Forum: Adobe Creative Suite
January 21st, 2015, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,138
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 19th, 2015, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,727
Re: Have you moved your business?
I am in the same boat. I have less than three years to get ready. Along with a webiste, vendor contacts and referrals are a life blood so I'm considering taking a few bookings where we want to move...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 18th, 2015, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,183
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 14th, 2015, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,950
Re: Ring shot ideas
It's always nice to have a couple of basic ideas (for any situation) in your bag of tricks.
Don't forget there are two kinds of motion: move the camera, via slider or tripod; or movement in the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 9th, 2015, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,955
Re: Titles to break up a wedding film
Chris,
you can give their brain a break just as easily by changing mood, intensity, and composition.
A while back I posted a video break down by Every Frame a Painting about Michael Bay. He...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 8th, 2015, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,082
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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
January 6th, 2015, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,034
Re: Anyone using 5D3 and Magic Lantern?
There is some talk about the newest Canon firmware blocking ML, so guys were downgrading the firmware.
I have a 5d Mark ii, but am tempted to get a iii just for the RAW and 14 steps of dynamic...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 4th, 2015, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,662
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
I know some of them were super cheap kit lenses, like the USM versions of the 18-55mm and 55-250mm we got with our T3is (our first cameras). The 18-135 USM was also a problem.
I'll have to do...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 4th, 2015, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,662
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
Michael, you should qualify that statement to say that the quality, expensive USM lenses can work well with auto focus, because we tried our cheaper lenses, not great stuff, and got a LOT of jerky...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 4th, 2015, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,662
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
Does the 24-105 give you smooth focusing? We haven't had a chance to test many lenses, but the STM were always by far the best choice for the 70D. Everything else had focusing noise and was jerky. ...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 2nd, 2015, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,794
Re: Minimal audio setup
I consider importance to be 1) vows (or messages to each other), 2) speeches, 3) pastor. Everything else is gravy, so...
Rode on camera mics, of course,
3 pocket recorders with Matchstick...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 1st, 2015, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,662
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
Paul, is the price difference still true for a gently used 70D? That is what I was suggesting. Better to figure out a way to get the more useful camera now rather than buy the 600D and then replace...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 31st, 2014, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,662
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
Paul, I hadn't considered how the f/4 is really closer to f/5.6 on a crop factor. Then you've got the issue with the ISO on the 600D not being able to push as far as a lot of other cameras. Its...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 31st, 2014, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,662
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
Fine, I guess, though the 600D is worse in every measurable except maybe the swivel screen being convenient compared to a 5d Mark ii.
The 24mm will still be 40mm equivalent on the crop factor,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 28th, 2014, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,866
Re: DSLR for weddings
What do you want it to do?
We use both the Canon 70D and 5d Mark ii for very different reasons. The 70D has very nice focus tracking, so when the bride is walking down the aisle, I tap her face...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 28th, 2014, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 13,052
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
As the guy who has made his living being a wedding DJ, I can't tell you how absurd I find it you all have so much trouble getting a line out from these guys... except it happened to me recently, too....
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 28th, 2014, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,892
Re: Options for filming processional
One great thing about most of the churches we work here in the U.S. is lots of space, and those side aisles.
I'm partial to putting a camera in back, just off to the side usually, pre-focused on...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
December 24th, 2014, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,108
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 22nd, 2014, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,234
Re: Camera Choices for Weddings
Sort of. The 70D will film 30 minutes continuous and automatically break the files into 4GB size. We also use the 5d Mark ii with Magic Lantern installed, which, along with other benefits, gives us...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 22nd, 2014, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,234
Re: Camera Choices for Weddings
For Canon: for run and gun, I really like our 70Ds. The live facial tracking is pretty good, as long as you have the STM lenses. In low light, we use the 5D Mark ii. A pair of gently used Mark iis...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 21st, 2014, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,077
Re: What advice to give couple ahead of time?
For me its all about the room we're getting ready in. I'll ask about those and see if there are better options because, half the time its some concrete bunker in a church basement with no windows...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 18th, 2014, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 13,052
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
Yes, James, Gaffer's tape.
Steven, the method described here is a sort of last option, or at least it should be. For instance, no access to the main sound system being used, so recording out of...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 18th, 2014, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,060
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 17th, 2014, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 13,052
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
I'm going to try and find a small enough recorder that it makes sense to possibly attach it to the bottom, like when they convert a corded mic into a wireless.
Otherwise, yes, gaffers tape is...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 17th, 2014, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,582
Re: When to start upgrading cameras?
I wouldn't necessarily get all one camera. As a multi-shooter, I wish we had stuck with two 70Ds for the autofocus and reach, and two 5d Mark ii's for the full frame and low light ability.
If I...
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