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Online distance learning: Live stream your training courses

Learning online carries many benefits. From reduced travel costs to saving staff time, streaming your course to an online audience can offer new opportunities to your business. We’re going to look at the benefits of online distance learning and why you should live stream your courses.

Online Distance learning isn’t new

Look at the Open University for example, they offer seminars, course materials and communication with lecturers through the medium of the internet. Why make people from all over the place come to a physical location when they can catch a seminar via live streaming? It’s the perfect example of online distance learning.

Online distance learning is more accessible than ever before and not just available to big budgets, it’s a great way to train your workforce.

The benefits of live streaming your courses

Religious rituals live streaming in your marriage ceremony

Traditionally at Muslim weddings, the men and women remain separate during the marriage ceremony and often the reception. In order for the mehar; the formal marriage contract; to be accepted during the nikah; marriage contract ceremony; many brides send two witnesses as their representatives for the marriage and to formally accept the marriage terms. These are long-standing traditions. Most Muslim weddings still adhere to this today out of respect for the religion and the parties involved. Religious rituals live streaming is a great way for friends and family to be a part of this. Continue reading “Religious rituals live streaming in your marriage ceremony”

Live Video Mix

Whether it’s coverage of a live event or filming a music video, time is a crucial factor. Everyone is looking to save time where they can. For this reason, many production companies are looking for new and efficient ways to reduce the amount of time spent on the shoot and/or in post-production. This is done effectively through live video mixing/editing. Continue reading “Live Video Mix”

Live streaming your Asian wedding

On your wedding day it’s perfectly natural to want all your family and friends from far and wide to share your special day with you. However, the sad fact is that this isn’t always possible. For many brides and grooms the reality is that some important family members live abroad. In some cases, family aren’t able to travel for health or financial reasons. Live streaming Asian weddings is becoming increasingly popular for this reason.
With the new convenience to travel and live abroad, this can be a particular problem during weddings. Many family members are far away and can’t be there physically to witness the wedding. Long distance travel can be incredibly expensive. For some elderly relatives, it can be too much of a strain to travel such a long way. We have worked with a number of families to help extend their ceremony beyond their venue to include all their important families and friends abroad.

The World Wide Web

As we know, the ‘World Wide Web’ has really opened up the lines of communication across the world, meaning that nowadays, no one needs to miss out on important events. We have worked with many couples to create the perfect solution that would allow their distant relatives to still be a part of their celebrations, and at their own convenience.

Catching the atmosphere and immediate playback options

For those with family in parts of the world where there is a big time difference, it’s not always possible for them to watch the event live. We typically have a minimum of two camera angles at every event to ensure every angle is covered. The camera angles are edited live and footage uploads to the internet whilst streaming. This means footage is instantly available, from the minute the wedding is finished. Friends and family from around the world can therefore watch at a time that suits them.

Keeping tradition through the use of Live Streaming Asian weddings

During some religious ceremonies; for example with Muslim weddings, it’s tradition for the men and women to remain separate during the nikah; marriage ceremony. During the ceremony, it is possible for the women to see the men. This is another advantage to live streaming to family members abroad. This means the female congregation at the wedding can also be a part of the ceremony, whether they’re in the room next door or far away. They can watch the ceremony and witness the bonding of the two families, first hand, and get a closer connection to the bride and groom.
Not only that, but having your wedding videoed for your friends and family, also means you have a keepsake of your wedding day for yourselves too. You can watch the exchange of vows and celebrations time and time again to remember your special day.
Get in touch if you’d like to know more about our live streaming services and ceremonies and how we can connect your wedding guests far and wide. Call us on 0121 6677 898 or email info@redshellproductions.co.uk for a free initial, no obligations chat.

10 Top Questions to Ask Your Wedding Videographer

It’s one of the most important days in your life: your wedding. And you want to document it, to have a treasure trove of memories to look back on without flaws. A marriage movie you can watch again and again.

Most people have no idea how to go about finding that perfect wedding videographer or what to ask them. Take a look at our top 10 questions for wedding videographers to help you meet the videographer who will highlight the best of your wedding moments.

1.) What sets you apart from hundreds of other wedding videographers?

This is asking for more than a sales pitch; it involves personality and expression. If they seem as if they’re reciting their wedding videography resume from a script, or get offended, it can tell you a lot.

2.) Can you describe your style of wedding videography and what to expect?

A quite important aspect of videography is individual taste and style.

Pay attention to their description of style methods (i.e. cinematic videos are organized and edited to tell a story; a documentary style captures moments throughout the day); do they have an invasive presence; how they do lighting and sound; how many videographers; which parts of the wedding are shot; and what they prefer doing in postproduction.

It helps you to see if you are on the same page of wedding video expectation.

3.) What is included in the wedding video package and how is it delivered?

Many videographers have package deals, which might include both raw footage and the edited final copy. Delivery can be done via DVD, USB or online, depending on your preference.

4.) What are your wedding videographer qualifications?

To seed out the cousins of a friend who are ‘hobbyists,’ asking for credentials is fair for you to ask. It is your wedding and you deserve a professional to document your special day.

5.) Can you give me recommendations from other weddings?

Although they’ll probably only send you to the most positive of references, if you can, ask specific questions of the former clients. Such as “Did the videographer take requests?” or “Was the videographer intrusive or distracting?”

An insight into the person can let you get to know if they’ll film your wedding the way you need.

6.) How do you edit the wedding videos in postproduction?

There are typically 3 ways that are popular at the moment: clean, or straight shooting; documentary style; and cinematic, which uses overtly vivid colors, effects and artistic editing.

Ask about how they handle the sound and background music, which is a large component of a good video.

7.) What does your videographer’s price include?

A lot of brides are shocked at the price of professional wedding videography, but then are disappointed if they go with an amateur. To put it in perspective, professional videography prices include:

The highest level of professional equipment which includes external sound and lighting, and might include a second videographer (compared to a basic hand-held digital camera)

The latest and most innovative videography software, to ensure the end result is beautiful and captivating

Professional editing, which can take several weeks, depending on the length of the video

You can’t get the same quality from a videographer who just takes simple footage. It’s up to you what you’d prefer for your wedding.

8.) Can I see (or can you send me) a wedding video that is similar to what I want?

Wedding videos are important for the simple reason you can see if the videographer is good at compilation, or stellar at capturing a wedding’s unique personality. They don’t always go hand-in-hand. A videographer can be great at shooting time-lapses, but shoddy at shooting a wedding day.

You can also see if the videos reflect the particular wedding or the love story of the couples, or if they all appear to be the same film repeated. Again, it depends on your preference for your own wedding.

9.) Could you tell me about one of your favorite/worst weddings you shot?

This can show how much the videographer invests in weddings, generally. It can also give you a heads up on personality, and how well the videographer will mesh with you. It’s important, since you’ll be at one of your most stressed-out moments and they’ll be recording you every step of the way.

10.) How do you deal with disappointed wedding clients?

Even if there’s a contract, any discontent on either side needs to be addressed before the wedding. Finding out how well they deal with unhappy clients can aid you in making a decision.

We hope this top 10 list of questions for wedding videographers has been useful for you. To discuss filming or live streaming your wedding, email info@redshellproductions.co.uk or phone 0121 6677 898.

Online video marketing and production

Online video marketing incorporates the use of video to your marketing mix. This marketing method can be used to promote your brand, products or services. It is now said that video is shared more than any other kind of online content thereby increasing the urgency to start using online video marketing if you aren’t already. Sharing your product, service or brand through video provides the opportunity to send across your brand personality and gives your company the sense of being approachable and ‘human’, not ‘just another corporate’.

Incorporate video into your online marketing strategy

Inserting regular online video marketing makes your brand feel fresh and uploads regular interesting content. If you are for example in a trade such as building; uploading a quick video of your current project from your ipad or iphone is a cheap alternative to show regular and interesting projects you are working on. In addition, this demonstrates that you are a busy, active organisation. This shows prospectives a few things; you are good enough at what you do that you are prepared to show it off; that you love what you do and want to help others do it and; that you are actively seeking ways to engage with your audience in a more interactive way.

Lights, camera, action!

Red Shell Productions offer a bespoke video production service. We provide your video in broadcast quality and as part of our bespoke service will work to your timescales, attend the location’s you would like us to film for your video message and have a consultation. Our process usually goes something like this: