SDE + Lotsa 35mm goodness (letus) at DVinfo.net

Jason Magbanua · May 18th, 2007, 11:28 AM

I intentionally shot this wedding with my letus the whole time (but I had an extra camperson to shoot straight). Most was with a 50mm, 1.4. I recently picked up a macro lens which is really great for wedding stuff.

Song is by Counting Crows - Colorblind (I Am Ready).

I warmed up the color really good for the ceremony.

http://ipodweddingvid.com/videos/joanne_rene.wmv

Thanks all for watching.

Nicholas Valentine · May 18th, 2007, 11:50 AM

Beautiful colors and nice editing. I wish I could get locations like that. I love the rack focusing too.

Richard Wakefield · May 18th, 2007, 12:04 PM

am a big fan of your stuff Jason...

emotional, beautiful camera work (new macro works well), recognisable as 'your style', colourised + vignetted suitably, v.impressive for a SDE

oh, and it's proof that highlight clips don't need to painfully slow slow-mos all the way through

hmmmm, how did u get that shot under the bride's dress of her shoe, without a slap from her or the groom?! :)

Patrick Moreau · May 18th, 2007, 01:29 PM

Hi Jason,

Love the color work and the composition throughout. I really enjoy that extra dimension added by the letus. I really like the feel of the song you chose as well, although it did feel a little slow about mid-way through. Do you always try to use anew song for every SDE?

Do you shoot a lot of your letus stuff handheld, or no a tripod, or? I've been using the Brevis mostly on a tripod with the 50 f1.4 like you but I also have to deal with the image inversion, which makes it tougher to shoot handheld.

Thanks for sharing.

Patrick

Jason Magbanua · May 19th, 2007, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Wakefield

hmmmm, how did u get that shot under the bride's dress of her shoe, without a slap from her or the groom?! :)

Hey thanks Richard.

As much as that shot looked risque, it was really a simple putting on the shoe while the bride lifted her dress slightly. :)

@Nicholas
Thanks for watching. We love shooting in that particular chapel, Caleruega.

Jason Magbanua · May 19th, 2007, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patrick Moreau

Hi Jason,

Love the color work and the composition throughout. I really enjoy that extra dimension added by the letus. I really like the feel of the song you chose as well, although it did feel a little slow about mid-way through. Do you always try to use anew song for every SDE?

Do you shoot a lot of your letus stuff handheld, or no a tripod, or? I've been using the Brevis mostly on a tripod with the 50 f1.4 like you but I also have to deal with the image inversion, which makes it tougher to shoot handheld.

Thanks for sharing.

Patrick

Hey Patrick.
Thanks for the comments. Your right on the money about slowing down. If I had my way yesterday, I wanted all money shots all throughout. But I ran out. So I had to sprinkle the SDE with moment shots (father's reaction to the vows, kids monkeying around) and heaven forbid filler shots (the priest). :)

Most were handheld. The macros and church shot was mounted though.

That's what's keeping me from the Brevis, the inverted image. BUt you know what, I can feel my Letus slowly disintegrating. After only about four weeks, the 72mm thread to the FX is now losing it's grip. Darn.

Alastair Brown · May 19th, 2007, 02:00 PM

Simply Stunning as usual. Along with Richard, I'm a member of the Jason Magbanua Fan Club (do you sell T-Shirts?). You just seem to luck out every time with stunning locations and stunning brides. People like yourself and Patrick are setting the bar ever higher. Many thanks for sharing these with us.

PS-Richard your stuff is cool as well, but you knew that already!

Michael Y Wong · May 20th, 2007, 12:44 PM

Awesome as always Jason!

I didn't notice the pace slowdown & thought it flowed well; altho I don't think the effect of the 35mm adapter was as profound as I was hoping; I attribute that to you and your crew already pushing a limited dof look with skilled shooting of tight closeups.

A few questions

-what program do you use to encode your wmv at such good quality but low overall file sizes?
-you are using the Letus with the in adapter flip?

Jason Magbanua · May 22nd, 2007, 10:02 AM

@Michael
Yup its the Letus Flip enhanced. I've always encoded using Canopus Procoder. Thanks for watching.

@Alastair
Thank you for your kind words. :)

Ian Lim · May 23rd, 2007, 02:48 AM

Super cool video!

Jason, what camera do you use? Would you mind to share your setup in pictures? Thanks in advance

Yang Wen · October 11th, 2007, 09:59 PM

Jason,

Wonderful work!

Is mounting and dismounting of the Letus relatively early? I'm interested in using a 35mm adapter but only for the preparation segment. I work by myself so I would need to be able to pop the adapter off with realtive ease.

Also do you use a rail kit? with it?

Warren Kawamoto · October 12th, 2007, 12:50 PM

Terrific shots, Jason! I got really confused with your edited "story" however. They went into the church, was about to exchange rings, then went out of the church to take pictures. Then suddenly the bride walks down the aisle to get married again? Very confusing. Your individual shots, however, were fantastic!

David Mathew Bonner · October 12th, 2007, 04:05 PM

sweet stuff Mazzy :)

makes me want to continue doing some weddings.

Jason Magbanua · October 16th, 2007, 05:35 AM

Ian, Wen

This is the setup.

http://myweddingvid.com/images/letuscam1.jpg

I have since used rails at the suggestion of a certain mr. daniel boswell.

I now utilise it as a handle while I manually focus the lenses.

the letus flip is NOT easy to take off though.

Jason Magbanua · October 16th, 2007, 05:40 AM

Bonner! Good to catch you here. :) Should've never left in the first place.

May 18th, 2007, 11:28 AM	#1
Jason Magbanua Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 317	SDE + Lotsa 35mm goodness (letus) I intentionally shot this wedding with my letus the whole time (but I had an extra camperson to shoot straight). Most was with a 50mm, 1.4. I recently picked up a macro lens which is really great for wedding stuff. Song is by Counting Crows - Colorblind (I Am Ready). I warmed up the color really good for the ceremony. http://ipodweddingvid.com/videos/joanne_rene.wmv Thanks all for watching.

May 20th, 2007, 12:44 PM	#8
Michael Y Wong Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada! Posts: 353	Awesome as always Jason! I didn't notice the pace slowdown & thought it flowed well; altho I don't think the effect of the 35mm adapter was as profound as I was hoping; I attribute that to you and your crew already pushing a limited dof look with skilled shooting of tight closeups. A few questions -what program do you use to encode your wmv at such good quality but low overall file sizes? -you are using the Letus with the in adapter flip? __________________ dreaming hobbyist + storyteller www.michaelywong.com

October 12th, 2007, 04:05 PM	#13
David Mathew Bonner Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 156	sweet stuff Mazzy :) makes me want to continue doing some weddings. __________________ www.dmbvideo.com

May 18th, 2007, 11:50 AM	#2
Nicholas Valentine Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northwestern/Central, PA Posts: 62	Beautiful colors and nice editing. I wish I could get locations like that. I love the rack focusing too.

May 18th, 2007, 12:04 PM	#3
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	am a big fan of your stuff Jason... emotional, beautiful camera work (new macro works well), recognisable as 'your style', colourised + vignetted suitably, v.impressive for a SDE oh, and it's proof that highlight clips don't need to painfully slow slow-mos all the way through hmmmm, how did u get that shot under the bride's dress of her shoe, without a slap from her or the groom?! :)

May 18th, 2007, 01:29 PM	#4
Patrick Moreau Still Motion Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,186	Hi Jason, Love the color work and the composition throughout. I really enjoy that extra dimension added by the letus. I really like the feel of the song you chose as well, although it did feel a little slow about mid-way through. Do you always try to use anew song for every SDE? Do you shoot a lot of your letus stuff handheld, or no a tripod, or? I've been using the Brevis mostly on a tripod with the 50 f1.4 like you but I also have to deal with the image inversion, which makes it tougher to shoot handheld. Thanks for sharing. Patrick

May 19th, 2007, 02:00 PM	#7
Alastair Brown Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow/Scotland Posts: 626	Simply Stunning as usual. Along with Richard, I'm a member of the Jason Magbanua Fan Club (do you sell T-Shirts?). You just seem to luck out every time with stunning locations and stunning brides. People like yourself and Patrick are setting the bar ever higher. Many thanks for sharing these with us. PS-Richard your stuff is cool as well, but you knew that already!

May 22nd, 2007, 10:02 AM	#9
Jason Magbanua Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 317	@Michael Yup its the Letus Flip enhanced. I've always encoded using Canopus Procoder. Thanks for watching. @Alastair Thank you for your kind words. :)

May 23rd, 2007, 02:48 AM	#10
Ian Lim Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 178	Super cool video! Jason, what camera do you use? Would you mind to share your setup in pictures? Thanks in advance

October 11th, 2007, 09:59 PM	#11
Yang Wen Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 991	Jason, Wonderful work! Is mounting and dismounting of the Letus relatively early? I'm interested in using a 35mm adapter but only for the preparation segment. I work by myself so I would need to be able to pop the adapter off with realtive ease. Also do you use a rail kit? with it?

October 12th, 2007, 12:50 PM	#12
Warren Kawamoto Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,435	Terrific shots, Jason! I got really confused with your edited "story" however. They went into the church, was about to exchange rings, then went out of the church to take pictures. Then suddenly the bride walks down the aisle to get married again? Very confusing. Your individual shots, however, were fantastic!

October 16th, 2007, 05:35 AM	#14
Jason Magbanua Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 317	Ian, Wen This is the setup. http://myweddingvid.com/images/letuscam1.jpg I have since used rails at the suggestion of a certain mr. daniel boswell. I now utilise it as a handle while I manually focus the lenses. the letus flip is NOT easy to take off though.

October 16th, 2007, 05:40 AM	#15
Jason Magbanua Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 317	Bonner! Good to catch you here. :) Should've never left in the first place.