Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
January 2nd, 2015, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,118
Re: Anyone providing a mic stand for speeches?
I've sometimes (very rarely) asked MCs, "Could you ask everyone to speak from this spot?". Never got a good result yet, but I think it's down to bad luck.
What's happened so far is:
-- I've...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 31st, 2014, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,008
Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4 vs. F/2.8 for Ceremony
Hi Paul, this is just my opinion, but I wouldn't walk into a reception with f/4 only. As long as you've got at least a 50 prime to go with that 24-105, you should be alright. I think I wrote this...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 30th, 2014, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,591
Re: DSLR for weddings
Yep, I agree! I expressed it confusingly, but I was trying to list that as an advantage for the Canon cameras over the a7s.
Well, I've always gone by the rule of thumb:
-- for paper:...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 30th, 2014, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,591
Re: DSLR for weddings
Hi Diana, if I were buying a DSLR for weddings right this moment, didn't care about photo capabilities, and couldn't wait till NAB 2015, I'd opt for Sony a7s. I think it's no contest to be honest....
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Forum: Wedding & Event Video Sample Clips Gallery
December 29th, 2014, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,232
Visual effects
I stumbled on this company, Graphicmenia, recently, and was amazed. Never seen anything quite like it. The style is in many ways the opposite of mine, and not to my personal taste. But I can still...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 28th, 2014, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 28th, 2014, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
Hey Paul, here's a sample.
Password: "sound".
Private Video on Vimeo
I guess one thing to pay attention to is the silences, and what the quality of the noise is like.
The on-camera sound...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 28th, 2014, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
Had a wedding on Saturday where reception audio worked like this: couldn’t get any signal at all from DJ. So, started looking at the soundspeakers. I could plug into the back of them, and I also...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 27th, 2014, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,787
Re: Options for filming processional
Hi Michael, I can't improve on your suggestions, and I think your step stool option is a really interesting one. It would mean you could smoothly cover the hand-off as well as the entry. Only issue...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 24th, 2014, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
Hey Paul, anything that can go wrong is going to go wrong at some point. Plenty of times you won't get a clean signal, or any signal at all, for whatever reason, but if it happens before the...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 23rd, 2014, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,800
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 21st, 2014, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,567
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 21st, 2014, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,952
What advice to give couple ahead of time?
That is, advice so that they'll have the best video possible. I'm thinking I'll put together a bunch of tips to email to couples as standard before the wedding.
Andy Wason has so far said, "No...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 21st, 2014, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,963
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 19th, 2014, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,316
Re: Recent video I created for a photographer
Hi Travis,
The good -- it's a good advertisement for your own shooting skills. Some nice candid moments. Liked the colouring. And liked the way that, overall, it conveyed a mood rather than just...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 18th, 2014, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
Quick and nasty time test.
Password: tape
Private Video on Vimeo
Main conclusions/discoveries:
-- Assuming the gaffer tape is prepped in advanced (cut to right size, wrapped around...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 18th, 2014, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
Steven probably uses cameras that have multiple inputs, so he could have shotgun + wireless.
I tend to use a Shure SM58 connected by XLR to a recorder. The recorder is at an accessible height....
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 18th, 2014, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,963
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Forum: Final Cut Pro X
December 18th, 2014, 02:40 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,354
Was there an FCP 9?
Apologies for asking a dumb question that's also a couple of years out of date.
I think at the Apple website they say to pronounce the name of their product as "ten" rather than "X". And Google...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 17th, 2014, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,625
Re: Speeding up Export
Desperately trying to finish up an edit today and get to post office in time (while meanwhile procrastinating on this board). The thought of the rendering time depresses me.
Going to go visit B&H...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 17th, 2014, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
Yep, Yamaha, not Tascam!
Ok, here's some photos showing the Yamaha in various positions.
Best case is if they're holding it with their hand wrapped around both recorder and microphone, with...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 17th, 2014, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,117
Re: Taping a recorder to a microphone
I use internal mics on a Yamaha C24 -- got the recommendation from Nigel and Noa. Does alright if it's held reasonably close to your mouth (I've posted some sound tests in another thread). The C24 is...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 17th, 2014, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,625
Re: Speeding up Export
Been doing a little more research on this Matrox device. Some quick thoughts:
-- Found it difficult to find information about comparable products. Anyone know of any other decent hardware...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 17th, 2014, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,978
Re: Sony a7s for weddings
5d3 vs a7s has been on my mind a lot.
The low light and high frame rates are extremely tempting, as is the affordable price. Main things that keep me in Canon are: (1) familiarity and comfort...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
December 16th, 2014, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,625
Re: Speeding up Export
Hi Peter, I'd never heard of that device, but it does look really interesting.
You'd be horrified at my export times. Takes me about a day to process a BluRay (with two passes, and even staying...
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