-CONTINUATION CRITIQUE ON THE WEDDING SHOW BY DZUNU KAFUI

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7th March 2010
Today’s wedding show was quite different from the others. The groom and best men were not dressed in the usual suite and coat; they put on black trousers and a designer’s shirt nicely made in brown and white colours. The colours used were not the normal bright colours used in weddings, all decorations from the church room, all the way to the reception ground as well as the bridal party and relatives were in chocolate brown with a touch of gold; this did not affect the beauty of the scenery in any way because the colour saturation and quality was good. The choice of music was excellent for the occasion and the sound quality was good. After the procession, the camera panned through the audience to give viewers an idea about the kind of people present in the function. Beautifully dresses audiences were given recognition by the camera by zooming in to take a closer look at them. Later, there were long and short shots which were used appropriately to create the happy mood for the occasion. However, there was too much tinting of the camera during the traditional procession dance due to the fast rhythm of the song, as a producer, I would mount the camera on a stand from a distance and zoom in to capture a good view of them as they dance. This will prevent the much tinting of the camera.

14th March 2010
Today’s show was colorful. The presenter dressed in pink and purple which was the colour used for the wedding. This shows that she identifies with the ceremony. She had a moderate and soft tone, combined with her choice of words created the joyous mood. She gave a pre-wedding show by visiting the bride to-be as she was getting herself ready for the big ceremony; but she did not visit the groom to-be, if I were the producer, I would also visit the groom-to-be and find out how he is also preparing for the big occasion. That aside, the actual day came and low and behold everything looked perfect. The pink and purple colour choice was perfect. The flower girls, the bride and groom were nicely dressed in pink colours; the decorations were also done in pink. There was good music at the background and the fading away for the voice over was good. The picture quality came out clearly and brightly. The dolly camera movements during the picture taking brought out the emotions. However, the advertisements were too many for such a show.

21st March 2010
The flower girls, page boy and bridesmaids walked into the church auditorium majestically to the tune of cool music. Soon after, the beautiful bride was ushered in by her parents and that was the beginning of today’s wedding show. The audience witnessed with enthusiasm as the vows were exchanged and that was the end of the first part of the wedding ceremony. The camera dollied slowly after the couple as they danced into the reception ground. The decorations were awesomely done in lemon green colours. The sound quality was good though occasionally feed backs from among the audience could be heard. There were enough close-ups on the bridal party to show their beautiful accessories. However, the microphones were brought very close to the mouth of the couple during the interview which brought out some signals but this was quickly corrected.

24th March 2010
Today’s show was good. The setting was nicely decorated in blue and white. Everybody was beautifully dresses not to talk about the couples and the bridal party. After the procession, the camera gave a wide shot of the audience and then panned through them slowly so that specific people can be seen. The camera then panned through the decorations and then focused on the bridal party. The picture quality was good but at some point, the sunrays interrupted and the images went blair but latter it was corrected and an even balance was given. The sound quality from the music and presenter was good, an even representation of loudness was presented and very thing said was heard clearly. However, there was a lot of microphone movement during the vow recitation, because one microphone was used by the pastor and the couple. Also, the presenter’s voice pitch was high and piecing; probably as a result of the microphone setting, this could have been adjusted and balanced well by the Director of photography before shooting began.