Denver Wedding Films: Not your parents’ wedding video

January 26, 2010

A mere 4 months ago, Denver Wedding Films was just a glimmer in my eye. I had decided that I no longer wanted to create the typical wedding video that was 60-90 minutes long and generally uninspipring.

To be honest, we had been doing wedding videography for a couple of years and were bored creating the typical wedding video that you see so often. I had always heard about short-form, cinematic wedding films, but never fully understood their power and creativity so I just blew them off for our typical documentary-style, 90-120 minute wedding video. I always thought that the more of the wedding you put in the final video, the better.

In September, I traveled to Orlando for the Wedding and Event Videographer Association’s annual expo. It was 3 days of seminars and  trade shows. I attended several seminars on short-form and cinematic wedding films and was absolutely blown away! The amount of creativity and just great filmmaking that went into these videos were amazing.

A cinematic wedding film is focused on 3 main things:

• Solid Shot Composition
• Creative Editing
• An Entertaining Presentation.

Solid Shot Composition

So many wedding videos today are too busy with flashy shots and fancy equipment. Yes, we include some of that in our wedding films, but the most important thing is having solid, professional shots even if your only equipment is a tripod.

Creative Editing

One of the most important differences in a wedding film is its creative editing. Most wedding videos are edited so they look exactly like the day that they were recorded. Our wedding films go above this and are edited to tell the specific story of our day. We don’t have a cookie cutter style of editing. We spend a great deal of time editing your film so that every shot is perfect and the final video you receive makes you feel like you’re the star of your own movie!

Entertaining Presentation

The third key piece to our wedding films is an entertaining presentation. Our editing style is fast paced and fun. It allows us to condense what most videographers would deliver in 2 hours, down to a 20 minute, highly entertaining video that is exciting to watch.

How often would you actually watch a 2 hour video of your wedding? Probably once every 5-10 years. We consistently hear that even relatives of the couple are watching their film every month or so.

So, in October, Trivision Pictures LLC started their new brand: Denver Wedding Films to focus on these 3 principles. We worry more about getting the best looking shots and not the flashiest. We spend more time editing to make sure your story is told in the best way possible and looks and sounds better than you remember.

We promise to provide you a wedding film that is entertaining and fun; something that you’ll actually want to watch over and over. It is these differences that make us the best choice when it comes to capturing your memories. We strive to be the top wedding filmmakers in Colorado, but that means giving each of our couples the best product possible and the individual service that they deserve.

Even if you are on the fence about having a wedding videographer, I strongly suggest that you take sometime to consider our wedding films. Compare our wedding film demos to other wedding videos around town and you’ll see the difference. If you you’d like to setup an appointment to see a complete wedding film, call 303.726.3510 or use the Contact Us page and I’d be happy to show you exactly what a finished wedding film can look like.

Wedding and Event Videographers Association's 2009 Expo in Orlando, Florida

October 12, 2009

Last month Denver Wedding Films™ attended the Wedding & Event Videographers Association International (WEVA) Expo in Orlando, Florida. Videographers from all over the country and even from other countries gathered at the brand new Hyatt Hotel and Convention Center for the 3 day convention. If you are a wedding videographer then this was the place to be.

Industry leading videographers came together to provide workshops and teach what has been working for them. The trade show featured a wide variety of vendors, from Canon U.S.A. to Adobe Systems. It was a place to gather, share ideas and network. I was able to meet many great video professionals and make some friends. I’d like to take this time to recognize a few of these great wedding professionals:

Colby Knight of Knight Video in Huntsville, Alabama

Raj Patel of A Love Story Video Productions in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Bob Ridge of IndyVisual in Indianapolis, Indiana

Armed with new tools and knowledge, Denver Wedding Films™ is offering new wedding video packages and extra features to enhance your wedding day. Over the next few months I will be dedicating posts to each of these new packages and features to better explain them.
Topics will include:

• Cinematic Wedding Video Packages: our new “signature packages” that are stylized and focus on the emotions and story of your day rather than just the events that occur at your wedding.
• Same Day Edits: a great enhancement to your wedding where we edit your ceremony (in about 3 hours) down to a 2-5 minute video, complete with music, and that video is played at your reception with a projector. Additional enhancements to the Same Day Edit can include distributing your Same Day Edit Video on DVD to your guests as a thank you gift.
• Bridal Intro Videos: an enhancement to your ceremony. Denver Wedding Films™ can create an elegant 1-2 minute video of the bride (prior to the wedding day) showing her dress, accessories, hair and makeup, that is played at your ceremony just before the bride walks down the aisle. It is a great way to increase the excitement at the ceremony while tastefully showcasing the bride, her dress and accessories.