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Wedding Videography: A Plan for Monetary Success

Name: Wedding Videography: A Plan for Monetary Success
Rating: 4.5 (39 reviews)

Learn how to create stunning Wedding Films that will not only impress your clients, but raise your profits!

Created bySteve Oliver

Last updated 3/2018

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Run a successful Wedding Videography Business
Effectively tell a story using video as the medium

Course content

14 sections • 66 lectures • 7h 57m total length

Introduction1:43
I made this course because I have shot a lot of weddings and I know there are a lot of people out there who want to add wedding videos to their services and this course can help you begin to do that. I have my own style of shooting and editing, but this course is a template for you to follow and not a way to get you to copy what I'm doing stylistically. You should find your own style, this course covers the what and the why, and you hopefully will figure out the how in your own way, and if it comes out the way I do things, than I consider that a compliment. :)
Course Extras Preview: What you Get! Royalty Free Music, Slides, PSD's, ETC.2:31
You get all Slides, PSD files from Templates for Blu-Ray and DVD Covers and Menus. You also get my own pre-produced instrumental piano tracks and instrumental Acoustic/Pop tracks for Royalty Free Use with your own wedding films. You also get two separate versions of the wedding march (Piano and Piano and Strings) that I've recorded and a version of Canon in D in solo instrumental piano. These music tracks are all licensed to you for free use with purchase of this wedding videography course. They come in handy in transitions and underneath quiet moments of the film such as vows and rings.
A Preview of Shooting2:54
Learn to shoot a wedding as a fly-on-the-wall documentary, using long lenses and distant framing to capture natural, unposed moments, while preparing for standard events and pricing your hourly rate.
Wide - Medium - Tight - A Free Lesson1:53
Wide, Medium, and Tight is the way to go when you're trying to tell a story with a camera.
Wedding Videography: A Plan for Monetary Success: Course Overview1:42
Learn to grow your wedding videography business by delivering higher quality films, mastering pricing and marketing, and guiding clients from website design to day of shooting, editing, and delivery.
Website and Pricing: Your Brand and How Not to Be Greedy7:02
You must have a website and you must decide whether or not to include pricing on that website.
Advertising: Word of Mouth, Social Media, Wedding Websites5:48
You Must Advertise to find clients. They aren't just going to come to you. They are waiting for you to show them what you've got.
Consulting Clients: You're Not Selling Videos, You're Selling You10:39
Be confident when you're meeting with a client. You can do something they cannot and that's why they're coming to you. Most of all, BE YOURSELF!
Video Gear: You don't need four hands when you've got Cameras by your Side7:54
Video Gear changes all the time, but what you really need is a camera or two, maybe three, digital audio recorder(s), lighting, and tripods, monopods, and a way to carry all that stuff concisely.
Audio Gear: Listen Closely, Sound will Save your Video's Life10:13
A Monopod With Feet: Need Some Extra Steps? This piece of gear will move you12:24
This is my favorite piece of gear to use all day at the wedding. Its worth the investment. Get one as soon as possible.

Filming Makeup: Morning is Where the Day Begins5:05
Try not to be in the way. Try to shoot as stealth as possible, but at the same time, this is the closest you'll get to the bride and her girls. Let her know that you won't be in her face the rest of the day, but there are parts of filming the makeup where you will be literally in her face.
Filming Guys Getting Ready: Shoot Fast, React Fast4:40
You've got about 10 minutes to film the guys getting ready. Be ready.
Filming The Bridal Room: Careful Closeups and Bouquets3:27
Be respectful here not only of the privacy of the bride, but of the sanctity of the moment. This is a special moment and you don't want to be a distraction to that.
Filming the First Look: Stand Back and Let the Moment Be3:47
Establishing Shots Overview: Give your Sequence a Base4:04
Plan two to three establishing shots for weddings across exterior and interior locations. Then transition to the action, from makeup to the wedding party, with varied camera moves.
Prepping The Ceremony Part 1: Making The Inanimate Animate7:19
Prepping the Ceremony Part 2: Hearing is Seeing Better5:39
Learn to prep ceremony audio with digital recorders and lapel mics, placing recorders on the officiant and groom to capture vows. Tackle church sound system challenges for clear wedding audio.

Processional: They're Walking, are you Moving?2:25
Keep filming the processional from the back with the zoom lens; the second camera operator follows. Coordinate with the photographer, follow the couple, and hold the dress shot until handoff.
Readers, Message, Communion: Static Moments don't have to be Static.4:54
Vows, The Kiss, and Recessional: The Best Parts are the Closest Parts6:35
Set up optional multi-camera angles, shoot guest reactions during the vows, and capture the kiss and recessional to craft an engaging wedding video.

Prepping the Reception: Cameras and Audio Gear make another Appearance3:42
Filming the Cocktail Hour: Clinking and Mingling made more Fun2:46
Filming Introductions: The DJ makes the Bridal Party Bigger than Life!6:57
Film introductions with wide, medium, and tight shots and door-side camera placement. Coordinate with the DJ to capture guests entering to cake cutting using a monopod.
Filming Cake Cutting: Hopefully the Groom is nice about this. :)6:42
Filming Toasts: We're hoping for short and sweet here9:23
Learn toast filming through strategic camera placement and framing: head table wide shot, then mid and tight shots, kept rolling for easy audio sync and editing with multiple cameras.
Filming First Dances: Dance With Them, but Don't6:40
Capture the first dance with wide, medium, and tight shots. Use a static tripod for the second operator while you move, and place three-point lights at the dance-floor corners.
Filming the Bouquet and Garter Tosses: Old Traditions, New ways of seeing them5:31
Filming General Dancing: Let there be freedom to Move and Groove!6:56
Film the dance floor with wide, medium, and tight shots using a 24-70 lens. Avoid the anniversary and dollar dances; back up footage to drives and Blu-ray disks.

Introduction to Editing the Sequences: Realize there is Reason behind Decisions2:25
Edit the ceremony sequences in real time across two to three cameras, crafting long-form edits of introductions, cake cutting, toasts, first dances, bouquets, garter toss into a fast-paced wedding film.
Editing the Processional: This is where we move with them down the aisle11:30
Edit the processional by crafting a full ceremony film from vows, processional, kiss, and toasts. Use wide, medium, and tight cuts to guide the viewer.
Editing the Message Part 1: The Officiant Officiates12:08
Edit the officiant's message by balancing wide audience shots with medium and close-up cuts around vows, readings (ecclesiastes), and reactions, while managing audio.
Editing the Message Part 2: This is Solemn, Let it Be.12:53
Learn to edit the solemn wedding message with steady framing, proper white balance, and camera discipline across ceremony moments—from processional to vows and rings—emphasizing stillness and storytelling.
Editing the Vows and Rings: More Attention than you've ever paid anyone16:31
Editing the Unity Candle and Recessional: Trying to See the Light and Retreat13:15

Editing Introductions: Let the Cuts Dance with the Song13:16
Editing Cake Cutting: When Cutting the Cut of the Cake, Cut Carefully6:03
Learn practical editing and shooting strategies for wedding cake cutting, using wide and close shots, multiple camera angles, and natural light considerations to capture reactions and the kiss.
Editing Toasts Part 1: There is Peace in Longevity14:52
Editing Toasts Part 2: Find Responses to Statements12:00
Editing Toasts Part 3: Yes, there is an End to This :)14:14
Master editing toasts by cutting to different cameras for continuity, checking focus, and using wide, medium, and tight shots to capture speaker dynamics and the bride and groom's reactions.
Editing First Dances - Bride and Groom: Heads, Feet, Hands, Hope10:37
Editing First Dances - Father and Bride: The Daughter Given Away is Held Tight14:34
Frame the father-daughter first dance with intimate close-ups and headspace in corners; tell the moment like film with two cameras and 8–10 second cuts for wide and tight shots.
Editing First Dances - Groom and Mother: Just as Heartwarming as the other Two11:44
Capture the groom and his mother first dance with varied angles, dynamic edits, and thoughtful lighting to tell a heartfelt wedding day story.
Editing Bouquet and Garter Tosses: Fast Action requires a keen eye7:48

Introduction to Editing the Wedding Film: Explaining the Explanation1:07
Learn to edit a non-chronological, condensed wedding film by ping-ponging between connected moments, using templates and theories to move the story and fit 10, 20, or 30 minute cuts.
Editing the Wedding Film Part 1: Don't try to be Scorsese, Be Yourself18:11
Explore editing the wedding film part 1 from long-form footage into a cohesive, personal narrative using establishing shots, cuts, transitions, and paced toasts.
Editing the Wedding Film Part 2: This is your chance to express your Creativity31:35

Introductions to Editing the Highlights Trailer: What, Why, and How1:25
Create a three to five minute wedding highlights trailer by condensing the day’s story into a single song, vows, dancing, cake cutting, and moments with a structure for easy sharing.
Editing the Highlights Trailer Part 1: Don't leave a long tail on this Kite.10:35
Learn to craft a compelling wedding highlights trailer by branding with a logo, mixing vows with music, and using b-roll, narration, and toast moments to tell an emotional day.
Editing the Highlights Trailer Part 2: Telling the Story with Flow10:32
Craft a compelling wedding highlights trailer by weaving vows, ring exchange, and first look into a smooth narrative with deliberate transitions, pacing, and audio for sharing on YouTube and Facebook.

Requirements

You should be able to use a DSLR or Video Camera and an Video Editing Program
You should be willing to work hard and be diligent for Success

Description

Welcome to very in depth course on how to become a wedding videographer. Have you ever thought about starting a wedding videography business? Maybe you already have a photography business and want to add video services. Maybe you're already a wedding videographer who needs a new perspective on how to make better wedding films. Taught by a wedding videographer who has shot and edited over 150 weddings and knows all the tricks of the trade. This course will get you started or help you continue on your journey in this lucrative market. Steve was able to raise his pricing from year 1 to year 2 by over 200%, and now in his sixth year in the business, he is sharing what he's learned with you.

With over 7 hours of great content, you'll learn:

How to get clients.
How to talk to clients.
Shooting a wedding
Editing a wedding video
Creating a wedding film that shares the story of the day.
and so much more!

The course is easy to follow in short segments. All you need is the will to create and earn! Learn at your own pace. Steve is available if you have any questions.

What are the requirements?

An Entrepreneurial Spirit
Love for Beautiful Things

What am I going to get from this course?

Learn many different ways to advertise and find clients.
Learn what it takes to shoot and edit a beautiful wedding video.
Learn how to market your business correctly.
Make money!

What is the target audience?

Videographers - All levels of ability, Beginner through Advanced
Photographers - Wedding Photographers who use DSLR Cameras
Entrepreneurs - Motivated Creative individuals who want to grow a business.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn Wedding Videography
Photographers who want to add video to the services they offer their clients

Wedding Videography: A Plan for Monetary Success

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Course content

Introductions and Business Lessons: This isn't all Black and White11 lectures • 1hr 5min

Filming Sections of the Wedding Day: Being Live and On Point7 lectures • 34min

Filming the Ceremony: Wide, Medium, and Tight is the Way3 lectures • 14min

Filming the Reception: Now the Party Begins8 lectures • 49min

Editing Sections of the Wedding Day: Putting it All Together6 lectures • 1hr 9min

Editing the Reception: The Party gets Even Better9 lectures • 1hr 45min

Editing the Wedding Film: This is where you make them Shine3 lectures • 51min

Watch the Entire Wedding Film Finished Product1 lecture • 1min

Editing the Highlights Trailer: Condensing the Condensed Version of the Day3 lectures • 23min

WATCH THE ENTIRE HIGHLIGHTS TRAILER1 lecture • 6min

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