Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 13th, 2013, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,550
Re: Final Delivery - 2-part question
Random thought -- instead of tissue, straw!
I was researching wooden USB sticks a few months back (which can be ridiculously expensive... handcrafted rare wood from Germany, etc). Noticed that at...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 12th, 2013, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,354
Re: Wedding Cost up for 2012
Hmm... I can only really go on pretty limited experience -- I don't have the full picture. And my world is basically the world of DSLR and two-videographer-minimum weddings. So, I really don't know...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
March 9th, 2013, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,241
Re: Criticism for my wedding video
The textbook answer is "Yes". It also means you've got control over exactly the look you want.
The dodgy answer is "Auto" -- and I should confess that that's what my cameras are usually set to...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
March 8th, 2013, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,241
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 5th, 2013, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,667
Time for sound setup -- is 30 minutes ridiculous?
Continuing a discussion from another thread...
I usually allow at least 30 minutes for sound setup at ceremony and reception. Can be done in 10-15, but you're more prone to mistakes when you're...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 4th, 2013, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,923
Re: Couple Time
Tom, thanks for sharing that video, by the way. I liked it a lot, and wish my own videos were half as good. Great use of natural sound, beautiful candid shots in the hair salon and of dancing guests,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 3rd, 2013, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,881
Millionaires sue over park weddings
I'm sure this is old news to a lot of people in this forum, but anyway:
Here comes the lawsuit as millionaires sue over harbourside park weddings...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
February 25th, 2013, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,790
Re: Our latest
Loved the music choice. Loved the bridal prep coverage. Some shots there wowed me. Main way you might be able to improve -- or I think so anyway -- is probably focus (and I should say that my focus...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 25th, 2013, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,500
Re: Locked down DSLR lens choice? What do you use?
Which lens to use? There's going to be lots of variables to start with. How dark are the churches? How far away is the back of the church? Are you prepared to use lighting in your churches? And does...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 25th, 2013, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,418
Re: Remembering Faces
I haven't yet had the problem of not remembering someone after the wedding; but frequently have the problem of remembering someone before I knock on their door on the day of the wedding. The girl who...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 25th, 2013, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,765
Re: To DVD or not to DVD?
For the rest of mine this year, I'm going to try to offer one USB and one BluRay only, and see what happens. I would rather that my work be viewed in HD, and BluRay also has the advantage that you...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 25th, 2013, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,666
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 24th, 2013, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,923
Re: Couple Time
I loathe the photoshoot period, and it sounds like you've got it tougher than most.
Random ideas (note: these likely won't work, but anyway):
-- if you're really after a billion different...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 20th, 2013, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,770
Re: Video guestbook
Colin, that's an excellent suggestion. For instance, I could set up some sort of "video booth", next to the photo booth, and have the thing continually running for two hours, unmanned. Thinking I...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 20th, 2013, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,770
Re: Video guestbook
Well, that raises another question -- how do you politely talk people out of such a thing if they've requested it?
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 20th, 2013, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,717
Re: Do you offer full service and speeches?
I include full ceremony, though I sometimes wonder if I should try to manage client expectations more from the start so that they don't want this stuff.
Here's the problem: if you're shooting for...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 19th, 2013, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,770
Video guestbook
Hi, looking for some advice as to what to say to guests to get them to leave interesting messages if B&G want you to go around the tables.
Normally, I lead with "Would you like to leave a message...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 18th, 2013, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,835
Some efficient ways to shoot
-- Firing squad. In use by photographers everywhere. Line them up right against a blank white wall. Aim your weapon. "One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three." Burst-fire machine-gun....
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 14th, 2013, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,461
Re: Voice recorder on Bride?
Last time this topic came up, I was surprised to find that there are people here who routinely mic the bride.
If you really want to do it... Putting mics down people's cleavage actually does...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 10th, 2013, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,119
Re: Dedicated audio guy for wedding?
I often have a steadicam guy waiting with the bride outside the church, and it's true -- there are sometimes interesting things said just before they walk in, "I love you, Dad", or last-minute jokes,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 10th, 2013, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,119
Re: Dedicated audio guy for wedding?
Hey Victor, not exactly sure what you're asking, to be honest. Are you simply asking about what a dedicated audio guy might do?
It probably wouldn't involve using a boom pole -- sounds far too...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 9th, 2013, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,671
Re: Wireless mics or digital recorders?
In Rob Adams' course, he recommends never using radio mics -- hasn't had much luck with them in downtown Manhattan. I've personally run into interference problems twice in downtown Sydney, and that's...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 8th, 2013, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,037
Re: Your Gear-Hauling Solutions
I'm iffy on carts -- I go up and down a lot of stairs during weddings. But I also want to be able to move everything in one trip, given that sometimes you're parking quite a distance away from...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 7th, 2013, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,109
Some reasons I like zooms
I've felt some pressure to switch to prime lenses only. This is what people like Rob Adams recommend. And maybe the difference in sharpness between zoom and prime is noticeable by couples, even if...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
February 6th, 2013, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,287
Re: Small slider recommendation?
+1. That's basicallly the most compact slider on the market. The main catches are: (1) only half the distance if it's on the ground; (2) possibly more likely to see-saw if centre-mounted on tripod...
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