Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 16th, 2010, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,855
I give the B&G a week to request changes. After...
I give the B&G a week to request changes. After that, it's invoice time if they ask for anything new. I do keep the footage, because I'm paranoid that way... I am averaging (like Jeremy) about 600GB...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
October 29th, 2010, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,178
I just bought a Merlin about three weeks ago,...
I just bought a Merlin about three weeks ago, after considering both Glidecam and Merlin. The cams I have that I want to fly are the 5D, T2i, and maybe my A1s. My first impression of the Merlin was...
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Forum: Canon XF Series 4K and HD Camcorders
August 18th, 2010, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 14,940
Interesting discussion. Last year at about this...
Interesting discussion. Last year at about this time, I was looking for one of two new cameras I was going to buy. One camera was going to be a 5D, but the other camera I wanted needed to be a video...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
August 8th, 2010, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,279
I totally agree with Ian's statement. You don't...
I totally agree with Ian's statement. You don't have to spend lots of money to do good work. Creativity will make up for a LOT of technical inadequacies. Now I have also been guilty of trying to keep...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
August 5th, 2010, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,669
I would say that you've answered your own...
I would say that you've answered your own question, perhaps. Auto-focus can be a help in certain situations... so it's just one of many tools to help get the most out of the camera. Using it all the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
August 5th, 2010, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,170
Wix.com is a really inexpensive solution - you...
Wix.com is a really inexpensive solution - you can design your own site from templates and it has a lot of good functionality, including vimeo and youtube support. It's not the most sophisticated out...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 30th, 2010, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,893
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 28th, 2010, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,709
Canon 5D
4x32GB cards
6 batteries (I've never...
Canon 5D
4x32GB cards
6 batteries (I've never used more than 4 in a day's shooting)
Normally I change out the card and battery at the same time - usually when the battery is about to run out,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 28th, 2010, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,373
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 28th, 2010, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,198
I have Manfrotto quick release plates on the...
I have Manfrotto quick release plates on the bottom middle and endpieces of the DPSlider so that I can easily convert from horizontal to vertical slides. I also have a quick release mount on the top...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 23rd, 2010, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,031
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 22nd, 2010, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,856
A news shooter friend had a name for when you...
A news shooter friend had a name for when you press the record button twice by mistake (therefore creating a tiny little clip a few 10th's of a second long - he called it double-punching. It's...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
July 15th, 2010, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,224
Hi Chip,
Actually to be fair, WEVA did a...
Hi Chip,
Actually to be fair, WEVA did a virtual conference a few months back where they did exactly what you describe on the web - vendor "show" and all. They had several presenters do webinars...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 8th, 2010, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 21,067
Michael, from an aesthetic point of view, of...
Michael, from an aesthetic point of view, of course DSLR is the way to go. The images are beautiful - that's why we all use them. And any average video editor can probably put something together...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 7th, 2010, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 21,067
I need to say first that I think my post was a...
I need to say first that I think my post was a bit harsh, so I'd like to apologize. I do not mean to sound like a hater or curmudgeon. I'm not anti-DSLR, really I'm not. I'm just not impressed much...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 7th, 2010, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 21,067
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 6th, 2010, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,593
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 5th, 2010, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 28,377
Yes Travis, totally agreed on the A1 vs. DSLR...
Yes Travis, totally agreed on the A1 vs. DSLR (Canon, anyway) cameras as far as quality of picture - but I do think they can still co-exist effectively if you are willing to squeeze the juice a bit...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 5th, 2010, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 28,377
I am also using a Canon A1s and I can tell you...
I am also using a Canon A1s and I can tell you that if you use it with manual control and custom presets you can get amazing images from it - including shallow DOF (the DSLR can do this easier, but...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 4th, 2010, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 28,377
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 3rd, 2010, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 13,543
Nice stuff, Mark, as always!! I LOVE my...
Nice stuff, Mark, as always!! I LOVE my DPSlider. Here's a clip from a wedding we shot two weekends ago - notice the very first couple of shots are DPSlider shots!
I'm not using the DPSlider...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 3rd, 2010, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 28,377
Shaun, I look forward to hearing your...
Shaun, I look forward to hearing your experiences. Please post pics of your outdoor rig, I would love to see what it looks like.
As for what you are frustrated with - i.e. people posting about...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 3rd, 2010, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 28,377
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 3rd, 2010, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 28,377
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
June 2nd, 2010, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,571
Steadicam/Glidecam during Ceremony
Just wondering - for those of you who have Steadicam/Glidecams, are you using these during the actual ceremony much? I'm concerned about using one in a ceremony situation, basically because the rig...
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