Videographer in Iceland - Wedding and Elopement Video Iceland

For shooting raw/footage, where smooth movement without jerks is important, we use a gimbal. In those moments where it is important to show a sense of presence and greater mobility is needed, we shoot handheld. We use a drone in moments where it is important to show the scale and the landscape. Important: We only use drones where it is legal and makes sense.

When filming a highlights clip, we record important moments that could potentially be included in the clip, since its duration is 2-4 minutes. For example, we do not write down the entire speeches. We catch moments when newlyweds or guests laugh, something funny and unusual happens, which should be included in the highlights video. You can order recording of speeches separately and get this video as an additional file.

When filming a long movie (20-60 minutes), we film everything that happens, and also put a second camera on a tripod (if available) to record the ceremony. When shooting a movie and in the Diamond package, a full recording of the speeches is already included. Important: be sure to warn the videographer in advance when/where the speeches will be spoken so that he has time to turn on the sound and start recording the video.

To record the sound of the ceremony and speeches, we use a recorder connected to the DJ console (if there it is), and also use an on-camera microphone. If it is not possible to connect to the console, we can attach a lavalier microphone to one of you and/or put a recorder nearby. Since weather conditions and venues are always different, there is no one-size-fits-all way to record sound, and we always adapt to the specific situation.

Often, for part of the shooting day (for example, preparations and a love story part), we attach a lavalier microphone to the bride or groom. This allows us to record cute funny and touching moments in a conversation between you, which makes the video clip more personal, "yours".

In the process of editing the highlights clip, we do SoundDesign - work on the sound, which includes mixing the sound of all used recording devices, adding the sounds of the voice of a couple or guests, and using sound effects (the rustle of grass, the sound of a waterfall) that actually occurred or from our database sounds to make the video even more alive and voluminous.

Before the day, we send you a wedding or elopement brief, one of the points of which relates to the music for the video. We ask you to send a list of favorite songs that you would like to hear in your clip or movie. If it is difficult to choose songs, you can send us your favorite direction in music, and the genre that you definitely do not want to hear in your video. This will help us better understand your musical preferences and choose music for the video that suits you best. In this case, I choose a song from the list or similar. If you have not specified preferences before the start of editing the clip, the musical accompaniment of the clip is left to the choice of the videographer.

A clip usually needs 1-2 songs, in a long movie it depends on the length of the movie, approximately 7-10 tracks can be included.

A wedding clip is what is called highlights, a 2-4 minute dynamic video with the highlights of your wedding or elopement.

Archive (long) movie - 20-60 minute long video, edited in chronology to see the entire wedding as it was. The archive movie is a pleasure to watch over the years, it allows you to remember more of the atmosphere of this day for the future.
* Important: if the shooting is planned without a ceremony, we may not have enough raw material for a long movie and, in general, a long film movie does not make much sense. In such cases, we usually make an author's movie (below).

We also have a third option, which is usually discussed personally, for example, it is possible to replace the clip + film in the Diamond package with an author's film:

The author's movie is an 8-15 minute video. We try to make it also dynamic, in the highlights style, it contains more footage, more moments from the ceremony. It makes sense to take an author's movie for shooting 9-12 hours and/or with a second videographer.

* We do not strictly follow the specified timing, this is an approximate time, based on our experience, when a clip/movie turns out to be interesting.

Yep, sure. Write to us before the wedding or, at most, on the day of the wedding: we will upload the raw files to the cloud and they will be available for download within a week. Important: the source material from the wedding can easily take up to 300GB.

In general, at any wedding, the videographer can work alone. It is important to understand that the videographer has only 2 hands and one head, so sometimes it is difficult to catch everything you want: for example, at the first meeting, ceremony, first dance, throwing a bouquet or cutting a cake (if they are, of course), there are always more hands and camera angles, the better. In a nutshell - if the budget allows, the second videographer will always make the final result better.

In addition, moments when a second videographer is needed:

• Preparations are planned in different locations in parallel.
• Very busy schedule on the day of shooting.
• Difficult conditions for sound recording and/or many speeches planning.
• Religious wedding (for example, a cameraman of the opposite sex).

If at least 2 points match, you should also think about the second videographer. :)