Hi, Adam! Welcome to dvinfo.

Hi Douglas !
I'm from Hollywood, FL area too.

Hey Douglas- Welcome aboard! I'm a few hours north of you, but have spent plenty of time shooting down your way. I would like to hear more about those 5 minute thrillers...

Welcome aboard
 

Welcome to our community. I live in Boynton Beach. I shoot Event Videography, Sporting Events, Legal Video, and am presently embarking on a gig to air a half hour show once a week in the fall.

Florida is a tough state, I had an easier time getting clients in NYC.

Best of luck. Feel free to keep in touch.

Welcome - nice response from South Florida.

Good going guys!

Hey Everyone! Greetings from Sunny Palm Beach, FL
 

Hi guys:

just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I am looking to start an event videography business in Palm Beach Florida. I do not own any professional equipment, however I am soliciting the forum for their opinion on the following:

1. camera(s): i was thinking about a pair of xl2's. I chose this over the more popular Sony HD FX1 as there are too many cons right now to adopt to HDV, as it is a fairly immature space right now. I cannot see justify the extra expense for high-end NLE gear and monitors/decks for this format at this time. the other reason the xl2 gets my approval is that you can sync the timecode externally using a remote control and free-run timecode, and you cannot sync timecode at this time with the fx1/z1u. imagine having your a/b camera assets on the timeline with little to no adjustment.

2. tripod/suspension: I think the Steadicam mini ($4700) wins hands down. there are too many drawbacks to filming live events with a tripod, namely steps, grass and terrain. i do not want to shoulder the xl2 all day either.

3. mics: your standard shotgun/wireless mic here.

4. NLE: what can i say, i love Vegas. that and a dual xeon dell workstation with serial ata drives is all i need.

Can anyone who is currently in the business of event/wedding videography find any fault with my idea for gear?

I apologize in advance if this question does not fit within this topic. I welcome your comments and suggestions.

John

You'll probably get better respons if you post seperate questions in the specific forums.. Though I don't know the steadycam you are refering to, I don't think that you should have either a tripod or a steadycam. A tripod is indeed a very good thing to have and a steady an excellent compliment.
personally I'd get a tripod first and then a steady.. But that's just me..

Hi John, and welcome to DVinfo. I agree with Alfred that you'll get a better response if you split up your questions as follows:

Wedding Videography http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisp...?s=&forumid=72
XL-2 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisp...?s=&forumid=73
Tripods/Suspension http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisp...?s=&forumid=42
Microphones http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisp...?s=&forumid=53
Vegas http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisp...?s=&forumid=54

no problem. i appreciate the links. thanks guys.

Hi (From South Florida)
 

Hi,

My Father & I run a videography business in South Florida (www.AlefVideo.com;The site is currently being updated to include several pages, which will feature demo's and package & pricing information.)

We offer a number of services, in which we shoot & edit Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Parties, Corporate events, Legal and etc.

I myself am a 20 year old male, majoring in Graphic Design at Florida Atlantic University.

This community will be very useful in meeting those in the business, and especially in obtaining new and valuable information.

Thank You & Warmest Regards,
Stanley

Hi Stanley!
 

Welcome (or dare I say, Shalom!) I do mostly wedding videos but would like to try a bar/bat mitzah or two. Your company name, "Alef", possibly a reference to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, "Aleph?" :-)

In any case, welcome. You are amongst friends in your field of endeavor.

Hey everyone i'm from St. Pete, FL
 

hey everyone i'm from st. pete, FL and i'm studing my A.S. degree in Digital Video Production im a 2nd year college student of St. Petersburg College so i'm pretty close to finishing...I glad to be apart of the forum

Hi David,

As you may have noticed there are lots....and I mean LOTS of folks from Florida here. You're in good company.

Best wishes for your studies and your projects. Welcome!!! :)

thanx lorinda i have noticed that while browsing the forum

Florida blues again
 

Just got back from my sons wedding in Boca, missing FL all over again. Drat.
Even Disney was great this time (lots of family from all over country were there).
The rain didn't dampen anything at all.

Have to quit doing this.

Hey, good to hear you made it back! And congrats to your son and his wife.
I sent you an email a couple of days ago, just so you know....

Winter Park Florida
 

Hello :) Long time lurker <-- Join date :eek: I have been reading the forums a lot lately which has a ton of great information and tonight I filmed the Shuttle Launch with my GL2 (XH A1 is in the mail). I am a student and happened to get into video when i was asked to film a soccer game 3 years ago and got hooked. Now I just spend my time trying to get better at a hobby I love :) Nice to meet you all finally!

Hey Josh,

I watched it from my back yard in Clermont.

I was out in Winter Park this morning. One of the local guys is selling out his entire video editing equipment stash. I was too late for the lights, but if you need any VHS decks or other misc equipment, tomorrow (Sunday) is a good day to get some great deals on cables and decks and cameras and software and training DVDs and you name it. Contact me from my web site for more info if you wish.

Dang... that sounds like a good deal but I just spent a lot of money on my new Camera and such :p I should probably resist temptation but I doubt that will happen ;) I have enjoyed the resources on your website for some time now while using premiere as my editing program.

I'm very jealous Steven. I drove up to Titusville Thursday, early afternoon, got a perfect spot on US 1 right across from the launch pad. Wide open, no obstructions, pulled the motor home in and I was on the roof with my XLH1 when it was canceled with about 5 minutes to go. Boy was I disappointed. I do hope that I get to see one.

Mike

Well I am sure it wont compare to the HD footage you would have got but I have the video I took tonight up on my website.

Josh,

I did look at it and I appreciate it.


Thanks----Mike

Hello From Lake Co Central Florida
 

Wanted to say hey to all here at DVINFO, I recently purchased a Canon XL2 and will be using it our next season, We primarily shoot (Photograph) Cheerleading and dance competitions nationwide and will soon offer videos on dvd at the competitions.

So far I have only experimented with the XL2 locally for some out and about shoots mostly shooting footage of the lakes and waterways here in central Florida in hope to become acclimated with the manual controls found on this very sexy camera.

Anyway... Hey everyone...

Martin

Hi Martin, welcome aboard DV Info Net, it's good to have you with us!

Enjoy your XL2,

Hello from Osceola County, Florida
 

Hi, my name is Tom, I like sunsets, long walks on the beach, the color...uh wait wrong forum. I recently purchased an HV10 and in the procees of looking for information, found this sight by accident....LUCKY ME!! I can't belive the information on here...too cool!!

Tom

LOL, very funny. Just left Saint Cloud on a 2,500 mile trip back to here!! Howdy!

Hi Tom, welcome aboard DV Info Net, it's good to have you with us!

Enjoy those walks ;)

SW Florida
 

Am located in SW Florida (2 hours south of Tampa) a great place for sunsets, boating, outdoor shoots, and bloody hot summers.

Welcome to DV Info.
 

Hi Bill: Welcome to the forum. I am located in Leesburg, Fla. I second the motion on the hot weather.

Hope you enjoy & profit from the wealth of information available here & sharing of ideas & techniques as much as i do.

Leesburg - practically a neighbor
 

Good to hear Bill. I am a pilot & fly that direction froom time to time - very nice area. How active are you with video? Hobby or business?

Miami
 

Hey guys I didnt know where to post this question but i guess this is as good of a place as any. I live in Antigua West Indies, and will be traveling to Miami later this week, I am trying to find a place where I can purchase Sony Vegas pro 8 , but not being familiar with where to go to find this Im at a loss... If anyone can suggest a store or company that might sell this? also would like to stock up on some filters and accessories. I shy away from mail order because Antigua customs charge up to 65 percent duty on technology items so I would rather pick up while in Miami. Any help would be appreciated.

purchase Sony Vegas pro 8 in Miami
 

Here is a link to all the dealers in Florida that might carry this product. You can do a find for Miami and call a few places to see which one you like.

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/...s.asp?state=FL

Vegas
 

Thanks Douglas... that was great help.

tampa
 

Just saying hello on this busy Florida thread. I just started a wedding videography bussiness in Tampa and love it. We are about to do our first big wedding next weekend.

I'm impressed the number of Florida guys out here, good to know I'm not the only one who has to suffer with the weather (or enjoy... I can't decide sometimes). We shoot down here in Sarasota, it's nothing formal but we've done a couple gigs and short films etc. We shoot with 2 XH-A1s, couple tripods, a Merlin, shoulder mounts, some basic stuff and edit on Final Cut and Adobe Premiere. We also go alll out with the sound. Would be interested in working with anyone in the area who might need any help with any projects.

This is a great site btw... wouldn't have gotten far without it. Anyone up for suggesting a list of rental houses in florida? I think that might be a great resource for everyone on here.

Good grief, where did you all come from. I thought Joe, Mike and myself were the only ones here.

Jim

Time for Revival
 

Well it looks like this thread has been dead for over a year now so I will be the first to revive it since I am new to the boards. This will also give all new Floridian posters a chance to introduce themselves to the community. I'm hailing from Miami, FL and am working at the Miami International Film Festival while trying to finish pre-production on a Short Film I'll be shooting in March. I'm also looking for anyone in the area who would want to take part in the affair.

Happy Shooting