- Journalistic – Similar to a documentary. The video follows the time line of the wedding.
- Cinematic – The video will convey a more dramatic representation of the wedding day. Special effects are sometimes used as well as many techniques "borrowed" from the cinema.
- Storytelling – This is a nostalgic/sentimental approach. The bride and groom might narrate part or all the video. Clips can be recorded before, during of after the wedding day.
Good videographers rarely stick to one of the above themes, rather they mix them depending on customer requirements and the "dynamics" of the wedding.
With powerful post production and video editing software, the clips from the wedding can be combined in several ways. Typical end products may include:
With powerful post production and video editing software, the clips from the wedding can be combined in several ways. Typical end products may include:
- Highlights –Typically less than 10 minutes long covering the important part of the wedding days. These can be also uploaded to You-tube to share with family and friends.
- Short form – These edits cover between 15-45 minutes of the most interesting bits.
- Traditional – this is a long form wedding video. There is little editing and duration can be between 2 and 3 hours.
- Photo montage –This is a slide show of the pertinent shots from the wedding, arranged in a cinematic format.
- Love story – This is the story of how the couple met, interviews with friends an family, shots of the couple walking on the beach hand in hand, culminating in vows etc. This can be done in the format of a music video.
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