While no photographer can guarantee a certain number of photos (within reason), we edit all photos before delivery to our client.  You will receive ALL edited photos.  We don’t play the game of you having pick x number of pictures out of all that were edited.  Some photographers will do this and charge you extra to receive all of the photos.

The approximate length of the video is determined by:

1.  Total length of time shooting RAW footage (see What is RAW footage for explanation)
2. The approximate length the client desires the video to be
3. Number of cameras utilized

We don’t outsource any editing.  Everything is done in-house.

If you’re not intimately familiar with video production, you might assume that raw footage is a bunch of clips that look pretty much like the final video product, just without the assembly and finishing touches.

If this is what you’re expecting, you might be confused when instead, you receive a long, disorganized list of files that you probably can’t even open. The shots will be out of order, and if you do manage to watch one of the videos, it won’t have the look or feel of the final product.

Fortunately, this is all by design. Raw footage isn’t intended to look like the final video. So, what is it intended to look like?

What is Raw Footage?

Raw footage (sometimes called “source footage”) is the crude, unprocessed camera output that a videographer captures while shooting. It’s delivered as an extensive list of files that you may not be able to open without professional software. If you can open the files, you’ll find footage that hasn’t been color-corrected, audio-enhanced, or trimmed to eliminate unusable footage. The gist? It’s not going to look good.

Don’t panic if you hate the way the raw footage looks. The key to raw footage is that it’s meant to be edited. 

Raw footage is not supposed to stay raw—it starts in that format to preserve the quality and detail for the editors, allowing them to have the most creative freedom in putting the final video together. Because it retains all the details, true colors, lighting, and high-quality images that the camera produces, raw footage can be completely transformed in post-production according to the needs of the final product.

Below are some additional details to be aware of when working with raw footage.

The Size:

We can’t overstate this: files containing raw footage are large. They take tons of storage space and processing power to work with, which is why professional editing software is so critical for post-production.

The Color:

The color on raw footage typically looks flat or dull. Again, this is by design. The color of raw footage is flat—that is, it was shot in a video type called “flat” that doesn’t include a lot of the color information in a finished video file. The footage will look lifeless, but only so that the editors have the most control over the result.

The final product won’t look like the raw footage, because the editor will color grade the footage and make other technical changes to bring the colors to life.

The Sound:

With raw footage, the audio that will be used in the final video may be recorded separately. Often, the camera used to film will not capture the final audio for your footage. Instead, a separate audio device could be used to maintain the highest quality level.

While the camera will still technically be capturing audio, it’s likely going to be located too far from the audio source for the sound to be as clear as you want. Recording audio separately solves this problem.

What does this mean for your raw footage? It means that the final audio for your video may be in a separate file altogether. The editors will synchronize the audio with the footage during post-production, but if you’re viewing the raw footage, which won’t be the case.

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