TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1934
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By DULCIE SHOENEE
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When the wedding b in the past, memories of the
event may blur. Photographs preserve images, but
they are frozen moments in time.
A videotape of the wedding may fill the gap
between blurred memories and the carefully focused
portraits.
"It shows the true life of the wedding," said Tim
Marshall of T&T Video, 227 N. 14th St.
The true life of a wedding may include funny,
touching or just plain happy moments.
John May, also of T & T Video, can watch his
bride's father jump over the bridal train again and
again. The father had rehearsed giving away the
bride when she was wearing jeans, May said, and
narrowly avoided stepping on the train as he turned
to leave her at the altar.
The cost of having a wedding videotaped ranges
from about $125 to $400 or more, according to sev
eral businesses contacted in Lincoln. At photo stu
dios the lower rate applies for videotaping the
ceremony if the same studio does the still
photography.
At T & T, $ 1 50 is the basic price for a one-camera
wedding, including videos of all the formal pictures
(if the still photographer will allow it), the cere
mony, the receiving line, reception and part of the
dance. The price includes the tape itself and the
camerawork.
One advantage of a videotape, said Lynn Hagan of
T & T, i3 that when the cameraman leaves, the tape
stays. No processing is needed with videotapes, and
the tape can be viewed the same day as the wedding
if desired.
Another advantage, Marshall said, is the sound.
The bride and groom have the option of wearing a
small wireless microphone, having a wireless mic
rophone on the minister or having a boom micro
phone on the camera. Most choose a wireless mic
rophone, Marshall said.
May suggested, the wireless microphone could be
hidden in flowers. He said the wireless microphones'
advantage is that the sound will be recorded from
the bride and groom's hearing point.
So far, videotapers in Lincoln have not found
many objections from ministers.
There's no giant sun guns or lights on our cam
eras," May said. He said that can please ministers
who fear videotaping could turn the wedding into a
big production.
Dan Roland of Roland Photography, 620 N. 48th
St., said his company has worked closely with minis
ters and has followed the rules the ministers estab
lish. He said he didn't know of any ministers who
objected to videotaping.
Rolands Photography began videotaping weddings
about one and a half years ago. At that time, Roland
said, "people really didnt understand what it was."
"At first they thought it was going to be a big TV
production," he said. He said the videotaping por
tion of his wedding business was slow then, but that
it is growing rapidly.
Roland estimated that about 40 percent of the
weddings his company photographed in 1983 also
were videotaped. Part of this, he said, was because
he offered free videotaping along with still photo
graphy to try to get people accustomed to the idea.
Rolands offers three basic packages videotap
ing in conjunction with still photographs, videotap
ing only and videotaping with two cameras. Basic
prices range from $150 to $350 plus editing time, he
said.
In a two-camera wedding, technicians will edit
together various shots.-
T & T Video also can compose a video history of
the courtship or even of the bride's and groom's
entire lives, using still photographs either prints
or slides. Background music of the couple's choice
can be added if desired.
During the actual ceremony, the cameraman
usually will stand wherever the couple wants, as
long as the minister approves.
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Marshall said that during one wedding he taped,
he had to shoot over the shoulder of the minister
because the couple wanted their faces to show.
Usually, however, the video photographer will
stand in the balcony or some other inconspicuous
place so that many guests don't know the wedding is
being taped.
At the reception or dance, it is hard to disguise the
camera. But since the camera has no bright lights,
the taping is fairly informal, Marshall said. The mic
rophone can catch what people are saying and the
camera can catch the looks on their faces.
The length of the tape varies. The businesses con
tacted reported ranges from one hour to six hours
on a single tape, depending on the tape and the
speed of taping.
Copies of the tape can be made for about $15, May
said. That includes a fee for copying and the price of
the tape. Video recorders can be rented for about
$10 a day, he said.
Recommendations from videotapers include:
Reserve the date with the video photographer as
far in advance as possible.
Know what to expect. Watch examples of the
video photographer's work.
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