Shutters on the Beach
I just got back from Santa Monica, CA with an experience to share. The location, Shutters on the Beach is an impeccable 5 star resort/paradise right south of the Venice Beach pier. You can look right at the pier ad walk to it within a few minutes.
The real fun part of this story is that this was the first time Simply Interactive had the opportunity to edit and present a highlights video the same day the wedding itself happened. Here's how it worked.
After the Rehearsal on Saturday, I went back to my hotel and captured that video to my hard drive. The day of the ceremony, we shot video of the couple getting ready and of the ceremony itself, of course. Here is where things got fun.
I gathered up the tapes and immediately went into a private room and started editing the clips together. Within 2 hours or so I emerged with a 4 minute edited video that ran from the day of the rehearsal all the way through the recession at the ceremony. It was, of course, set to music.
I had seen other companies do things like this before, however, they all use a type of editing and equipment that is suited for quick turnarounds. Little or no image/color correction, little to no effects or titles. Basically they would just run one clip into the next. But my video (which I hope to post here in the next day or so) is filled with slow motion, soft focus, letterbox effects, etc.
Of course it was a trial run to see if it could be done without sacrificing the quality I like to put out and as such it will require some modifications to reduce the amount of time it takes to create and show the video, But I know the areas that needed help now and know what needs to be done next time to streamline that process.
So, guess what! We now offer wedding video highlights shown live at your reception (I am so proud :-)
