Audio Features For Your Super 8 Wedding Video
Adding Super 8 coverage to your wedding day footage is a beautiful, unique way to capture your love story. Not only can you have visuals of your wedding day but also audio features that can add another layer of nostalgia to your Super 8 wedding video.
If you're wondering what you need to know about additional audio for your Super 8 wedding video, we've created a guide that we hope will be useful! We've included reasons to add audio to your Super 8 wedding film, how to pick the perfect song and what audio recording or music could look like for your wedding video.
What Is Super 8 Video?
A Super 8 video is filmed on a Super 8 camera, which uses film with a width of 8 millimeters. It was first introduced in the 60s and although it's an "old" kind of film format, it gives a wedding film a vintage and nostalgic vibe that digital video cameras and camcorders can't imitate.
If you're planning on having Super 8 coverage for your wedding, it's important to know that Super 8 cameras don't capture audio. But, so much of the magic of a wedding day is in the sound — the whispered words of love, the grand speeches, and the shuffling on the dance floor. Because of this, we are proud to offer the option to add audio — whether it's speeches, vows, or getting ready shenanigans — to your Super 8 wedding video. Captured separately on hidden lavalier microphones and overlaid on the spectacular visuals of your day.
Reasons to Add Audio to Your Super 8 Wedding Video
It Heightens All the Emotions
The nostalgic nature of Super 8 wedding film truly brings back all the emotions that were felt on your wedding day. Watching your Super 8 wedding video back would feel like watching an old home movie, where you reminisce on heartfelt moments, laugh at the funny ones and relive the whole day again.
It Preserves Precious Moments
The beauty of Super 8 wedding video and adding audio to it is that it allows you to visually capture your loved ones, their words and voices. The reactions during your wedding first look, the beautiful vows you both share before saying "I do! and the touching speeches during your wedding reception are all put together and preserved into a film that will live on forever.
The Music Sets the Mood
Adding music to your Super 8 wedding video sets the tone for each moment of your wedding day when watching it back. All the romance, excitement and joy captured and then paired with the perfect song will bring you a tear-jerking Super 8 wedding video that you can cherish.
How to Choose the Perfect Song for Your Super 8 Video
Reflect Your Style
Consider songs that reflect your personal style and taste as a couple. There might be a song you both love listening to together or a genre you both know will fit the tone perfectly for your Super 8 wedding video. Whether it's a slow or upbeat song, choose one that truly reflects who you both are!
Look at the Lyrics and Theme
Some songs can fit the mood for your Super 8 wedding video, but the lyrics might not perfectly fit the same way! Have a look at the lyrics and themes of the songs you're considering and whether they align with the narrative and emotions of your wedding day. Alternatively, you can choose an instrumental song that fits the vibe of your wedding day which won't have lyrics that distract from the visuals!
Ask for Suggestions From Us
As Super 8 wedding videographers, we can happily share some suggestions if you're stuck on choosing a song for your Super 8 wedding video. Choosing the right song isn't easy so if asking us for suggestions and tips will help guide you to finding that perfect song, don't hesitate to do so!
Recorded Audio and Music for Your Super 8 Wedding Video
Recorded Audio
Although Super 8 cameras don't capture audio, we can bring an audio recorder to capture it separately and add it to your Super 8 wedding video! Including recorded audio in your Super 8 wedding film adds a beautiful layer of storytelling, with vows, speeches and laughter being preserved as candid moments from your wedding. You won't only be revisiting the visuals of the day but all the memories and emotions of it too.
Music
Adding recorded audio to your Super 8 wedding video might not be for you. And that's okay! Including music adds a poetic experience to your wedding film, where music becomes the heartbeat of the film and compliments the visuals beautifully.
With having no audio and adding music to your Super 8 wedding film instead, we'll make sure to have music licensing and consider your music preference to perfectly fit your Super 8 wedding video.
Considering Adding Super 8 Coverage for Your Wedding?
We would love to capture your wedding on Super 8! We offer Super 8 film on its own and as additional coverage to your wedding photos! You'll receive a 1 minute edited preview film before we send you a 6-8 minute artistically curated film. This will all be delivered online for you to view, download and share with your loved ones!
Reach out to us through our contact form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can! We can't wait to hear what you envision for your wedding and cover it on Super 8 for you!
