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Why should I hire a professional
videographer for my wedding? |
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Your wedding day
is a once-in-a-lifetime event. You spend months planning
and organizing everything, down to the last detail. After
all that planning, you will want a video to remember how
your wonderful day unfolded and the great time that you had.
A good professional videographer will capture your wedding
day or special event with a quality that is not matched by
an amateur or family member. A professional will also have
back-up equipment on hand and ready. It may be cheaper or
even free if you have an amateur do it, but will it be worth
it?
After all the time and energy you spent organizing your
wedding day, don’t let it become just a fading memory.
Capture it, so it will last a lifetime. You owe it to
yourself and each other to have your wedding captured by a
professional videographer. After the vows are exchanged, the
cake is served and the wine is drank, you will want to see
your perfect wedding day over and over again.
Don't believe
us? Take a look at what some of our previous clients had to
say on our
Testimonials page. |
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Q2. |
Why would
someone
want their wedding memories in HD? |
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Click here for details &
samples.
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Q3. |
What kind of services do you
offer? |
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We offer many services. We
specialize in videography of weddings and special events
such as anniversaries, graduations and parties.
We also offer the following services. For more information
on these
services see our
Other
Services page for complete details and
pricing.
- Video Photo Album -
Video Photo Album is a VHS or DVD of your still photos set
to the music of your choice. This is great for wedding
anniversaries, graduation parties, and wedding receptions.
- Digital Transfer
Service - Digital Transfer Service is taking VHS,
S-VHS, Hi-8, Digital 8, and MiniDV formats and
transferring it to a DVD or any other digital format.
- Duplication Services
– We can make a duplicate of a VHS, S-VHS, Hi-8, Digital
8, MiniDV or DVD. DVD and VHS cases are included with
custom inserts.
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Q4. |
What kind of equipment do you
use and how is it compared to most other professional
videographers? |
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We use Canon HDV (High
Definition) cameras for stunning picture quality. Do not
settle for anything less thin HDV.
To capture the wedding vows at the ceremony we use a
high-quality wireless microphone, MiniDisc recorder, and/or
MP3 recorder. |
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Q5. |
How do you differentiate
yourself from other professional videographers? |
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Artistic excellence!
We strive to create elegant and timeless wedding video
productions.
We are not a big company that will treat you as just another
wedding; each wedding we do is special and unique. Our work is truly our passion.
We are proud of the fact that most of the work we do comes
from referrals. |
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Q6. |
Do you work well with the
photographer? |
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We take pride in working with
your photographer so we both can do our best jobs for you.
In fact, the true feelings are brought out in the video when
we are virtually unnoticed while the photographer works with
you. To see a list of photographers that we have
worked with in the past and would love to work with in the
future go to our
wedding links page. |
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Q7. |
Will you be obtrusive and
interfere in the wedding or special event? |
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We will go out of our way, not
to be in the way. We get many comments after the wedding on
how people did not even notice we were there. |
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Q8. |
Do you have references? |
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Yes! Please see our
Testimonials page. |
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Q9. |
Do you have a demo of your work? |
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Yes! We would be happy to send a
complete demo to you upon request. Please fill out the form
on the
Contact Us page to receive this. We also have some
short samples of our work available on our
Sample
page. |
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Q10. |
Do you have a written
Contract/Agreement? |
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Yes, every Wedding Video
Agreement is customized and includes the details of our
video services. We will do everything we can, within
reason, to make sure you are happy with the finished
product. Please go to our
download form page to view our Wedding Video Agreement. |
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Q11. |
What does a typical wedding
video consist of? |
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Our philosophy is to include
everything important while still keeping the video
entertaining; so that you will want to watch it over and over
again. Most wedding videos will be about 50 minutes longer
than the ceremony. However, it will depend on the package
purchased.
The following is an outline
of an edited "typical wedding video".
- 30 second introduction
- 5 minutes of Formal Photos
and other pre-ceremony video
- Full ceremony
- 3 minutes of the receiving
line and the get-away
- 5 minutes of highlights of
the reception site (e.g. Décor, people, cake cutting)
- Toasts/speeches (typically
8 minutes)
- The First Dance (typically
4 minutes)
- 15 minutes of reception
dancing, garter/bouquet toss, etc.
- "Highlight Picture Video"
(typically 4 minutes)
- "Cinematic Recap"
(typically 4 minutes)
- "PIP Scrolling Credits"
(typically 4 minutes)
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Q12. |
Will you travel? |
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Yes. We will travel anywhere in
the U.S. by car or plane. We will travel by car up to
75
miles from Zimmerman Minnesota, at no charge, and $.70
cents per mile after that. Travel costs, including airfare
and hotel, will be added to the total cost of the wedding
package you choose. |
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Q13. |
How long will it take to get my
completed video/DVD? |
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You should have your wedding
video in 1 - 3 months time, depending on the season. |
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Q14. |
How far in advance do we need to
book? |
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The sooner the better. We will
only shoot one wedding per day; which means we can fill up
pretty fast. Generally your date will be open if you book 9
to 12 months before your wedding date. |
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Q15. |
How do we book our wedding with
Northern Lights Video? |
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Simply call or e-mail us and we
will check to see if your wedding date is open. Go to
our
download form page,
download the wedding contract, fill it out and send the
signed contact to:
Northern Lights Video, 11770 272nd Ave North, Zimmerman, MN
55398
A $500 deposit is needed to
secure your wedding date. The remaining balance is due
on or before your wedding day. |
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Q16. |
Do we need to meet with you in
person? |
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We recommend a face-to-face
meeting to ensure that we understand what you want and that
you feel comfortable with us. However, if you wish, we can
have all communication by phone and e-mail, because we
realize how busy you are before a wedding. |
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