Equipment

The Equipment We Use

Another area that really makes a huge difference in the final film is the editing. We expect to film anything ranging from 2 hours to 8 hours of footage during a wedding. This will be edited down, depending on the brief from the client, to 45 minutes to 2 hours of finished video.

The edit for a 1 hour video will take approx 3 - 4 working days. 

If the camera work has been done properly, the edit is a question of putting the best shots and clips in the best order. One of the most critical parts of the edit is the use of transitions. Some people like to use dozens of special effect transitions built into the editing software (or “cheesy transitions”). We use three transitions, those that are the most used in broadcast quality work, a straight cut; a fade and a fade through black. This creates a logical progression, without jarring the viewer.

To achieve the results we use Final Cut Studio Software on Apple Power Mac G5 

which is used by many independent film makers.

The final element of the production process is the creation of the DVD itself. Here the highest quality blank DVD disks are used, ensuring high quality reproduction on the widest range of DVD players. The artwork is designed for each project individually and is printed directly on to the DVD disk (no stick-on paper labels) and then mounted in a presentation case.