What u mentioned abt the flash not firing is a technical issue, it can happens to video too, just like what if the tape is not rolling or the audio input distorted..
many people have wrong concept of video editing can savage shot which is not everytime the case. it will be a hard time for editing if no shot or proper shot taken.. video is about flow.. during the shoot, u must already planning the flow for how to edit.
Yes both video and photo can have technical errors. But the expectations of photo and video is different. In video, you don't necessarily have to do the storytelling in a linear narrative. There are parts you can skip, and if you are good with the editing, you can still salvage it. Don't get me wrong. I am not saying good videography is not important. But rather the risk involved in video isn't as high as in photo. In another words, there is more leeway for error, and for the large part the editing is more important than the videography. You may have tons of steady tracking shots or good long takes. But all the good footage is useless under the hands of a poor editor. As for planning the flow, partially true. There are instances where the editors and videographers are not the same people. The videographer just need good shots, but the storytelling lies in the hands of the editor. Anyway, I think enough of OT in this thread. Perhaps we should take this to somewhere else?