Izak & Slater
A deck running out over flat turquoise water, and two people at the end of it. Sound on.
Out over the water.
Izak and Slater were married in the Bahamas, on a private island with a pale deck that runs straight out over the water. In the frame above they are two small figures in white at the far end of it, flat turquoise on every side, a low green cay sitting on the horizon behind them. There is no set, and nothing between them and the light.
The film runs eight minutes and forty-seven seconds. On an island this flat there is very little to put in a frame besides water, sky and the two people in it.
Notes on filming in the Bahamas.
The light here comes from two directions. The Bahama Banks are shallow, seven or eight metres on average and closer to two in places, and the floor is white carbonate sand, so a great deal of sun comes back up off the water. You get fill from underneath, which is generous on faces and unforgiving on exposure: the water clips long before skin does, so protect the highlights on the water and let the skin sit where it lands. Strong ND is not optional. The other constraint is wind. The highest ground in the country is sixty-three metres, on Cat Island, so on a low cay there is no ridge to duck behind and no windbreak anywhere on an open deck. The trades run easterly most of the year, northeasterly through the winter. Plan for wind noise and put a shield on everything.
Do you film weddings in the Bahamas?
Yes. Izak and Slater's film was made on a private island there, and we travel for work like it. The Bahamas is around seven hundred islands and two thousand four hundred cays, only about thirty of them inhabited, so a private cay is a real option rather than a marketing phrase. What that buys you is control: no other event next door, no public beach in the background, and a sound bed that is water and wind and nothing else. Hurricane season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August, which is worth planning around.
How much does a wedding videographer cost?
Our collections run from $6,000 for The Moment to $10,000 for The Legacy, our most complete collection. Each one is a full cinematic wedding film of your day plus a custom wedding website. Everything is set out on our Collections page.
When do we get our wedding film?
About 8 to 12 weeks for the full film. The Portrait and The Legacy also include a shorter teaser, delivered sooner, so you have something to share while the main edit is still running.
Will we notice you during the day?
Barely. We film the day as it happens rather than staging it, staying close but out of the way. Most couples tell us afterwards that they forgot anyone was filming.