Forum: Open DV Discussion
November 22nd, 2006, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,671
logistics
Logistics wise it would be easier to go with tapes only so you don't have to set up the computers and capture equipment. This also allows more frequent angle changes. But if you expect the talent...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 21st, 2006, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,235
Client review
Even better point. Since the wedding video distribution is controlled by the clients, the video itself can include more material that might not be suitable for formal occasions. But the love story...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 21st, 2006, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,205
Point taken....
Point taken..... but for practical purposes, it is impossible to get for a low budget production like a wedding video. I have two features coming up and I don't want to have to rely on Cinescore (if...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 21st, 2006, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,235
Funny questions
I'm positive that my brother won't be a crying mess, though when he sees his bride walk down the isle, that may change.
I love the funny question angle. I'll of course be making sure the video is...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 21st, 2006, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,205
Ok...
Ok.... improbable. And in the USA, not financially feasible. Unless there is some special music licensing group that I haven't heard of, it is about impossible on an under $2000 project (and that...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 20th, 2006, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,235
Questions for B & G for Love Story
I am going to be producing another wedding love story but this time I wanted to do something different. My previous love stories have been told by my reliance on Ken Burns style still photo pan /...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 20th, 2006, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,205
Scores...
Sense & Sensibility..... Emma...... Pride & Prejudice, etc. Not only are the themes built for chic flicks (generically speaking of course) but they usually center around romantic themes and the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 20th, 2006, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,500
Technicals
I work a lot with the Ken Burns effect of slow pans, zooms, across still photos so I liked your style to start with. A few pointers:
1) Crop images that have white borders (probably due to...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 20th, 2006, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,500
Music
Ahhh bach Cello. I have used that piece from the same publication (set of complete bach cello suites) for a wedding introduction and it works very well for a formal mood. I might be in the minority...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 20th, 2006, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,500
Bandwidth
Unless you have monster / unlimited bandwidth (does the .mac account give you that) consider rendering a lower res / shorter version so the download isn't 104MB. I posted on clip of mine (first ever...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 19th, 2006, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,461
reflections
I see the ripples in the water when the reverse, but I canot figure out how the zoom was possible. Did you split the frame and film it twice, once with them leaving and once with them standing? I'm...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 16th, 2006, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 19,101
yep
My partner (only in business mind you) got a Canon D20 this spring and it has a noticable "slap" because of the shutter. I actually don't mind the noise because many times I am not using the audio...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 16th, 2006, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 19,101
Grrrr
Photographer did that on my last shoot and totally screwed up a shot of bride and father walking down isle. I'm trying to figure out how to solve the scene.... either leave in the photo walkign in...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 16th, 2006, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,786
Pretty much....
That is how I pitch it. I tell them they get a copy protection free DVD. They can copy / burn if they want and good luck go nuts. Or they can buy it from me and I print off full color cover and...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 16th, 2006, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,624
Interesting...
Interesting... how do you handle music licensing? Does the client provide access to their music library? Is the production managed by intermediate meetings and reviews or mostly a hands off...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 15th, 2006, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,786
For What it is worth
Since my product price was so low (too low, but hey..... I was just entering the market) I made a hundred or so on one wedding, mainly because many family were not able to attend so they bought the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 13th, 2006, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,243
Involved dancing
I almost always am involved for the dancing portion of the wedding. The photographer is long gone but I'm still here shooing that extra 1hr of footage that makes for lots of laughs when the couple...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 10th, 2006, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,827
Great Shots As Always Mark & Trish
Thanks for sharing that piece. Good to see some emotions on camera. For some reason my last three have been pretty dry when it comes to tears, so I am looking forward to the next one to try...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 9th, 2006, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,500
Coaches
Have most of your contacts been with the coaches or the actual players / players family? I know a coach in a near by city (a wedding client of mine) and he indicated that he were interested in...
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
November 8th, 2006, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,153
wow
$638? Wow. that is a bit expensive for a gps unit. Is that US dollars? You should be able to get one that can do everything you need for around $200.
Mine, a Garmin eTrax Ventra was about...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 8th, 2006, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,500
hummm
So how do these projects go? Do you get the video from the client and then edit it, or do you have to shoot several games and then split out the footage per player for seperate edits?
I am trying...
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Forum: What Happens in Vegas...
November 2nd, 2006, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,439
Unique?
I had a fun experience 2 years ago when I wanted to try video editing because I had never used any, period. So I got the demos of everything and the only one that made sense was vegas (though I...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 2nd, 2006, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,469
Say wahhhh?
I haven't run into a single B&G that knew squat other than iMovie. But may be that is just me.
jason
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 2nd, 2006, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,168
Opportunity Cost of The Wedding
This may be the bigger factor in taking (or not) the job. The opportunity cost of a wedding. What other work will you be passing on in order to do this job. If the friend is a life long buddy,...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
November 2nd, 2006, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,168
B-Roll the HECK out of that event
Seconded. With one camera, your b-roll footage is much more important. Shoot shoot shoot. People walking, in, people sitting waiting (usefull for covering up missed shots durring the ceremony),...
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