Doing wedding today need a little advice.. at DVinfo.net

Joel Corral · November 12th, 2005, 10:28 AM

I normally don't do weddings but i am doing a favor for a friend of a friend. (I produce a weekly Christian telecast)

My question is,

During Hors d' oeuvres through dinner, before dancing, what should i shoot? I know I sound clueless but it doesn’t seem to have a ton of action during those few boring hours. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Joel

Ken Hendrickson · November 12th, 2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Joel Corral

I normally don't do weddings but i am doing a favor for a friend of a friend. (I produce a weekly Christian telecast)

My question is,

During Hors d' oeuvres through dinner, before dancing, what should i shoot? I know I sound clueless but it doesn’t seem to have a ton of action during those few boring hours. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Joel

I shoot the bride interacting with the guests if any. Other then that, I normally take a breather since nothing is really going on.

Joel Corral · November 12th, 2005, 11:03 AM

good idea thanks,

joel
any others???

Marion Abrams · November 12th, 2005, 01:33 PM

I try to avoid shots of people eating. Otherwise maybe some shots of the venue, wide shots of the hall where they are eating, table decorations etc....

Joel Corral · November 12th, 2005, 01:57 PM

ok.. thanks..

i'm off to the job.

joel

Matt Sawyers · November 15th, 2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Marion Abrams

I try to avoid shots of people eating. Otherwise maybe some shots of the venue, wide shots of the hall where they are eating, table decorations etc....

I am with Marion on the eating thing. Actually I am totally with him on it. People hate being shot eating (that sounds funny...lol) But I get decoration shots, depth of view shots like b&g & flowers, kids running around, flower girl falling asleep, bride & groom interacting with guests, I sometimes do a time thing...like show several shots through the editing sequence of like a candle slowly burning down or a cake slowly disappearing, stuff like that. Sometime I sit down and eat cake...interview people about the b&g...
~Matt

Joel Corral · November 15th, 2005, 03:38 PM

well i did it...and all i have to say is people who do this for a living are CRAZY! i couldn't get paid enough to do it again. it went smooth, its just a lot of hard work...man it sure is different from studio work, you really have to be ready to improvise at any moment...

thanks for the advise...

joel

Matt Sawyers · November 16th, 2005, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Joel Corral

well i did it...and all i have to say is people who do this for a living are CRAZY! i couldn't get paid enough to do it again. it went smooth, its just a lot of hard work...man it sure is different from studio work, you really have to be ready to improvise at any moment...

thanks for the advise...

joel

HAHAHa! Ah yes, I thought that too when I did my first wedding...wait till you start editing...Actually after thinking about it awhile I found it was quite an experience and if I could do this I probably could do anything....;) But hey 1 or 2 weddings a month produces a little extra money for college; its not too bad...hope you had fun....

Steven Davis · November 16th, 2005, 10:30 AM

People are crazy for doing weddings, it helps if you enjoy them in general. We have blast at weddings. I don't mean that I do any table dancing while juggling, but we do a lot of interaction with people making it a festive feeling to the video.

And yes, it's a ton of work.

November 12th, 2005, 10:28 AM	#1
Joel Corral Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 356	Doing wedding today need a little advice.. I normally don't do weddings but i am doing a favor for a friend of a friend. (I produce a weekly Christian telecast) My question is, During Hors d' oeuvres through dinner, before dancing, what should i shoot? I know I sound clueless but it doesn’t seem to have a ton of action during those few boring hours. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Joel

November 16th, 2005, 10:30 AM	#9
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	People are crazy for doing weddings, it helps if you enjoy them in general. We have blast at weddings. I don't mean that I do any table dancing while juggling, but we do a lot of interaction with people making it a festive feeling to the video. And yes, it's a ton of work. __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

November 12th, 2005, 11:03 AM	#3
Joel Corral Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 356	good idea thanks, joel any others???

November 12th, 2005, 01:33 PM	#4
Marion Abrams Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 72	I try to avoid shots of people eating. Otherwise maybe some shots of the venue, wide shots of the hall where they are eating, table decorations etc....

November 12th, 2005, 01:57 PM	#5
Joel Corral Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 356	ok.. thanks.. i'm off to the job. joel

November 15th, 2005, 03:38 PM	#7
Joel Corral Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 356	well i did it...and all i have to say is people who do this for a living are CRAZY! i couldn't get paid enough to do it again. it went smooth, its just a lot of hard work...man it sure is different from studio work, you really have to be ready to improvise at any moment... thanks for the advise... joel