Sweet 16 Shoot

1. Fitzhufilms
   Member

   
   Ive been shooting weddings for about a year and a half now. Today I got a call about shooting a Sweet 16 party. Ive never done anything like that before. Off the top of my head I quoted them $75 an hour with a minimun of 4 hours guaranteeing me $300, which they had no problem with. It's on a Saturday so there is a chance I would be giving up a wedding.
   
   Anyway my questions is, what the heck does a completed Sweet 16 B-day DVD look like? What should I look for, etc. Anyone that has done one of these and could give me some tips, or an example of what theirs looked like would be great. Thanks.

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. Endeavor
   Member

   
   I would probably approach it like a wedding reception and edit it in short form style, using highlights and music. I wouldn't think they should expect more than about a 20 minute video.

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. Fitzhufilms
   Member

   
   Thanks! Thats what I was looking for.

   Posted 4 years ago #

4. brandon0409
   Member

   
   I don't know if I totally agree with that.
   I shot my first Sweet 16 about 2 months ago.
   
   Yes - It was shot kind of like a reception
   
   And they were looking for nearly the same coverage as a reception.
   When I met with them, they were expecting at least an Hour of video.
   
   This party included:
   Court Enterences
   First dances
   Speeches (like at at reception)
   Cutting the cake
   And dancing
   
   It was very involved
   It will definitley be more than you expect.
   
   Good luck

   Posted 4 years ago #

5. Corona 777
   Member

   
   Agreed there. My first Sweet 16 was composed and processed much in the same style as a wedding...
   Beginning with the Church Ceremony, the Readings, the Confirmation, the Baby pictures, the arrival to the Reception, the first Dances, the Candles, the family/guest photos, the Full Party Dance, the Birthday Cake, the Recollection speeches, the messages from Friends, the Last Dance....
   
   We got about 6 to 8 tapes of RAW material and cut down to 1 hour finished video.
   (it was a loved one's neighbor & my first themed-shoot so I stayed low in the 300 range).
   
   With all the activities going on, it was a lively shoot which definitely kept me on my toes!

   Posted 4 years ago #

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