Wedding Film vs Wedding Video – Sorlie Arts – Barrie, ON

Tomorrow we head off to Austin…. Emily and I are both very excited about what we’re going to learn in Texas surrounded by some of the world’s great cinematographers and editors.  We’ve been planning this trip for quite some time now and we’ll have a great time, that’s for sure.  But some people are asking, why are you guys going?  What are you hoping to learn?  If you break down what Sorlie Arts is all about, you’d probably find that we make wedding videos in Barrie, Ontario.  But we think our wedding videos are more like mini films.  We actually call ourselves Barrie’s Wedding Filmmakers.  Now, we say Barrie because that is where we live, but we would certainly love to work with couples who are getting married up north in Muskoka or even in Toronto and the rest of the GTA.  In fact, we have 6 weddings this year that are not in Barrie.  We do travel for some of our weddings.

What’s the difference between a wedding video and a wedding film?

Well, there is no recipe or template for a wedding film.  It’s about your story.  What happened on the day.  We look for things that are interesting that you would want to remember – or maybe that you didn’t even see.  Where as with a wedding video – it’s pretty simple.  The camera goes up on a tripod, the record button is pressed, you walk down the aisle and maybe you get a speech or two recorded.  You will then get a DVD and you will probably watch it once.  But ask your friends to sit  down with you and watch it more than once – we’ll see if they return your calls!  (kidding – but not really).

What Sorlie Arts does is creates documentary like film about the events of your day.  We use professional HD cameras and other tools that are being used in Hollywood to produce Wedding Films.  Our ‘Main Feature’ doesn’t actually include the entire ceremony or the speeches.  Who wants to sit through that every time?  We add highlights and put the pieces together, through in a couple of great songs that you can pick if you like and the result is pretty fantastic.

You have the option of having your ceremony & speeches unedited as a separate option on your DVD menu – which is great because you can watch them whenever you want but your friends and family can be spared if they need to be

Have a look at some of our highlight clips – they will give you the look and feel of our wedding cinematography.

We only get to work with a handful of couples each year and we take our time to make sure their story is unique.

We would love to sit down with you and discuss turning your wedding video expectations into wedding film excitement.