There are many different ways to cover a wedding, from a simple one-camera operation to an elaborate multi-camera production. It's important to make the right decision on how to approach the video. Experience has taught us what to use when, especially when not to over do it. Moving Image has been filming Wedding Videos in London and all over the UK for over 15 years and we are well adverse in using the highest quality equipment a coping with all any constraints including budget and logistical considerations. Please see some of work on our sample clips page.
Naturally, the editing is what takes the bulk of the time – it can take well over \a week of meticulous editing to get the film the way we like it.
If you want complete coverage, you will find it difficult with one camera. Moving Image always films with at least 2 cameras and usually uses 3. Things often happen in more than one place at the same time, or you will want shots of different people who are far apart. For example, the bridal procession looks nice interspersed with shots of the groom and congregation watching. This is all but impossible to achieve smoothly with one camera.
All of operators are well trained in using more than two cameras — one of them manned and the others locked off on a wide or other suitable shot. The next improvement would be to have both cameras manned. After that, you could add a third unmanned camera. Three cameras should be ample for most weddings. This can add to cost but you are less likely to miss anything. Check out how we work on our "How we Work" page
First of all, it's a very good idea to have more than one microphone and recorder. Moving Image often use three microphones to record sound. Audio is as important as the video and it will be a disaster if your only audio track is ruined by unexpected hum, interference, wind noise, etc. We make sure this never happens.
Generally speaking we do not have much control over the lighting and this can make a difference. For example, if the ceremony is to be held in front of a giant window we will need to find a suitable position which doesn't have a blown-out (over-exposed) background.

Summer of Love

It has been a very busy summer with a fantastic selection of wedding videos in London and around the country and in Europe. If any potential clients wish to see any examples of our work please take a look at some of our clips on our sample clips page. We aim to provide a service tailored to what our clients want. You can check out how we work on our “How we Work” page. Generally speak we are a London based Wedding Video production company that have shot wedding video in all of the big London hotels, churches and other venues. These include Syon Park, Richmond House, St Paul’s cathedral, The Writer’s Guild Club, the Cinnamon Club, Ham Polo Club, St Pauls Knightsbridge, Farm Street Church, Chelsea Church Sydney Street, Claridges Hotel, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, The Berkeley, Grosvenor House, The Great Easter Hotel, The Hempel, Soho Hotel, Soho House to name just a few. However that does not mean we do not travel outside the capital. To the contrary, this summer we shot almost half of our wedding videos outside London. We also undertake a wide range of work. This year we have shot civil partnerships, Hindi weddings, Persian weddings, Italian, Danish, Jewish and many others. It is such a fantastic treat to see all of these cultures and the way they celebrate the coming together of two people. Such colour, music and always joy. We never tire of it. It is fair to say that we are a fly on the wall company. The bulk of our clients do not really want to see a huge presence of wedding videographers at their wedding. They have enough on their plate and do not want the added pressure of too many cameras in their face. We understand that and shoot very discretely. For the more private shoots we also have a selection of confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements together with copyright assignments should these be required by the client (or the magazine – if subject to a sponsored shoot).

In London churches and venues tend to be a little larger and the placing of discrete (often unmanned) cameras is quite easy. In small country churches it is not so easy but we always manage it. We film from the rear of the church – so the couple are not distracted by camera operators in their view.