Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 3rd, 2016, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,898
Re: Exotic wedding locations
I'm from Sydney, Australia and will be flying to Italy in July to film a wedding in Tuscany at an amazing villa. The couple have paid for return flights x 2 (my wife and our young baby will be coming...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 3rd, 2016, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,526
Re: Cloud service for client videos
I tend to agree with Chris on this re: something physical as a keepsake. I produce highlight films and will provide the Vimeo link to my couples via email initially. Whether they purchase...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 16th, 2015, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,718
Re: Your Favorite 2015 Wedding Film
Hi all. Ian - great thread, thanks for starting.
I've been shooting weddings for about 12 months in Australia, and my favourite so far this year is below. Our season is obviously reversed and...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 13th, 2015, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,572
Re: Anyone shoot with a Canon 6D?
Hey Rebecca,
I bought my 6D to shoot weddings in October 2014, and have loved working with it so far. At about half the cost of the 5D III, it's a great option to either purchase and cheaper main...
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Forum: Final Cut Pro X
December 12th, 2014, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,115
HELP - Best export settings for DVD/USB
Hi all,
I'm new here and need to deliver a 10-minute wedding film, ideally on both DVD and USB.
Issue is, the exported file (H264 - 1080p):
a) Looks like garbage on TV once playing through...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 11th, 2014, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 10,649
Re: How I hate DVDs....
In terms of USB delivery, do you guys find you need to use USB 3.0 sticks? I've found that USB 2.0 always freezes during playback. Wondering if it's something to do with my export settings, as the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 4th, 2014, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 10,274
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
Really looking forward to your thoughts on the church footage at f/4 Michael! I'm in a similar position so would be great to know just how well it goes. Obviously your C100 will be superior for low...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 10th, 2014, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 10,274
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
I'm in a similar position where I'd love to buy a 70-200 (have hired the 2.8 IS for my first two wedding shoots) and I can see that upping ISO could compensate for the difference in f stop. Issue is,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 4th, 2014, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
Re: Please review my first wedding film!
Thanks so much for the feedback Daniel, and glad you enjoyed it!
Will definitely look into the colour balance, as you're the second person to mention it. Will look to soften the blue in the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 4th, 2014, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
Re: Please review my first wedding film!
Hi guys,
Thank you for your opinions and feedback, very much appreciated!
Whilst not from a photography background (just a hobby rather than professional), I must say I do like the shallower...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
November 3rd, 2014, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,829
Re: My First Wedding - would love your feedback!
Hi Adrian,
Thanks so much for the feedback - really valuable being so new to this!
In terms of the reception, I found this really tough as I didn't have a B Cam to sit on a tripod for speeches,...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
November 3rd, 2014, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,829
My First Wedding - would love your feedback!
Hi everyone,
I recently shot my first few weddings and have been busy editing. I've just completed the first film, and would love to get your feedback. Please be honest with your feedback...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 3rd, 2014, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
Please review my first wedding film!
Hi everyone,
I recently shot my first few weddings and have been busy editing. I've just completed the first film, and would love to get your feedback. Please be honest with your feedback...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 9th, 2014, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,581
Re: Editing my first wedding
Absolutely Dave, that's a great point. Will do this when I import media for Wedding #2. Thanks!
Feedback so far - I'm already learning how important the detail 'set the scene' type shots are. I'm...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 8th, 2014, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,581
Re: Editing my first wedding
Thanks Dave. Of the two weddings I shot, I've transcoded the first one in full using Compressor.
Whilst somewhat time consuming, the bonus of this is that I trimmed clips to get rid of shaky or...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 7th, 2014, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,581
Re: Editing my first wedding
Hi guys,
Thanks so much for the helpful advice. Will definitely organise my footage into keywords to make sorting/finding easy.
So on the transcoding topic, two questions are:
1. From what...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 7th, 2014, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,150
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 7th, 2014, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,581
Editing my first wedding
Hi all,
Apologies if I should've asked this in the FCPX forum section, but I got so much great advice from wedding shooters that I thought I'd try my luck here.
I've recently filmed my first...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 6th, 2014, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,150
Re: First Wedding - advice for a solo shooter?
Adrian - great suggestion about the pre-focus and let her walk into and out of focus. What aperture would you typically shoot at for this?
Weddings were at Palm Beach (Dunes) for first wedding,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 6th, 2014, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,150
Re: First Wedding - advice for a solo shooter?
Hi Mervyn,
Thanks for asking. I definitely learnt a LOT out of the first two weddings, and my second shoot was so much more comfortable than the first. My main points to note were:
1....
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 22nd, 2014, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,150
Re: First Wedding - advice for a solo shooter?
Guys, all this advice is seriously priceless - thank you!
From the various comments, I definitely agree about the 'keep it simple, stupid' approach.
The two venues are a park by the water, and...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 18th, 2014, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,150
Re: First Wedding - advice for a solo shooter?
Appreciate the feedback guys. Lots to think about.
I should've mentioned that I'll have another tripod available, so can have two locked off cameras n tripods and one monopod during ceremony....
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 18th, 2014, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,150
First Wedding - advice for a solo shooter?
Hi everyone,
New to the forum but finding it super useful for gather info ahead of my first wedding shoots in a few weeks. To set the scene, I'm shooting two weddings on consecutive days, both...
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