Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 26th, 2015, 02:36 PM
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 23rd, 2015, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,241
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 22nd, 2015, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 21st, 2015, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,241
Re: Circular light sources?
Just wanted to add more information to this in case anyone ever Googles for this stuff...
The best circular sources I've found that are similar to a 1x1 panel are:
-- Flashpoint CL-1144R LED...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 17th, 2015, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,780
Re: Good Macro Lens
Whatever you get, IS helps a lot.
I've never used a 50mm macro... only 100mm. I think 100, or higher, is more common, because if you just wanted a shot of a bride's eye getting makeup applied,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 17th, 2015, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Could you review my 1st dance set up?
Sounds awesome to me. Main potential issue is fiddliness of lens swapping/balancing camera on glidecam if you're going straight from speeches to first dance. Adjusting ISO of low angle might be...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
March 16th, 2015, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 0
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Which companies provide good service?
I just wanted to mention some equipment companies that I've had good experiences with.
-- R0de -- excellent service. There's been a few times over the past few years where I've written to them...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 14th, 2015, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 14th, 2015, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,361
Re: Has anyone moved from Vegas to Premiere?
Premiere now does have thumbnails on the timeline!
As to whether it's worth it... Well, Premiere makes sense for me mainly because I'm also going to use Photoshop and After Effects, occasionally...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 13th, 2015, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,848
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 13th, 2015, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,637
Re: Filming on smartphones
I've often wanted to shoot a wedding on a phone, so: (a) you can show off your skills and demonstrate to potential clients that, as James says, it's not the camera that matters, but the person behind...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 12th, 2015, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,476
Re: Adding Movement
Re pricing, I can see Merlin 2 on B&H for 260 pounds, excluding shipping. You can probably find it for even cheaper on eBay. But I should also say: there's nothing wrong with the Merlin version 1. So...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 12th, 2015, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,476
Re: Adding Movement
Definitely small and portable. Folds up into a backpack. I run around on Lebanese and Jewish dance floors with this thing, holding it above people's heads, and I wouldn't try that with a glidecam or...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 12th, 2015, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,476
Re: Adding Movement
Here's one piece of kit to at least consider (US$1,300): Easyrig Mini is a Budget Version of One of the Most Interesting Camera Stabilizers Out There...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 11th, 2015, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,111
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 5th, 2015, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,956
Re: Still worth having a store-front?
Round here, I often see photographers looking for "flatmates", so to speak, for shared studio space -- usually between three or four people. The numbers can work! Just depends how often you're doing...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 5th, 2015, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Groom: Wireless MIC or Wireless RECORDER?
Couple of quick thoughts. As always, your mileage will vary!
1. I use a wireless mic into a separate sound recorder. Main reason: this seems to give me the best sound. But whether the same is true...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 3rd, 2015, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,956
Re: Still worth having a store-front?
A business I know started as one-man-show "video production", but transitioned into "multimedia solutions", targeting large businesses and government agencies. Setup seemed to be: one full time...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 3rd, 2015, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,956
Re: Still worth having a store-front?
I work from home. My clients are never fussed. It doesn't feel professional, but I know that, if the cheapest shared space I can get is $150 a week, then I'm saving $8,000 a year.
I guess having a...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 3rd, 2015, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,558
Re: Charging station
Hey Malcolm, I think that's a brilliant idea. Among other things, it could reduce surface clutter around a house and thereby increase a partner's happiness levels. But I also think that, for myself,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
March 3rd, 2015, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,348
When is the bouquet thrown?
At every Australian wedding I've been to, the bouquet always gets thrown some time towards the end of the night, usually just before B&G depart reception.
But I was watching an episode of Midsomer...
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Forum: Area 51
March 3rd, 2015, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,656
Re: Some predictions for NAB 2015
14. R0de will hold a competition for the best three-minute short film. The competition will be won by a old-school grunge band from Seattle who make a 30-minute compilation of their music videos and...
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
March 2nd, 2015, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,201
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Forum: Area 51
March 2nd, 2015, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,656
Re: Some predictions for NAB 2015
11. Announced today, the Sony NEX-FS700JK features extreme slow motion recording at 300fps and is the first video camera to be designed as a sleek, perfect sphere. In place of a traditional handgrip...
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Forum: Area 51
March 1st, 2015, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,656
Some predictions for NAB 2015
1. Canon will release the amazing new 5DMkIV. It will look remarkably like the 5DMkIII, except that it will have zebras. Still won't have peaking, though.
2. Blackmagic will announce four new...
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