Tuesday 29 November 2011

Titles for Wedding Clips

Wedding videos capture the most magical moment of your life and allow you to relive it over and over again. That special day, the day you married the person you loved most, will be remembered forever and you can share that memory to your children, family and friends through the wedding videos. 

When it comes to wedding videos there is a lot of concern regarding if they will come out right, if they will capture everything important, and if they are properly documented with adequate titles. Even if everything else about the video comes out perfect, the most romantic wedding clip can be butchered by tacky titles and can ruin the whole video. Learning how to create the best titles for wedding clips can ensure that you will have a fantastic video that will be properly documented without being distracting.

So where exactly should you put your titles?
First off, many people are under the misconception that the titles for wedding clips are simply in the beginning and the rest of the movie follows, however this isn’t true. Titles can be placed in key spots throughout the movie and they can provide excellent transitions for a new scene in your video. 

Another great place to put titles is at the bottom of the screen when people are addressing either the camera or making a speech to an audience. If your wedding video has people giving advice or saying something to the camera to the newlywed couple then having a small and unobtrusive title below the person’s face simply stating their name and relation to the bride/groom will ensure that their heartfelt speech will remain appreciated throughout the years.

Some other additional places you can add titles is for specific locations (especially if you are transitioning), and even during a narration in the beginning of the wedding video.

How to have unique and dynamic titles for wedding clips without being tacky
Sometimes less is more and when it comes to titles for wedding clips, that saying is definitely true. While there are some fancy programs available that can add bright sparkly titles that move and flash, those features should definitely not be included in your wedding video. This does not mean completely stray away from these dynamic features. What many people have noticed is that slow moving animations are best and even help add a more professional feel to the video.

When it comes to title colors, most like to keep their wedding theme colors and incorporate them here. Using your wedding theme colors ties everything together. If your colors are too bold then you can mute them a bit by having the title be opaque – allowing the background of the video to show slightly though the title.

Overall
Your wedding video will be seen by many people who may not even be in your family. On top of that your video will last for many years - this is why descriptive titles should be used to identify people and the locations.

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