Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 1st, 2009, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,190
Paul,
I can't speak for everyone, but around...
Paul,
I can't speak for everyone, but around here, weddings don't even come anywhere near even paying for the equipment investment, much less for the labor. That means all the videogs around here...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 1st, 2009, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,190
How long to deliver a finished wedding project?
I apologize in advance if this topic has been covered recently, but I spent about 20 minutes searching the archives and could not find if this has been addressed.
How long after the wedding do you...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 26th, 2009, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,847
I do sound and video, so I have the luxury of...
I do sound and video, so I have the luxury of understanding most mixer boards better than the operators we work with. There are several ways of giving an audio feed straight from the board,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 21st, 2009, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,185
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Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions
May 19th, 2009, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,780
If your ratio is 4:3 then you're gonna have a...
If your ratio is 4:3 then you're gonna have a resolution of 720x480, not 280. I don't know if that's why you're getting a funky aspect ratio.
You can do the bars or the crop, depending on how you...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
May 19th, 2009, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,453
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
May 19th, 2009, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,588
Live Switching with A1s and SD Projectors
I've been hired to film a high school graduation this month. We'll be using two XH-A1s for the recording and simultaneous broadcast of the cameras to two projectors located in the stadium. We'll be...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 19th, 2009, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,525
What I've done before in CS3 is use the...
What I've done before in CS3 is use the Generate->Circle effect under Video Effects. You can set the blending mode to Stencil Alpha and it turns the circle into a kind of mask for the underlying...
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Forum: Canon XH Series HDV Camcorders
May 18th, 2009, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,470
Pete,
I've shot two seasons of high school...
Pete,
I've shot two seasons of high school football on the A1s. Even with so-so stadium lighting, the A1 picture looks brighter than real life. I shoot in manual mode with low gain, wide...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 18th, 2009, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,698
Results, as promised
The wedding was a success. We arrived at the rehearsal and surprised the bride. All were very excited that we were there to film. The church pastor had ground rules which we were happy to abide...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 15th, 2009, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,503
I respectfully disagree. I think it's the...
I respectfully disagree. I think it's the details that separate the professionals from the "prosumer" category. We always try to give our clients more than they expect. We design all our artwork...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 15th, 2009, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,698
OP here. Thanks for everyone's insights.
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OP here. Thanks for everyone's insights.
I have been researching the church venue and found out that they broadcast every Sunday for television, so they should be fairly receptive to video. ...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 14th, 2009, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,698
"Surprise" Wedding Videography?
Tomorrow I leave to shoot a wedding out of town. The bride had contacted me previously about our prices, and she just could not afford to hire our services. I felt really bad, because I am friends...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 7th, 2009, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,333
Jeff,
I shoot football for a high school in...
Jeff,
I shoot football for a high school in Texas with two XH-A1s on field level, two cameras in the press box, and one on a telescoping support through the uprights. The two up high are mounted...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 6th, 2009, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,196
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 6th, 2009, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,982
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 6th, 2009, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,216
Discmakers.com
John,
It's pretty awesome, actually. They will do runs with as few as 10 DVDs. They have all kinds of choices for the type of case, the type of covers, the type of inserts, etc. You design your...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 6th, 2009, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,216
Wedding Deliverables
So I just received my first shipment this year of printed DVDs from discmakers.com. They look pretty good -- much more professional than what I've been creating at home with my DVD printer. I got...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 6th, 2009, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,982
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 6th, 2009, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,982
Noel,
Yes, for an active speaker. That is,...
Noel,
Yes, for an active speaker. That is, a speaker that has the amplifier built in. Passive speakers also have a thru option, but will be a "powered" thru. You don't want to plug in a...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
May 6th, 2009, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,982
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
May 1st, 2009, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,517
Stephen,
Thanks for the comments. I have...
Stephen,
Thanks for the comments. I have not been able to figure out why I get so much motion blur. Everything was shot in 60i but then when you export to Vimeo, they suggest you use a framerate...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
April 30th, 2009, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,517
Last Weekend's Trailer for Critique
Greetings all,
Last weekend was our first big wedding of the year where we pulled out all the stops. Over the off-season, we got a Merlin with arm and vest, and this reception was the first time...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
April 30th, 2009, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,679
We use two cams on every ceremony. One is...
We use two cams on every ceremony. One is generally in the rear of the church in a balcony on a tripod. This is my go-to shot for multi-cam edits. I film on the floor of the church or up in the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
April 30th, 2009, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,807
I also use m2t files exclusively in PP3, using...
I also use m2t files exclusively in PP3, using HDV Split. I don't have any problems. I have noticed a lot more CPU usage and slower computer response when previewing m2t's in my timeline. I get...
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