Audio is important when it comes to any film or video – it makes up 50% of them after all.

As well as the music, score and sound effects, the audio quality of dialogue is hugely important. Fortunately this is always spot on in modern cinema, although unfortunately this isn’t always the case in modern wedding videos, which is what this blog post will aim to highlight!

Below you’ll find some sample footage from Tom and Nicola’s wedding video. The first half of the video shows the clip using just the two directional microphones that are mounted on our cameras. The second half of the video shows the same clip, but this time using our radio microphones as well.

I’m sure you’ll agree the difference is obvious!

Because of this we’d urge everybody looking for a wedding video to check the audio quality of the wedding film company beforehand. That means requesting a recent wedding DVD sample, and not just looking at their wedding video showreel. Also ask them what they use to capture audio, make sure they use radio microphones, and ask how much post-production work they do with the audio to remove hisses or blips.

And remember, don’t be put off by the idea of them! Radio microphones are tiny – we clip them on to the shirt of the officiant and hide them in the flowers on the head table. You won’t even notice their there and the quality they bring is essential.

Wedding videos are becomingly increasingly popular. With the increase of demand of course comes an increase in supply, and with this you naturally get a few wedding videographers who… well, don’t really know what they’re doing.

These top ten wedding videography tips should make you ask some questions about the things you may not normally think about, but which have a big affect on your final wedding film.

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1. Do you get two videographers? Make sure you do. Having only one will seriously impact on the quality and creativity of your wedding video and it’s worth paying the extra.

2. Do they offer Blu-ray? DVDs are already being replaced and in 10 years time they’ll be redundant. Can the wedding videographers offer Blu-ray to future proof your wedding video, and how much extra does it cost?

3. What’s the audio quality like? Don’t just judge the quality of the wedding videographers on the music-dubbed showreel. Ask for a full sample wedding DVD to find out how good the audio for the ceremony and the speeches are.

4.Do you get to see a draft? Some wedding videographers allow you to see a first draft and make changes, some don’t. Ask if they do so you get the chance to add or remove things from the edit.

5. What do their past couples say? Read their testimonials. Remember – a testimonial will only be used if it’s good anyway, so look for ones that are extra special, not just “our wedding video was great”.

6. Do they hold any awards? Wedding videography awards should be unbiased unlike testimonials and give you a good reflection of the videographers. Check if it’s a national award and how many entrants there were.

7. What other film work do they do? Picking a wedding videography company that produces other film work is beneficial, as it’s likely their broader skills are kept sharper and their equipment is up-to-date and of broadcast quality.

8. Will they meet you before you book? It’s as important as with the photographer to meet with and make sure you get on with the wedding videographers. Make sure they’ll meet you first under no obligation.

9. Do you get to choose the music? Most wedding videographers will put music over your film at certain times, like the guests arriving. Make sure you’ll get this, and if so, that you can choose the songs used.

10. Will they film in a style that you like? Every wedding videographer will have their own style, so pick one that’s right for you and that you like. A good wedding videographer will also adapt their style to fit yours, whether it be how they film on the day, or how they edit it afterwards, so make sure their willing to listen and take on board your thoughts and preferences.

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Ido Wedding Films are proud to tick all these boxes and more. We only ever film with two wedding videographers (and always Russell and Adam), offer Blu-ray wedding discs in full 1080p high definition for just £20 and always use four microphones at all times for superb audio clarity.

We also send all our couples a draft for feedback, pride ourselves on our exemplary testimonials and back these up with a national award for Wedding Videography of the Year as well as a Bristol Evening Post Business Award – a reflection of our company’s ethos and our first class customer service.

We’ve produced (and still produce) work for the likes of the IoD, Bath Council and XFM Radio, meet all our couples before their big day and let them suggest the music that means the most to them. Our style is also a league above our competitors and we always adhere to our clients’ preferences.

For more information, feel free to request our brochure, a sample DVD or just contact us for a chat.