Simply Too Much

You have to see this amazing wedding video trailer. It's from Simply Cinematic, which is the videography company that my photographers recommended. I really like their work, but they didn't list any prices online. Well, I contacted them after I looked at their amazing website and today they send me an email with this information in it:

Simply Cinematic 2008 Pricing Guide
ALL PACKAGES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
• 2 High Definition Cameras
• Full Day Coverage
• 2 Lavaliere Microphone System
• Personally Customized Cases & Labels
• Interactive DVD Menu(s)

CINEMATIC WEDDING PACKAGE
• Cinematic Movie
• 3 Copies of Final DVD (Standard Definition DVD)
• Cinematic Preview Trailer & Trailer Site

Package Notes:
• There will be a total of 2 cinematographers and an assistant at the wedding
• The wedding is shot in full High Definition, but it is converted so it can fit a standard definition DVD. A lot of people have yet to make the transition to play High Definition DVD's, but for those that have, our editing process allows us to easily export the entire project into High Definition in the future. Your entire wedding is archived for eternity.
• The Cinematic Preview Sites is a unique way we like to present our previews to our
couples. Just like an actual movie, your wedding video will have it's own site for
everyone to preview.

Here are a few examples:
http://www.simplycinematic.com/trailers/christelryan
http://www.simplycinematic.com/trailers/jackiechet
http://www.simplycinematic.com/trailers/bethaniecraig
http://www.simplycinematic.com/trailers/cassiejake
http://www.simplycinematic.com/trailers/cassiejake2
http://www.simplycinematic.com/trailers/abijoe
This site also allows you to d/l a preview that is playable on both the iPhone and the
iPod.
• The customized cases and labels are created using the photos from your photographer.
• The labels are thermo-printed just like a DVD you would purchase at a store.
• The DVD's are fully interactive with menus and chapter menus.
Priced at $3500.00

CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE WEDDING PACKAGE
• Cinematic
• Cinematic Finale' Presentation (same-day-edit)
• True HD Playback
• Blu-Ray High Definition DVD Player
• 5 Copies of Final DVD (Blu-Ray High Definition DVD)
• Cinematic Preview Trailer & Trailer Site

Package Notes:
• Notes in the Cinematic Package apply with the addition of:
• There will be a total of 4 cinematographers at the wedding. We require a bigger team due to the Same-Day-Edit. Our lead videographer will be working his magic editing the days events, while the other videographer and our 2 assistants are filming the rest the days
events.
• The Same-Day-Edit is a great way to cap the night off. Your wedding day is edited that same day in a 5-10 highlight piece.
Here is an example: http://www.abijoe.com

• The entire project is edited and exported in High Definition. Your final DVD's will be in Blu-Ray High Definition format.
• The Blu-Ray player included is the Playstation 3 =)
• You have the option of having your wedding preloaded on the Playstation 3.
Priced at $7000.00

So, I think that $3,500 is completely worth it for what you get. I also think that we cannot go from spending $0 of our budget on videography to spending $3,500...which means that we will not be filmed by Simply Cinematic. In all honesty, it's not looking like we'll be filmed by anyone. You gotta love that ever-growing price tag.

I wanted to share their amazing work, though, because I think this will be the new standard in videography. To be fair, there's no reason wedding videos have to look like the ones from Bob Saget's Funniest Home Videos. I particularly like the way the titles are done on the trailer above.

Kyle was impressed too, although you can only imagine his response to the price tag...