Having a wedding/event that needs to be filmed so that you can playback the precious moments in the future? Need help from videographers for your special day but you do not know how to choose? In this post, we will cover everything you need to know when working with videographers for your events so you can make better decisions and most importantly, documenting your events perfectly.
What are you actually paying for events/weddings videographers in Malaysia? How do they charge?
Time
Videographers are charging based on the time they need to work for you. Normally, they have packages for half-day shoot (6 hours), and full-day shoot (10 hours). They might charge for Overtime too.
If your event is an outstation journey for them, they might charge higher for their traveling time and outstation transportation fees. You would also have to pay or prepare the accommodation for them if you need them to stay overnight for the shooting.
Skill / Experience
A more experienced videographer would definitely charge higher for a shoot. You might need to take this into consideration, especially when you need a videographer for your weddings/events, in which the situation would be spontaneous and happening. Because everything happens would be “one take”, and no one can predict what would really happen. So if you choose a more experienced videographer, they would know how to take the happening shots, (switching to the correct camera setting quickly, changing their angles, etc.) They have higher possibilities to get the unpredicted shot.
Artistic style
As film is an art, everyone has a different perspective on the same thing. Therefore, different videographers would have different outcomes. Hence, every film produced is unique and irreplaceable. Some videographers might already have their own style in their film which makes them famous and brings them fame. Their charges would be definitely higher.
So now, how should you choose the right videographers for your weddings/events in Malaysia?
Know Your Budget
This is the most important thing that you have to know. How much budget that you plan to allocate on videographers? Of course, you will get what you pay. Then, you may plan your ‘Videography Hiring Strategy’ based on your budget.
What’s your expectation on the video?
As stated above, you will get what you pay. If you assign a famous and experienced videographer and an infamous videographer, the experienced videographer would have higher possibilities to secure your video quality better, but they would charge higher. If you are not very particular on the style, you just want someone to film for you, then you may exclude them in your selection.
Of course, there are actually a lot of excellent and high potential videographers out there who haven’t been dug out and need opportunities for their performances and success. But, you might need some time to find the treasures. You may need some recommendations from friends, or you can research on social media, because they are more likely to appear on Instagram and Facebook. Before booking, It’s a smart step for you to view their portfolio first, you may rate them yourselves based on their previous works.
How many videographers you should choose?
Which videographer package should you choose? What’s the difference between 1 videographer and 2 videographers package?
Firstly, it depends on the size of your weddings/events venue, and the activities that you need them to cover. Even if you hire an expensive and experienced videographer, he would not be able to cover everything for you if your venue is very large and has a lot of things to cover.
Some examples:
- In a event occasion, If you have different talk/forums happening at the same time in different hall/meeting room in KLCC, or you have a lot of VIPs need to be covered in your event.
- In a wedding occasion, you need videographers to cover ‘Yamseng session’ in the dining hall, and at the same time you need them to cover the guests who are taking photos at your photo booth. If you need multiple shots at the same time just like the situation stated above, then you would definitely need more than 1 videographer.
Another advantage of taking 2 videographers package, is you would have 2 angles for the same event (2 eyes for 1 story). This will definitely help you to have a better video as the editors would have more footage, different angle footages to edit, hence creating more spaces for them to unleash their creativity when editing your video. Therefore, normally every video production house would recommend the client to take the 2 videographers package because you got more secured shots and video outcomes.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, you need to find out your requirement of the events, your expectation, and your budget first before you book videographers for your weddings/events in Malaysia. Needless to say, video is very important, as it records down every moment of your one and only event, so you might need to plan and pick videographers carefully! 😉
Hope this article helps, you might be interested in ‘How to choose videographers in Malaysia for a corporate video?
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