tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post6028730231009420272..comments2024-02-10T17:29:10.269+05:30Comments on Raji's Ramblings: WEDDINGS AND VIDEOSRAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-67763527534062130482008-09-10T05:26:00.000+05:302008-09-10T05:26:00.000+05:30I agree except that a cousin of ours was also taki...I agree except that a cousin of ours was also taking video at our wedding and he has done a fabulous, fabulous job. He interviewed relatives and friends at our wedding and then cut it all down to a nice manageable size and for us it is a beautiful souvenir from our special day. So unless a friend or family member can make a nice personal video with lots of sound bites, hiring official videographers can certainly be done away with.<BR/><BR/>Btw, enjoyed reading all your recent posts.Alaphia Zoyabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407523065033603718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-83527786445796940082008-09-03T12:47:00.000+05:302008-09-03T12:47:00.000+05:30You're absolutely right, Raji! Maybe the solution ...You're absolutely right, Raji! Maybe the solution lies in altering the seating arrangement of the attendees (how about a stadium-style arrangement with the lowest rung for the videographer and his paraphernalia?)On the other hand a well-edited video is a pleasure to watch for the closest members of family and friends (but not when you're compelled to sit and watch XYZ's cousins' nephew's wedding video just because you happened to visit them!)<BR/>But what I just can not understand / digest is when someone gets photographers to record a funeral wake and get all the mourning family members to pose next to the dead person! Its the most macabre thing in my opinion. Personally, I would rather remember happier times.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-44160057630079733442008-09-03T10:17:00.000+05:302008-09-03T10:17:00.000+05:30Thanks everyone - I am glad everyone felt free to ...Thanks everyone - I am glad everyone felt free to agree or disagree with my views.RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-20866979891913021452008-09-02T07:51:00.000+05:302008-09-02T07:51:00.000+05:30A nice photo album stays through the life...and br...A nice photo album stays through the life...and brings the sparkling moments of the ceremony..<BR/><BR/>than the video cassette or the CD that takes with the awful noice and trivias of the wedding...<BR/><BR/>not to say the nuisance of videographers at the wedding site..<BR/><BR/>good afterthought Raji!<BR/>thanks!Devika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-5684659229124939012008-09-01T14:57:00.000+05:302008-09-01T14:57:00.000+05:30I agree, and I'd include a lot of other modern 'ga...I agree, and I'd include a lot of other modern 'gadgets too'. I', often guilty of spending all my time trying to get good shots of my grandsons, rather that sitting quietly and just enjoying them!Rinkly Rimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-82564406671213681812008-08-31T19:06:00.000+05:302008-08-31T19:06:00.000+05:30Raji, while I agree with you - and I havent quite ...Raji, while I agree with you - and I havent quite watched the wedding video of Darshini properly through- there are a few people like Resmi who do love to watch the wedding viedos.My father among them. <BR/>One use is you sometimes catch glimpses of people who are not in the photographs and whom you may have missed seeing altogether.<BR/>Two- as Gardenia says with perception- the pressure to give in to people is great. NO vidoe was waht we decided very early but we couldnt stick with it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe mandapams could have some kind of platform built high up where the photographers can have a birds eye viewkalluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682887665098073111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-71920479910615379732008-08-31T09:58:00.000+05:302008-08-31T09:58:00.000+05:30Hi Raji,That was a good thought. And I do agree th...Hi Raji,<BR/><BR/>That was a good thought. And I do agree that videographers create annoyance to the friends and relatives gathered. But I don't think we need to do away with videos. Well edited wedding videos are a pleasure to watch. Last month, I couldn't attend my cousin's wedding. But when sent across the CD, I went thru each frame eagerly to see the ceremony as well as to have a glimpse of the friends and relatives after a long time. <BR/><BR/>But I do respect your thought... :)Resmi...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07716360329895283136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-18079738310901748652008-08-31T03:29:00.000+05:302008-08-31T03:29:00.000+05:30I feel a similar annoyance when people take custom...I feel a similar annoyance when people take customer calls when making the customer right in front of you wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-1019319147929170562008-08-31T00:25:00.000+05:302008-08-31T00:25:00.000+05:30I won't argue for banning videos. What's at fault ...I won't argue for banning videos. What's at fault is the way it's taken, and arrangements made for it. With modern technology, there is no need for the cameramen to crowd around the dias. That should be banned. They can be a little away. Also, Kalyana Mandapams can have an elevated platform from where the ceremony can be shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-19632523703252037782008-08-30T22:34:00.000+05:302008-08-30T22:34:00.000+05:30Some weddings are alright and have to be filmed li...Some weddings are alright and have to be filmed like the Monsoon Wedding!Groucho gawkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648136574672198653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-8679293800683022302008-08-30T20:32:00.000+05:302008-08-30T20:32:00.000+05:30Perhaps the video wallah is one of those 'compulso...Perhaps the video wallah is one of those 'compulsory' freebies - when you make a deal with the caterer or the wedding hall you get one. It is painful for all concerned, as you say, but the pressure to please all can be big - and the pressure to give in to persuasive service providers, whom we're often better off without.Gowri Mohanakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060601235118339248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-58235116478098484642008-08-30T20:03:00.000+05:302008-08-30T20:03:00.000+05:30Well covered Raji, the topic on wedding videos. It...Well covered Raji, the topic on wedding videos. It sure isn't filmed like a movie-thriller and photographs are any day more fun to see.<BR/><BR/>You've beautifully captured the problem every attendee is facing...<BR/><BR/>And I would also like to lodge a complaint in this forum - everyone pushes me to the back or edge, when they film the handshake and subsequent teeth-showing-ceremony along with couple :-(<BR/><BR/>You too Raji...<BR/>Camera trigger-happy? :-)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469394323819969371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-24537707638673502682008-08-30T18:10:00.000+05:302008-08-30T18:10:00.000+05:30HelloHelloBachelor Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568212529484583826noreply@blogger.com