In short
- You tick only what you saw. Blank stays unknown.
- A showreel alone never proves a supplier can record a whole event.
- There is no overall score, only strengths, concerns and unknowns.
- Each gap becomes a follow-up question for that supplier.
This worksheet helps you review videographers’ samples on evidence. It separates what you saw from what you assumed, and it turns every gap into a follow-up question.
What is it for?
A polished showreel is easy to like. The harder question is whether the same person can record your whole event, with clear sound, over several hours. The worksheet keeps those two questions apart so a good impression does not stand in for proof.
How do I use it?
- Add a supplier and enter how many samples you reviewed.
- Tick the kinds of sample you saw, such as a showreel or a whole ceremony.
- For each point, choose Yes, No or leave it as Do not know yet. Be honest about what you actually watched.
- Add your own observations in the notes box.
- Add more suppliers to compare them under the same headings.
How do I read the result?
Each supplier gets a row for strengths you saw, concerns you noted and what is still unknown, followed by follow-up questions. A note appears if only a showreel was seen. At the end, the sheet says whether the samples are comparable.
What are the assumptions and limits?
- The sheet records what you tell it. It cannot judge the footage or check that a claim is true.
- Enjoying a style is a real reason to shortlist someone, but it is separate from whether they can record your whole event reliably.
- There is deliberately no overall score and no ranking.
- Nothing is saved or sent. Supplier names stay in this browser tab.
A worked example
This is an illustrative example. You watch one supplier’s showreel and love the visual style. You tick Yes for style and Yes for similar setting, and choose Showreel as the sample type.
The result shows style as a strength. Full-recording ability stays unknown, with a note that only a showreel was seen, and a follow-up question asks to see a complete recording of a whole event or speech.
Where to go next
Ask to see a complete film, not only a trailer: sound, steadiness and whole-ceremony coverage show more than style.
Questions to ask your videographer prepares what to ask in a first conversation, and the guide on portfolio permission for an event videographer explains why some work cannot be shown. When written quotes arrive, use the videography quote comparison worksheet and read about comparing two quotations fairly. Our event videography service page explains how we work.
If you would like to know how we would cover your kind of event, tell us what matters most, such as a full speech or a whole ceremony, and we will say what is possible for your date.
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