What are your Camera settings for weddings? at DVinfo.net

Kevin Lewis · April 15th, 2009, 08:36 PM

WHo here still shoots weddings at 60I? Have most of you switched to 24?

Peter Vaughn · April 15th, 2009, 10:00 PM

Kevin,

Have you tried to shoot at 30P yet? I shot several weddings last year on my JVC 250 at 30fps, & the brides were very happy with the look. It's not stuttery like most 24p is, & yet it gets close to the "film look" that everyone is going to....

Lukas Siewior · April 15th, 2009, 10:28 PM

i think the topic was discussed few times already. Most of the members here are shooting 30fps I think. Try it too.

Tom Hardwick · April 16th, 2009, 02:38 AM

Not me. I'm a 'get it as clean and real as you can', man. You can do all your deinterlacing, vignetting, slowing and fiddling in post, but I'm a believer in getting 50i footage that shows Mrs Bride how good she really looked, and not how clever I was at making her twirl look stuttery.

There: flame me.

tom.

Matt Barwick · April 16th, 2009, 02:50 AM

Yep, 50i here too.

The only time I would possibly change this would be during the photo shoot if I had true overcranking available...but alas...I haven't :(

Jeff Harper · April 16th, 2009, 03:31 AM

While I don't know about what the others in this forum do, I am certain the vast majority of wedding videographers everywhere are shooting 60i (50I in PAL land).

24p is not usable for my wedding work.

As has been mentioned 30p is a great alternative. I've tried out 24p and the benefits for run and gun shooting do not outweigh the stuttery look that comes with panning etc.

I'm going to try out 30p this weekend, but from the clips I've seen I'm still not convinced it is worth it. I will find out soon enough.

Paul Kellett · April 16th, 2009, 04:35 AM

720/50p for me.

Paul.

Simon Denny · April 16th, 2009, 05:51 AM

I shoot 720/50p with shutter of, edit with FCP on a MBP and works great.

Cheers

April 15th, 2009, 08:36 PM	#1
Kevin Lewis Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Philadelphia, pa Posts: 705	What are your Camera settings for weddings? WHo here still shoots weddings at 60I? Have most of you switched to 24?

April 15th, 2009, 10:00 PM	#2
Peter Vaughn Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Milford Michigan Posts: 38	I like the look of 30p myself.... Kevin, Have you tried to shoot at 30P yet? I shot several weddings last year on my JVC 250 at 30fps, & the brides were very happy with the look. It's not stuttery like most 24p is, & yet it gets close to the "film look" that everyone is going to....

April 16th, 2009, 02:50 AM	#5
Matt Barwick Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kingscliff, Australia Posts: 196	Yep, 50i here too. The only time I would possibly change this would be during the photo shoot if I had true overcranking available...but alas...I haven't :( __________________ www.mattbarwickfilms.com / wedding videos gold coast / my stuff on Vimeo

April 16th, 2009, 04:35 AM	#7
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	720/50p for me. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

April 15th, 2009, 10:28 PM	#3
Lukas Siewior Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ, USA Posts: 408	i think the topic was discussed few times already. Most of the members here are shooting 30fps I think. Try it too.

April 16th, 2009, 02:38 AM	#4
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Not me. I'm a 'get it as clean and real as you can', man. You can do all your deinterlacing, vignetting, slowing and fiddling in post, but I'm a believer in getting 50i footage that shows Mrs Bride how good she really looked, and not how clever I was at making her twirl look stuttery. There: flame me. tom.

April 16th, 2009, 03:31 AM	#6
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	While I don't know about what the others in this forum do, I am certain the vast majority of wedding videographers everywhere are shooting 60i (50I in PAL land). 24p is not usable for my wedding work. As has been mentioned 30p is a great alternative. I've tried out 24p and the benefits for run and gun shooting do not outweigh the stuttery look that comes with panning etc. I'm going to try out 30p this weekend, but from the clips I've seen I'm still not convinced it is worth it. I will find out soon enough.

April 16th, 2009, 05:51 AM	#8
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	I shoot 720/50p with shutter of, edit with FCP on a MBP and works great. Cheers