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. 

2.      2. What coverage is included in a wedding video? For $550 to $650 (see pricing, below), your wedding will be professionally videotaped from the wedding party arriving 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 separate 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.  

 

 

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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