jews d in the jews in the digital age Capturing The Moment GoPro, Wedit & DIY wedding videos . T Jason Miller Contributing Writer here was a time when having videographers at your wedding was a really expensive endeavor. The professional video guys would haul in the big rig cameras with special lighting and boom microphones. They would record hours of raw footage and then you’d wait more than six months for the edited VHS tape to arrive. After paying thousands of dollars, you had a video with cheesy titles overlaid on poor-quality footage that you’d never watch more than once (especially if you never converted it to DVD or a digital file). Today, couples have many more options to pre- serve their big day. With the growing popularity of GoPro cameras, many couples begin their wedding experience by recording their engagement using a GoPro. These small cameras can easily be attached to the forehead or chest, or held on a long selfie stick to capture the intimate moment of a marriage proposal. Brides and grooms have also recognized that a videographer only captures so many hours of the wedding weekend. When GoPro cameras are distributed to random guests and they’re asked to capture as much footage as they can through- out the weekend, you’re sure to get some quality moments that otherwise would have been missed. A GoPro is a POV (point of view) camera, mean- OVER $43 MILLION SOLD IN 2016 WEST BLOOMFIELD EXCLUSIVE INTERLAKEN ALL SPORTS PINE LAKE Over 85’ of lake front with western sunset views. Lakeside 1st fl oor master suite boasts sitt ing room, his & her closet rooms & baths. Expansive great room & dining room hosts large events overlooking the lake. Premium white island kitchen & adjacent family room is perfect for casual lake living. Almost 5,000 sq. ft . of luxury with 4 bed, 4.1 baths & 2 dens. 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It is also fun to plant GoPros around the wed- ding ceremony and reception (they can be hidden in the flowers of a wedding bouquet or at the bar) to give a fun perspective on the event. DYI VIDEOS As a rabbi who officiates a lot of weddings, I have seen a trend toward DIY videography. In some cases, it’s a coordinated activity like giving out several GoPro cameras, but in other cases, it’s the guests doing what they do naturally — using their mobile phones to record video and take photos of the wedding. Many brides and grooms have told me they are so confident they’ll get enough cellphone footage that they don’t need to hire a professional videog- rapher. A local Metro Detroit startup has capitalized on this theory and is making DIY wedding videogra- phy a trendy option. Farmington Hills-based Wedit markets itself as “a fun and interactive way to capture your total wedding experi- ence, from the rehearsal dinner to the brunch afterwards.” Wedit (wedit.com), an online e-commerce operation, sends out a package to the wedding couple several days before the big event that includes five high-definition (HD) cameras. They can use the cameras for the entirety of their wedding weekend and then ship the rental cameras back to Wedit’s offices. Wedit then consolidates the footage from all the cameras into one video that is available in the cloud for the bride, groom and guests to view, share and download. Wedit’s owners, Lee Burnstein and Jeremy Stybel, both of West Bloomfield, believe they’ve found a niche in the wedding industry. While weddings are still one of the more tra- ditional customs in our society, celebrants are looking toward new ways to preserve these liminal moments. 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