How to Shoot a Great Cinematic Wedding Video?

Candid Wedding Photographers India

Many couples hire the top wedding photographer in India (if they have the money!) to shoot their wedding videos. They do that so that they get amazing still photos as well as cinematic wedding videos that will help them refresh their memory of one of the most important days of their life later. In this article, we have shared with you some tips we have collated from some of the best wedding photographers in India about how to take great cinematic wedding videos.

1). Communication: The most important trick of the trade that you must learn to shoot up beautiful cinematic wedding video is proper communication. Before the actual wedding ceremony, you must sit with the engaged couple, to know what they want in the video shoot that you will make? Do they want to capture certain important events? Whether they want to focus on some important family jewellery or dress in the video? If you know about these things, then you will be ready to shoot the video is as per your client’s instruction.

2). Carrie as little gear as possible: While taking cinematic videos you must carry as little gear as possible. At the wedding venue where events are taking place very fast, if you carry a heavy bag on your shoulder, then you will not be able to capture the various moments of the ceremony properly. Therefore, you must carry a camera and two lenses (one for close-up and one wide-angle shot), backup batteries and formatted cards only.

3). Good audio equipment: You must carry good quality audio equipment to capture the sound of festivity, laughter and banter of the bride, the groom and their family and friends in clear tones.

4). Always capture the traditional wedding shots: It is important that when you are making a cinematic wedding video, you must capture the essential religious and ceremonial parts of the wedding.

5). Keep the camera stable: While making a video you must keep the camera stable so to avoid any blurry images. For that, you can use either a tripod, one up at, Glidecam slider, shoulder rig and so on.

6). Be ready for low light situations: You must be ready to capture good quality videos even if the light quality is not great.

These are just some of the important tips that you can take to make amazing videos that your clients will love and cherish.