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How much footage is used in the final video?
How much footage is used in the final video?

What makes the cut? What will be in the final video?

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Written by Erik Hodge
Updated over a week ago

We’re often asked why your finished video could be only 1-2 hours long, when the videographer(s) were onsite up to 8 hours. This is a good question, and the answer lies in the editing room. In film production it’s often said that the magic happens while editing. The same is true with your video. For example, we may shoot 45 seconds of your maid of honor putting on your necklace, but only show 8 seconds on your finished video. This footage, combined with a great musical soundtrack plus you and your bridesmaids' voices all edited together creates a beautifully finished scene in your wedding video…while if we just showed the entire 45 seconds, the impact would be significantly diminished.

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