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Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD January 16th, 2010, 12:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,796
Posted By Erik Andersen
To get the most out of the merlin, you'll...

To get the most out of the merlin, you'll actually want to load up the camera somehow to bring the weight to close to 5 lbs. I used to fly the Canon XH-A1 (stripped a tad) and it was the perfect...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques January 15th, 2010, 02:51 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 19,904
Posted By Erik Andersen
Wish I was! It's just that I've been comparing...

Wish I was! It's just that I've been comparing the sound of the bride's voice in our videos to those in a "certain other company's" (Still Motion) and found quite a large difference. I couldn't...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD January 15th, 2010, 02:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,694
Posted By Erik Andersen
For weddings, primes are definitely the way to...

For weddings, primes are definitely the way to go. Light is THE problem of shooting weddings, and at f/1.2 - 2.0 you're laughing. It's a big investment, but you collect primes over time, and they do...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD January 14th, 2010, 10:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,359
Posted By Erik Andersen
The 7D is hardly a "lesser quality" camera, both...

The 7D is hardly a "lesser quality" camera, both record using the same processing and codec. In fact, with its wider selection of frame rates, the 7D is in some ways better. Wherein lies the problem...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques January 14th, 2010, 10:26 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 19,904
Posted By Erik Andersen
Thanks Travis, will have to pick a couple up! ...

Thanks Travis, will have to pick a couple up!

We use Tram TR50's, so I don't think mic quality is the problem. We also mic both the groom and officiant, which 4 out of 5 times works perfectly. But...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques January 14th, 2010, 03:50 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,496
Posted By Erik Andersen
There have been a lot of great films made with...

There have been a lot of great films made with neither crew nor budget.
Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery January 14th, 2010, 03:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,632
Posted By Erik Andersen
Matt, the piece has great energy, and I think the...

Matt, the piece has great energy, and I think the song is a good choice.

In terms of story telling, you shouldn't be cutting between the ceremony and the reception decor, it doesn't seem to make...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques January 14th, 2010, 02:47 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,496
Posted By Erik Andersen
Bill, of course you have it right, very few of us...

Bill, of course you have it right, very few of us are cinematographers in the sense of having the training and certification. And it further dilutes the term when companies that seem to pay little...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques January 14th, 2010, 02:39 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 19,904
Posted By Erik Andersen
Anyone micing brides during the ceremony? We've...

Anyone micing brides during the ceremony? We've run into trouble with quiet brides, especially when there is background noise (shutters, coughing, passing vehicles). I have heard of using a little...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD January 6th, 2010, 11:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,296
Posted By Erik Andersen
Great question, this would be very useful for...

Great question, this would be very useful for live event multicam shooting. Magic Lantern? ;)
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD January 5th, 2010, 03:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,463
Posted By Erik Andersen
Bruce, thanks for the link to your blog post,...

Bruce, thanks for the link to your blog post, such a basic element of editing 5d that I've missed up until now... (And thanks as well for PluralEyes, so great.)

In the blog post, your preset has...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD December 21st, 2009, 08:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,553
Posted By Erik Andersen
Primes are the way to go, if you can afford them...

Primes are the way to go, if you can afford them and if they work with what you are shooting. If you're looking for a superwide with a zoom, 16-35 is the way to go. But consider the 14 2.8 and...
Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery December 17th, 2009, 02:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,061
Posted By Erik Andersen
I think one of the basic ideas of cinema is to...

I think one of the basic ideas of cinema is to create and then assemble pieces that collectively convey the overall meaning. As a filmmaker you are taking the place of a human viewer, and providing...
Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery December 17th, 2009, 05:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,505
Posted By Erik Andersen
Do we need to choose music that matches the...

Do we need to choose music that matches the ethnicity of our client? Or can we suppose that music is universal? Imagine filming a German couple's wedding, and switching to black and white...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD December 17th, 2009, 04:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,089
Posted By Erik Andersen
You can alter the brightness of the LCD on the...

You can alter the brightness of the LCD on the 5D. By default it is set to adjust illumination to the ambient light, but you can disable that and set your preferred brightness. I have it at maximum...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD December 17th, 2009, 04:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,399
Posted By Erik Andersen
If there is a single speaker somewhere that will...

If there is a single speaker somewhere that will be running sound from the entire production - from all the sources - micing that with a drum mic or with the H4N may be a better option. If as you say...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques December 15th, 2009, 07:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,806
Posted By Erik Andersen
We have a bludomain site, and if your budget is...

We have a bludomain site, and if your budget is $200 I would recommend it highly. Having read horror stories about site dropping pages and pages back on google search, I kept our original site and...
Forum: Canon EOS Crop Sensor for HD December 11th, 2009, 06:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,372
Posted By Erik Andersen
I would definitely recommend going wider than...

I would definitely recommend going wider than 24mm. The Canon 14mm f/2.8L would be ideal.
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques December 11th, 2009, 12:01 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,995
Posted By Erik Andersen
Our first two weddings ever were done for free....

Our first two weddings ever were done for free. You need to start somewhere, and not only were these our first weddings but our first gigs of any kind. We honestly did not know what would come out of...
Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery December 10th, 2009, 11:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,448
Posted By Erik Andersen
Ken, Dimitris, Travis, Prashanna and Matt, thank...

Ken, Dimitris, Travis, Prashanna and Matt, thank you so much for your comments!
Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery December 10th, 2009, 03:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,448
Posted By Erik Andersen
Highlights with a Narrative

We've been putting more of a focus on narrative of late, seems like we were late to this "trend of 2009" so we're making up for lost time. The song, the sermon and the speech work together to create...
Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery December 9th, 2009, 04:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,019
Posted By Erik Andersen
Patrick, amazing-er than ever, which is what you...

Patrick, amazing-er than ever, which is what you do and why we love you. This is definitely the future of wedding cinema, because as amazing and wonderful as the day of the wedding may be, it is the...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques December 5th, 2009, 10:08 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,616
Posted By Erik Andersen
Philip, I think that is one of the trends...

Philip, I think that is one of the trends discussed in this thread. That you can get your arty shots without getting in the way, taking up time, or even being noticed. The trick is to anticipate and...
Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD December 5th, 2009, 03:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,721
Posted By Erik Andersen
You can plug your phones into the Zoom unit....

You can plug your phones into the Zoom unit. There is a volume control just for the phones as well.

Some people like to run an 1/8th inch from the zoom to the 5d to get a reference audio track....
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques December 5th, 2009, 03:45 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,616
Posted By Erik Andersen
Great point Jim, this is our approach exactly....

Great point Jim, this is our approach exactly. There are minimum two shooters throughout the day; One shooter is getting doc style continuous coverage, while the other is getting the more creative...
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