Question:  Assuming state of the art cameras are used in recording the wedding ceremony, what is the most important element in producing a high quality video?

Answer:  Camera position.  This is particularly important when the wedding takes place within a church, synagogue, or mosque because sometimes there are restrictions as to where the videographer is allowed to place the camera.  But no matter where the main video camera is positioned, it can only shoot what the videographer can see and record from that spot.  And from one spot, it is almost impossible to see and record everything you want.  That's why Europa always uses two manned cameras.  This allows shots from two or more vantage points without which the video presentation could lack elegance and style!

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Question:  But aren't 2-camera packages more expensive?

Answer:  Not with Europa Video.  Two (2) manned cameras are used in all of our wedding packages.  It's just a matter of how much of the second-camera footage is edited into the final product.  Obviously, the larger the package, the more second-camera footage it will contain.  But, Europa assures its brides that there will be more than enough second-camera footage in all packages to ensure a superior quality edit.  So, you never have to settle for a 1-camera shoot again!

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Question:  What do you mean by a manned camera?

Answer:  Some videographers set up a stationary video camera, aimed at one spot, kept rolling at all times, but with no camera operator.  This procedure will record everything that comes into the camera's view but nothing else.  This is what we call  an un-manned camera; it provides a second vantage point but the results are usually static.  Europa prefers to use manned cameras (operated by live videographers) and only uses an un-manned camera in some 3-camera shoots.  So, you never have to settle for an un-manned second camera again!

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