ACE Video Production   (607) 829-2560   ACEFilmCo@aol.com

Wedding Videography ten most frequently asked questions:

1.      1. What region does ACE Video Production serve?  Otsego, Chenango and Delaware Counties, New York.  I am often in Oneonta (particularly at Foothills), the Otesaga Hotel (Cooperstown), Canasawacta Country Club (Norwich) and Covered Bridge Gardens (Unadilla).  I have been to backyard weddings in Meredith, Davenport, Delhi, Franklin.

2. What coverage is included in a wedding video? For $550 to $650 (see pricing, below), your wedding will be professionally videotaped from just before the wedding party arrives at the ceremony; until the scheduled events (traditional dances, speeches, interviews with family and friends, cake cutting, bouquet toss, garter) have all occurred.  I base my prices on a 6 hour day (one location) or a 6 ½ hour day (two locations), beginning at the start time of the ceremony. 

3. What type of equipment will be used?  Equipment used is all full-size, professional broadcast quality.  I use the same Panasonic 3-CCD Pro-DV (high-end digital) camera (Link to: Panasonic Digital Video Camera) that I have used to produce films, documentaries, and commercials for television.  I use broadcast-quality wireless and wired microphones.   

4. Is editing available?  The wedding DVD I send to you will include editing.  Your video will be edited on professional equipment and a DVD mailed to you.  

5. When will the finished DVD be sent out?  It will take about four to six weeks for you to receive the DVD.  

6. Shouldn't I continue to shop around?  Be prepared to hear price quotes of $1,200 to $3,000 in the Catskills/Leatherstocking regions, (see links to competitors, below) and $2,000 to $5,000 in the N.Y.C. area.  On-line rate quotes anywhere near my prices (around $600 to $800) are usually for the ceremony only. 

7. Is a deposit required?  Most other videographers require a deposit, I go by your promise that you will probably be at your own wedding.  Please pay by check (on the wedding day) to: ACE Video Production.   All funds are held in a business account until one week after the DVD is mailed out. 

8. Are multiple broadcast quality cameras available like the competitors advertise?  Two broadcast-quality cameras would be $1,000.

 9. How much does it cost?

Pricing for wedding videography as described above is very reasonable:

$600 for ceremony and reception in one location (6 hours).

$650 for ceremony and reception in separate locations (6 ½ hours).

Ceremony only is $350. 

 

Special Discount:

$550 for ceremony and reception in one location (6 hours),

within the towns of Franklin, Oneonta, Unadilla, Otego, Meredith, Sidney, Walton, Hamden or Delhi.

 

 Other Family Videography Services:

  • Other large-scale family events no longer than six hours: $ 600
  • Events no longer than four hours: $ 500
  • Events no longer than three hours: $ 425
  • Events no longer than two hours: $ 350 (minimum charge)

 

Please include a definite start and end time when calling about videograpahy services.

If there is a delay in the event, my services will be charged for as per the originally scheduled start time.

 

Slide shows, transfers, duplication:

  • Production of a family photo slide show on DVD with transitions, titles and music is $350 (Up to 50 still photos/slides). 
  • Transfer of video (usually VHS tapes) to archival DVD is $40 per hour. 
  • Transfer of slides to computer CD: $1 per slide up to 50 slides, $.75 per slide over 50 slides.  $50 minimum.
  • Archival duplicates of your DVD are $12 each, includes DVD, label and case.  Minimum 5 duplicates.
  • Transfer from Super 8 movie film to DVD is available on a case-by-case basis.  Please call.

 

 

10.  Are there other videographers in the area?  How much do they charge?  See for yourself (click on links):

·         http://www.truecolorsvideo.com/weddingpackages.html  (Binghamton) $850 for ceremony only.

·         http://www.truespiritmedia.com/pricing.html  (Binghamton) $1,250 for a similar package.

·         http://www.jaredspadea.com/video/Pricing.html  (Utica) $800 for ceremony only.

·         http://www.formanstudio.net/?page=weddings.html (Cooperstown) has a $2,995 package.

 

In speaking to people in various aspects of the wedding services business, I hear, time after time; “a videographer charging around five or six hundred dollars for coverage of the ceremony and reception will stay busy serving clients that would otherwise choose not to have their wedding videotaped.”  I have also found that many couples would like to include videography in their wedding plans, but can not spend over a thousand dollars (or more!) on that service.  If they could find a reliable, high-quality videographer at around the five or six hundred dollar limit, they would not hesitate.  

As you can see by viewing the above links to competitors, many videographers spend a great deal of effort maximizing the dollar potential of each job.  They have flashy websites, they hold lengthy client meetings in which all the details of the wedding day are discussed.  They may attend the rehearsal or go to the bride’s house to videotape her getting ready.  They may use several cameras, some manned, some un-manned.  During editing, they may spend time synchronizing favorite songs to baby pictures, choosing special effects, or creating ‘highlights of our wedding day’ short videos.  I am more than happy to provide any one, or all, of the above ‘deluxe’ services, and charge for them accordingly. 

However, I prefer to offer straightforward, high-quality, one-camera coverage of the ceremony and reception at reasonable prices.

 

 

Click here for a brief sample Wedding Video 

(Video quality has been greatly reduced to play on Google Video) 

 

Articles about selecting a videographer:

http://articles.directorym.com/Choosing_Your_Wedding_Videographer-a855098.html

http://www.frugalbride.com/choosingvideo.html

http://www.bridalvideography.com/wedding-video-tips.php

http://www.perfectweddingguide.com/planning/photography-video/wedding-videography/choosing-a-wedding-videographer-what-to-ask/

http://www.homemovie.com/video-sharing/online-video-help/wedding-video/do-i-need-wedding-videographer.htm

 

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