Event videography

Event videography is a video production, the art of capturing social and special events onto video by a videographer. The term is used to describe the videography of any event, aside from weddings and wedding videography.

History

Event videography is an offshoot of wedding videography and encompasses the video documentation of social functions, such as First Communions, anniversaries, dance recitals, bar mitzvahs, color guard contests, proms, concerts, etc.

Event videography started shortly after the introduction of consumer-based video cameras, or camcorders, in the late 1970s, as videographers, who had businesses documenting weddings, began to look for other markets to offer their services.

Event videography today

The art of event videography is somewhat similar today as it was back when the camcorder was first introduced. The main differences lie in the improved video camera technology and equipment. In the past, event videographers used predominantly DV based equipment, because of advances in high definition technology event videographers use DSLRs and video cameras. In contemporary corporate video production videographers use many different techniques to make a location or event grab the attention of a target audience. These new techniques can include but are not limited to:

• Cable Cam
• Hyperlapse
• Hand-held camera stabilisation systems
• Drone / UAVs

Videography events

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See also

• Camera angle
• Camera operator
• Underwater videography
• Wedding photography