Some Frequently Asked Questions
1) Who selects the music?
Music and songs selection are a joint decision of the client and the edit team. A client co-ordinator from the studio shall be co-ordinating this. Usually the creative visualiser of the project takes care of this. The film music can be suggested either by the client or by us and approved by both.
2) Will our wedding planners, other vendors name feature in the film?
Oh absolutely. And they will love their names on the big screen just like a feature film.
3) Can we also have additional photographers / videographers along with TWB?
Absolutely NOT. You are paying us big bucks to do the job. Save money and hire only one team. The other advantage of this is that we will get unobstructed visuals without badly dressed / mis-behaved and arrogant local photographers jumping into our frames and ruining the candid film moments. We request you to please inform your vendors / relatives about this essential clause. In past cases we have encountered other teams suddenly turning up at the venue without the client’s knowledge and such teams have spoilt the quality of our work.
4) Why does it take 50-60 days for the delivery of our wedding cinematography?
Film editing is an extremely tedious and creative process and we work with some of the best editors in the industry who are perfectionists and believe in the highest quality of film editing. After seeing hours and hours of footage they select the best of the best shots for the film and naturally all this takes time. As a thumb-rule, each minute of final edit takes about one day to finalise once the final edit begins. Rest assured, once you see your final film, the wait will be well worth the time.
5) What is the one round of permissible change allowed once we see the film? Is it one change per delivery (WF, HL, TR etc.)?
No changes permitted in the Full films (FF) unless there is a grave edit error. One round of changes in the Highlight film means that once the couple sees the film for the first time, they can add / delete some clips as per their liking. Some close relatives whose footage is unintentionally missed by the editors can be added in this round. Any other minor changes can also be corrected. But please note that major changes may not be possible / charged extra. Examples of major changes are
• Addition of an event / events
• Changes in music track
• Replacement of more than ten clips of friends / relatives
• Changes in the film titles / credits etc
6) Do we get the raw footage? How is it usually delivered?
Everything that has been shot by us is your property. We don't hold back anything. You get all the RAW videos as well as the final videos on a hard drive provided by you. RAW videos are clips of the videos shot by all our cameras (May be useful in edits later like first anniversary / 25th anniversary etc.)
7) What if the delivery is delayed by TWB?
It is rare that the delivery of the film is delayed beyond 60 days. But it is possible that the director of film / director of the company is unhappy with some portions of the film and requests for a re-edit - in which case a delay might happen. All we can say is that it is for the benefit of the film and the client. Most great cinema blockbusters have been delayed but have turned out better due to the re-edit. So it is all in good spirit. We apologise for the inconvenience (if a delay happen) but assure you that we will not release anything that we don't absolutely adore. So please be patient and give us time to work our magic.
8) Can we come and see the RAW footage and select our shots?
We shoot thousands and thousands of film clips from multiple cameras and sometimes the total duration of these RAW clips exceeds 15-20 hours of footage for a typical three-day wedding. At the studio, these clips undergo careful conversion and screening and a battery of editors work night and day to create a first cut of the best clips for the chief editor. This process is almost factory-like with editor stations brimming with activity through odd hours. Client interference at this stage will not only delay the final edit by double but also disrupt the zen-like concentration of the editors going through the footage in their own space and time. So, no, we do not allow clients to sit through RAW footage selection. This is the reason we have one round of edit changes.
In case the couple is not happy with some footage he / she can communicate this after the first screening of their film and the changes will be done.
9) What is the estimated time of delivery of all deliverables? What do you need from us after the wedding for the completion of the project?
As per the contract we deliver everything within 50 to 60 days after the wedding. This means the simpler things like images shall be delivered within 10 days after the wedding and the full films could take about 50-60 days depending on the season work load. The highlight film and trailer could take upto 35-45 days for the delivery. The couple should send us two things for the completion of the Highlight film in time - One is the music selection of the film (various sound tracks you want for various sections of the film) and second is the credits for the opening and closing sections of the film. A delay in sending these will exponentially delay the delivery schedule of the highlight film. As a thumb-rule, we expect these two things from the couple within ten days after the wedding.