How Technology Has Improved The Wedding Videography Industry?

London, Ontario wedding videographer capturing the bride and groom in the background with a drone.

Gone are the days of bulky cameras, cheesy interviews, and poor-quality films. With improvements in film-making techniques and technology over the past ten years, wedding videos have taken a massive leap from dull and dreary, to exciting and dynamic. However, apart from the quality of top wedding films in Toronto, there are many other clear improvements in the Toronto wedding videography industry.

As a leading wedding videographer in Toronto and the rest of Ontario, at Xpression Video Productions, we want to help you understand what these numerous improvements are and how they contribute to your wedding day memories.

Go Pro camera in Toronto, ON.
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Compact equipment and nifty gadgets.

Today, the best Toronto wedding cinematographers no longer depend on bulky camcorders to capture your big day; they use equipment that is more efficient and compact. With small devices like these, they are able to move freely and shoot from different angles, without interfering with the festivities. That way they can give you more uninterrupted, fun, and creative shots. Moreover, with drones gaining popularity, you can even have aerial view footage of your wedding site. And, if you plan to get adventurous with outdoor shots during your wedding photo session, your wedding videographer is well equipped to film a breathtaking wedding video.

That’s not all! Modern miniature camcorders have the capacity to capture videos in stunning HD or 4K quality, which resemble the standards of top-class Hollywood films. Also, with the availability of advanced portable add-ons, for their compact cameras, Ontario wedding videographers can get more artistic with shots of your big day.

New presentation patterns and advanced editing software.

Your cinematic wedding film no longer has to meet the benchmark of wedding videos from the 80s, with drawn-out footage that’s four hours long. As times are changing, so are the ideas people have for their wedding videography. As a result, there are several options to choose from for the final product.

You can either have a wedding trailer, or a cinematic wedding feature film of your wedding. A wedding trailer/teaser is a three to five-minute wedding film that shows the highlights of your big day set to music. It’s a fun way to share a summary of your nuptials and reception with family and friends that weren’t able to attend. On the other hand, if you want to see your big day in all its glory, opting for a documentary and cinematic wedding feature film is a great idea. Wedding feature films range from ten to forty-five minutes and can include the wedding ceremony, wedding speeches, and wedding dances. If you’d like even more detail, you can ask for a rough cut and raw footage of your wedding video to watch everything in sequential order with all the natural sound.

Similarly, if you hire more than one wedding videographer in Ontario on your wedding day, you will also get a chance to see multiple angles of your wedding day. That way, you can watch yourself walk down the aisle and the reaction of the love of your life waiting to marry you. When all of these shots are then combined through editing software programs, your wedding film will showcase the full story of your big day in all its glory!

The manner in which wedding videos are edited today makes it seem like an epic film taken from a Hollywood production. The sky’s the limit with modern video editing software programs as they now enabled professional wedding videographers like us to produce captivating fairy-tale wedding films more efficiently. Also, unlike in the past, today’s bride and groom can have their wedding video captured and edited within the same day (same day edit or SDE) so that they can share it with their family and friends during their reception. The film can also be available in a mobile format, to watch it from anywhere and share it with anyone! How cool is that?

Aerial footage of the city of Toronto.
A person holding a DJI Mavic Air2 in their hand.
A Hamilton wedding videographer filming with a camera gimbal.

Limitations to the advancements in Toronto wedding videography.

While wedding couples will truly benefit from today’s modern technology and trendy wedding story-telling techniques, there are a few limitations you should be aware of before choosing your style of wedding videography.

Costs of wedding videography

The introduction of continuous improvements to video technology can only mean rapid changes to quality and expenditure. As competitors try to keep up with one another, they will need to spend more and more to keep up, and this can result in a price hike.

Regulations of wedding videography in Toronto

Another possible con could be more city bylaws coming into effect due to the use of particular filming gear out in public. For example, various rules regulate the use of drones in certain municipal jurisdictions. This can prevent Toronto videographers from capturing movements and angles from unique perspectives.

However, as almost every couple wants aerial photography at their wedding, we suggest our clients check in advance with the property manager or their officiant to make sure there are no restrictions about the use of drones during the wedding ceremony. Being prepared and courteous ahead of time will benefit both our clients and us when it comes to wedding video production in Toronto.

Fortunately, you’ll notice that the benefits of the advancements in Ontario wedding videographers outweigh these cons. Creating beautiful and emotional wedding videos today has improved on so many levels, and many of our wedding couples in Toronto feel a sense of pride and realize they’ve got their money’s worth!

With over twenty-five years of wedding videography experience in Toronto, we use all the available technology to produce a trendy, unique, and time-shift approach to our character-driven wedding films. Our wedding videos are delivered with consistency and simplicity to clients across Toronto and the rest of Ontario.

To learn more about our top wedding cinematography services, please click here. For any questions about technological advancements in Toronto video production, reach out to Xpression Video Productions by clicking here

 

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