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a wedding film · January 20th, 2009, 07:46 AM

Hey guys, would like to share one of our latest videos, i shot their prenup in SF when i was there for a wedding shoot days before.

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to bad the church had a crappy audio mixer hence the noise during the vows :(

anyway, hope you guys like it ^_^

Oleg Kalyan · January 20th, 2009, 08:34 AM

very well done, nice intro into LA... narration/emotional buildup works perfectly..

Keep doing great work!

Vince Lucena · January 20th, 2009, 09:07 AM

Enjoyed the lead in shot from the bus to the couple. Also the first fly in shot of the couple near the tree to the sky was awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Noel Lising · January 20th, 2009, 09:09 AM

I second that, bus to couple was the "Shot" for me. Great work.

Ken Diewert · January 20th, 2009, 09:43 AM

Very nice Raph,

Can you tell us what gear you were using? It looked like 2 or more cameras at the ceremony and a 35mm adapter on one of them for the pre-ceremony stuff, with one of them on a stabilizer.

Thanks.

Steve Shovlar · January 20th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Nicely done by you should use a radio mic on the groom. The hiss from that dreadful hand held mic was terrible and killed it stone dead as a spectacle.

Video work excellent, sound poor. I won't comment on the music because its obviously a culture thing. Can't stand that type of music. Sounds like it came from Pearl Harbour after the war was won!

But as I said good video work.

Stephen J. Williams · January 20th, 2009, 04:58 PM

Awesome work...

Raphael Jamil Pranga · January 20th, 2009, 05:15 PM

Oleg, Vince, Noel, Stephen, Thank you so much for watching!

Ken, For the ceremony, we used about 3 cameras (it's obvious with the kiss shot) one FX1000 and two FX1s. Wedding details were shot with a HV30 on Letus 35 mini canon mount 100mm 2.8 macro.

Steve, thanks for the honest opinion. We've been arguing about that waaay before about
placing a mic with the groom. Will try it once we get our second set of mics. ^_^

Carl Wilky · January 21st, 2009, 11:18 AM

Raphael!!! My friend, that was a breath of fresh air. I, also like the lead to the couple and the voice over segment was well orchestrated

I really liked the intro with the snow globe and the actual music from it. The only suggestion i would have during this part would be to add the couples name come up like a movie trailer type effect... blurring text or fade and pan type of look.

Thanks for sharing.

P.S. Coming to visit the Philippines in Sept. 2010, whiling to assist on a shoot for a night out on the town. ;)

Stephen J. Williams · January 21st, 2009, 04:52 PM

Raphael...

Just want to let you know that I must have watched your video another 8 or 10 times... Everything that you pulled off is the exact "look" that I strive for. I'm far from it, but hopefully one day I'll reach my goal... I watched every shot over and over trying to take mental notes... Once again, I appreciate you sharing your video.

Oren Arieli · January 21st, 2009, 07:05 PM

Beautiful shooting and editing. Well put together. Bummer about the audio, have you tried cleaning it up with software noise reduction? The hiss should be pretty easy to remove (in between phrases). Kudos!

Lukas Siewior · January 21st, 2009, 09:25 PM

Major props, Raphael !!! Just try to clean up that noise - cut between words and lower the volume... try anything.

Raphael Jamil Pranga · January 22nd, 2009, 06:31 PM

Carl, you're coming here for vacation? Sure man! Would love to tour your around. Just shoot us an email! ^_^

Stephen, thanks again!

Oren, Yeah, we didn't anticipate that, we shot weddings in that same church even before but that's the first time this happened. Bummer!

Lukas, will try to do that during editing of the full length. Thanks!

Carl Wilky · January 23rd, 2009, 11:11 PM

Raphael don't tease me now! We are going for vacation and visit family.

How far are you from Makati and how close are you to the beach? lol

Raphael Jamil Pranga · January 25th, 2009, 07:15 PM

Hey Carl!

We're still looking for a good location near makati actually since we're not yet based in Manila. But let's see when the date's near... ^_^

January 20th, 2009, 09:07 AM	#3
Vince Lucena Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, Va Posts: 91	Enjoyed the lead in shot from the bus to the couple. Also the first fly in shot of the couple near the tree to the sky was awesome. Thanks for sharing. __________________ ......................... MotionOne Studios http://www.MotionOne.tv

January 20th, 2009, 09:43 AM	#5
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Very nice Raph, Can you tell us what gear you were using? It looked like 2 or more cameras at the ceremony and a 35mm adapter on one of them for the pre-ceremony stuff, with one of them on a stabilizer. Thanks. __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

January 20th, 2009, 08:34 AM	#2
Oleg Kalyan Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MOSCOW Posts: 860	very well done, nice intro into LA... narration/emotional buildup works perfectly.. Keep doing great work!

January 20th, 2009, 09:09 AM	#4
Noel Lising Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 789	I second that, bus to couple was the "Shot" for me. Great work.

January 20th, 2009, 03:59 PM	#6
Steve Shovlar Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dorset UK Posts: 697	Nicely done by you should use a radio mic on the groom. The hiss from that dreadful hand held mic was terrible and killed it stone dead as a spectacle. Video work excellent, sound poor. I won't comment on the music because its obviously a culture thing. Can't stand that type of music. Sounds like it came from Pearl Harbour after the war was won! But as I said good video work.

January 20th, 2009, 04:58 PM	#7
Stephen J. Williams Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 768	Awesome work...

January 20th, 2009, 05:15 PM	#8
Raphael Jamil Pranga Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iloilo City, Philippines Posts: 104	Oleg, Vince, Noel, Stephen, Thank you so much for watching! Ken, For the ceremony, we used about 3 cameras (it's obvious with the kiss shot) one FX1000 and two FX1s. Wedding details were shot with a HV30 on Letus 35 mini canon mount 100mm 2.8 macro. Steve, thanks for the honest opinion. We've been arguing about that waaay before about placing a mic with the groom. Will try it once we get our second set of mics. ^_^

January 21st, 2009, 11:18 AM	#9
Carl Wilky Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montéal, Canada Posts: 115	Raphael!!! My friend, that was a breath of fresh air. I, also like the lead to the couple and the voice over segment was well orchestrated I really liked the intro with the snow globe and the actual music from it. The only suggestion i would have during this part would be to add the couples name come up like a movie trailer type effect... blurring text or fade and pan type of look. Thanks for sharing. P.S. Coming to visit the Philippines in Sept. 2010, whiling to assist on a shoot for a night out on the town. ;)

January 21st, 2009, 04:52 PM	#10
Stephen J. Williams Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 768	Raphael... Just want to let you know that I must have watched your video another 8 or 10 times... Everything that you pulled off is the exact "look" that I strive for. I'm far from it, but hopefully one day I'll reach my goal... I watched every shot over and over trying to take mental notes... Once again, I appreciate you sharing your video.

January 21st, 2009, 07:05 PM	#11
Oren Arieli Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 918	Beautiful shooting and editing. Well put together. Bummer about the audio, have you tried cleaning it up with software noise reduction? The hiss should be pretty easy to remove (in between phrases). Kudos!

January 21st, 2009, 09:25 PM	#12
Lukas Siewior Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ, USA Posts: 408	Major props, Raphael !!! Just try to clean up that noise - cut between words and lower the volume... try anything.

January 22nd, 2009, 06:31 PM	#13
Raphael Jamil Pranga Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iloilo City, Philippines Posts: 104	Carl, you're coming here for vacation? Sure man! Would love to tour your around. Just shoot us an email! ^_^ Stephen, thanks again! Oren, Yeah, we didn't anticipate that, we shot weddings in that same church even before but that's the first time this happened. Bummer! Lukas, will try to do that during editing of the full length. Thanks!

January 23rd, 2009, 11:11 PM	#14
Carl Wilky Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montéal, Canada Posts: 115	Raphael don't tease me now! We are going for vacation and visit family. How far are you from Makati and how close are you to the beach? lol

January 25th, 2009, 07:15 PM	#15
Raphael Jamil Pranga Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iloilo City, Philippines Posts: 104	Hey Carl! We're still looking for a good location near makati actually since we're not yet based in Manila. But let's see when the date's near... ^_^