exhilarating process. We, at Long Video Services, have years of experience in magically editing raw footage. With the addition of titles, special effects, and musical backgrounds, we can create your perfect wedding video for you.
Wedding, anniversaries, and video biographies are only a few of the services offered by Long Video Services.
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