The Citizen, 1987-02-04, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987. PAGE 21.
Tips on video-taping
your wedding
For the family of the bride or
groom a wedding is a "once-in-a-
lifetime” event. Even if it’s the
second time around. the thrill is the
same. Only a videotape of the
ceremony, the moments leading
up to it and the reception can
capture the emotion of the event.
But the only w ay to do this is to
create a visually interesting tape. It
requires some special preparation.
Bob Burnett, one of the home
videotaping experts at 3M recom
mends the following:
Write a shooting script on a piece
of paper and stick to it. A shooting
script outlines the kinds of shots
you wanttoshoot. Forinstance.
there are three basic ”shots”: the
long shot, the medium shot and the
close-up. By mixing them up and
not using the same one over and
over you ’ll be creating a tape that is
visually exciting. A sample shoot
ing script might include the
following:
1. The Long Shot - Consider that
the long shot is used to establish
theactionabouttotakeplace. It
sets the scene for the action that
follows. So. you might begin taping
the ceremony with along shot of
the church or hotel where the
ceremony will take place. If the
wedding is outdoors, begin with a
long shot of the guests waiting for
the ceremony to begin.
2. The Medium Shot - The next
shot you frame could be a medium
shot of the groom waiting with his
best man for the bride to arrive and
the procession to begin. The
medium shot frames the subject
from the waist up. and conveys
more specific information about
the subject and the background.
3. The Close-Up - The close-up is
framed so the head and shoulders
of the subject will appear in the
viewfinder. It acts like ap optical
window to the soul. So, as the
procession moves up the aisle, get
a close-up of your child’s face.
You’ll see the anxiety and the pure
delighted wonder of someone
ready to make perhaps the greatest
commitment of his or her life.
4.2nd Medium Shot - The fourth
shot might be a medium shot of the
mother of the bride or the father of
the groom, perhaps wiping away a
happy tear.
5. 2nd Close-Up - After the last
shot, try cutting to a close-up of
your child as he or she walks down
the aisle. Be sure, if you’re the
mother or father of the groom, to
getplenty of similar shots of the
bride. Look at her response: grave
dignity, euphoria, etc. This kind of
cutting, where one action gives
away toanother, iscalled cross
cutting. It sets up a certain amount
of visual tension that will make
your wedding tape interesting as
well as full of emotion.
The most common technical
problem you may run into if you’re
shooting ourdoors is a backlit
situation. For instance, if your
daughter is accepting the ring at a
low rail or in a group silhouetted
against a bright noonday sun,
when you look through the view
finder, you will see the wedding
party as a very dark, indistinct
image. Why? Because the vid
cam’s automatic metering system
will expose for the brightest part of
the scene, the bright noonday sun.
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The lens will stop or close down and
you will wind up with a perfectly
exposed picture of the sky, while
your child remains dark in the
foreground.
To correct for a backlit situation,
expose manually. Disengage the
vidcam’s automatic iris control.
Then open the lens manually while
looking through the finder, until
you see the brightest image
possible of your child taking the
ring. The background will get
lighter, butyour child, the most
important aspect, will be correctly
exposed.
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If you’re shooting an indoor
ceremony, you’ll run into the
opposite problem: not enough light
to get a good exposure in a dimly lit
church. To correct this difficult
lighting situation do three things:
1. Use a low light vidcam, that
promises a good exposure in the
poorest light.
2. Use a good, light sensitive
videotape.
3. If the minister, priest or rabbi
will allow it, attach a top-mounting
light to your vidcam. This will
provide more than enough light for
most shots.
Thoughtful shower gifts
Coming up with a unique shower
gift is not always easy, but there
are a few ideas that the bride is sure
to appreciate once her wedding day
arrives.
Something she is sure to want on
hand is a personalized emergency
kit containing items she may have
overlooked when taking care of the
bigger details. Fill a cute basket or
tin with a needle and thread, safety
pins stuck into a small lacey pillow,
an extra pair of stockings, water
proof mascara and a soft, white
handkerchief in case her make-up
smudges during the day’s events.
Another idea is to give her a gift
certificate for her favorite line of
cosmetics, as she is sure to want a
fewnewthingstomakesure she
looks picture perfect on the special
day.
Giving her a “night before kit”
is another idea that will be unique
and thoughtful. It might include a
conditioning packet for her hair, a
one-time application of facial
products which can be picked up at
most cosmetic counters, a few
envelopes of various teas to help
her get to sleep and some
perfumed bubble bath for a
pampered evening alone.
Whatever you decide to give her,
it will show that you are thinking of
her and want to make her day as
trouble-free and beautiful as poss
ible.
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