Here is our latest music video.  This wedding was filmed on the island of Sannibel…right on the beach.  It was absolutely gorgeus.  Andy and Alicia had the picture perfect beach wedding.  We wish them all the best in their journey together.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all!!!

Anna

This video can also be watched in HD format on Vimeo.

Have a good one,

Anna

Their wedding was filmed in HD, which you can watch here, on Vimeo.

Max and Inna- best wishes to the both of you, and thanks again for inviting us to be a part of your wedding!

Anna

Viktor’s and Luda’s wedding was full of culture, beautiful decorations and great food.  See for yourself.

Until next time,

Anna

 Are they cute or what?  The boys love watching themselves over and over on video…

This was filmed in HD format.  What can you learn from this?  Lighting makes a huge difference.  Igor filmed in dim lighting, so the quality is not  what it would have been in natural light or even a well lit place.  Think about that if your wedding takes place in the evening (and speak with your videographer about it).

Anna

Well, that’s it for today.  Later,

Igor

Very simply: DOF stands for depth of field.  This special lens allows the camera to focus on a particular subject while keeping everything else blurry.  Depending on the aperture, we can have a large DOF (a lot is in focus) or a small DOF (objects in one distance are in focus).  This is a very nice effect that helps accent what’s important in each video.

This is a very brief clip of a DOF test.  David was just messing around with the lens, but you can definately see a difference.  His subjects: his wife and their brand new (at the time) baby boy, Joseph.

If you haven’t before, you will also notice this effect on our videos.  It is our goal to completely master the lens to perfect our wedding videos.

Igor

We’ve been getting some questions about our equipment so I wanted to address that today.  There is alot of different pieces of equipment that goes into the making of a great “film”.

Here is what we use:

• Sony Z1u DV/HDV 3CCD cameras (HD footage available)
• Wide angle 0.6x century optics lens adapter
• GlideCam 4000pro “The Name and Future of Camera Stabilization” no shaky footage
• Redrock M2 micro – 35mm adapter DOF with Nikon lens 50mm 1.4
• Jib1 crane system for outstanding and smooth high shots
• Sennheiser Shotgun mics used for those long distance or directional audio recording
• Sennheiser G2 wireless lapel mics usually hidden on grooms

Now here is a little video using some of the equipment and how it all works:

Hope you enjoyed it.  Signing off,

Igor

I’ve never been the kind of gal to talk much about our “tech” equipment on the blog (the guys will tell you much more about that ).   There are many videographers who boast about their equipment all over their websites, but we put more emphasis on how your wedding is shot rather than the lastest technologies.  Don’t get me wrong, our equipment rocks , but I don’t think that that is the most important thing.  But, this is different…

HD matters to all of us.  One day everything on broadcast TV will have gone digital.  And eventually everyone will have a Blu-Ray player or HDTV, just like DVD players came about.

We at Touch Dream want to announce that we will be filming a handful of weddings in HD this year, and if we still have your date open, your wedding could be filmed in HD, too.  In time, you will see highlights of our HD weddings on our blog.  It makes sense to invest into a wedding video that can be displayed in all it’s beauty and detail for years down the road.  We can even film your wedding in HD , create a regular DVD that you can watch now, and you can come back to get your full HD wedding video when the time comes.

Is that awesome or what?

A dependable wedding videographer is an absolute must when booking for your big day. The worst thing that can happen is to spend a lot of money on wedding videography and then have the wedding videographer show up late, if at all. It is all but impossible to find a wedding videographer at the last minute. That means if the person you hired to for your wedding videography doesn’t show, you better hope one of the guests brought their camcorder with them to do the wedding videography for you. While it is possible to recoup any losses in court if a wedding videographer doesn’t show up like they were contracted to do, court costs are expensive and trials can be time consuming. It’s best to make sure the person you hire for your wedding videography is dependable from the start to avoid the whole mess.

The next thing you need to look for in a wedding videographer is how professional they are. Anyone that is in the wedding videography business, even part time or as a hobby, needs to be professional. Contracts are a necessity when hiring someone for your wedding videography. A contract details all the terms and conditions under which the wedding videographer is hired under. It lists the total cost, when the wedding videographer will arrive, how long they’ll stay, any special requests the bride and groom has, and when the finished wedding video will be delivered to the newly married couple. Even if a friend or relative is taking the wedding videography as a favor to the bride or groom, it is best to get everything spelled out in writing. Doing so now will avoid hurt feelings in the future.

Another thing brides and grooms need to pay attention to when looking for someone to do their wedding videography is the quality of the wedding videos the wedding videographer takes. Most wedding videographers will only present their best work as an example of what they can do when being considered by couples for their wedding videography needs. If the wedding video is out of focus and shaky, it could very well mean the wedding videographer isn’t very skilled at shooting wedding videography. Watching an entire wedding video where there are cuts that don’t make sense or quick moves by the camera can give anyone a headache. Avoid it all together by hiring someone who for your wedding videography needs that shows a superior wedding video.

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