Product Description

Initially this book originated by way of a response to a reprehensible and professionally insulting article I stumbled across in a popular wedding magazine. I telephoned the editor and reviewed the article sentence by sentence with him regarding the inconsistencies and inaccuracies of a real-life wedding focusing specifically on the videography facet. By the end of our conversation, he asked me to commit these thoughts to paper for consideration and I did. The article with my amendments was first published in the Summer 2005 issue of Premier Bride Magazine. Inspired by this, I continued to expand and record my experiences and observations with the sole intent of offering an experienced, unique insight for all would-be newlyweds to consider. "Notes of a Retired Wedding Videographer" is intended to provide an entertaining and informative guide to help brides and grooms understand all that the camera captures throughout the wedding day as well as some frequently overlooked tips on how to ensure that the festivities recorded on video best capture the festivities occurring in live action at the time. Enjoy the most memorable insights based on actual first-hand experiences through the course of nearly 1000 completed wedding assignments during the last 11 years. Topics include observations and opinions regarding bridal logistics, wedding themes and color schemes, music/photographer/videographer selection, wedding within budget,7 tips for men in kilts, how to avoid becoming a victim of Murphy's Law, and much more- all illustrated by real-life personal experiences from behind the camera.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1586202 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .18 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 68 pages

About the Author
CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) Christine F. A. Weiss has been considered a 'shutter bug' since early childhood. She is the daughter of a fine-art /graphics artist who nurtured Christine's interest and involvement in the arts by exposing her to many Philadelphia museums during her childhood. In high school, she won several awards and a number of scholarship from the Moore College of Arts high school higher education program for her talents. The culmination of her successes in fine arts was soon realized by achieving several scholarship offers from numerous colleges and universities, but ultimately she decided to attend a renowned visual arts college in New York City. Using this as a vehicle to gain the industry awareness necessary to make an educated decision, Christine decided to specialize in cinematography and lighting design.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) While with Broadway Video she studied the post-production aspect of cinematographic production and was offered the opportunity to learn first-hand what real life professional editorial positions entail. Then, in 2001 Christine relocated from NYC to north New Jersey to advance her career while with Bitcon Productions (a prestigious wedding video company) and IVP New Media (a professional legal video services company). During the interim period between these consultant positions, she honed her skills with the video camera via subsisting solely from filming and editing contract wedding videography assignments, thereby working very closely & in-person with numerous newlywed couples.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) In 2003 Christine relocated to Delaware to be closer to her aging parents and establish her own videography services company. Initially, her videography services included both wedding and legal video assignments. However, due to a few too many obnoxious wedding guests and the resulting damaged equipment, she decided to refocus her videography services to the much safer and more sane environment of legal vid