Have you ever had that experience? I will be making my first wedding video with one camera only very soon.Some people tell me that two cameras coverage is more convenient . That I understand but the deal is already in with one camera only. I have my doubts of how to cover the moment of the ceremony with the priest,bride, groom, and people at the same time. Any ideas on this matter are highly appreciated.
2007-08-27 02:54:35 · 5 answers · asked by mefistofeles 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
1. put a static camera in the back with a tripod
2. Just stay conservative - medium group shot most of the time - if you're editing, just make note of what type of wedding they have and find unnecessary portions in the ceremony to move and get closeups.
For Catholic Ceremonies, since you said Priest, you really only need
1. Readings by friends family
2. Homily or most of it - if they know the priest, the more of it goes in, if it's a stranger, you can get away with moving more
3. Vows obviously - just do a group shot.
4. Brief shots of the SIgn of Peace, Blessed Mother - communion is very short and often can be discarded in the final video according to a lot of bridegrooms.
5. Final Words and walk down the aisle. Sometimes the Priest rambles for ten minutes - after communion/blessed mother - you really only need the few sentences right before he pronounces them man/wife - the rest is just scripted according to mass tradition and not really personal or custom written, thus most bridegrooms won't mind stuff missing - such as when they kneel down for prayer right before the recessional.
An hour long Ceremony can easily be cut down to 15-20 minutes - so just make note what your client wants - all the hymns, scriptures, etc happens at every mass and really is not needed and have done almost 200 weddings without including them without a single complaint, the only mentions being that more should've been cut.
2007-08-27 16:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by MissFishyGown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're definitely going to shoot it with one camera, try to scope out the place in advance. It's really going to be about the planning and the editting. Maybe even try attending the dress rehearsal so you can make sure you get the best location, plan your shots and your cuts according to the events. And obviously imagine you're going to have at least a dozen or so people with digital cameras buzzing around you. Getting a friend to help is also a good idea. The shots may not be as good but it could just be to cover the transitional time it takes for you to relocate. And you'll have a lot of blurred pans as you try to get both the bride and groom saying their vows and the family reaction. Obviously the longer the wedding, the more opportunity to get both shots.
2007-08-27 03:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by missylizzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say for maybe have a friend or other family member that's good with camera's help out by taking picuture's with his/her camera.. Even if it's a digital- it's better than nothing just be sure he or she can get a decent seat where they can see everything and be relatively close to the bride/groom. Or borrow a friend or family member's camera and set it up out of the way but, still in the shot with a tripod and have someone "man" it while you are filming elsewhere.. Go to the church during rehearsal and find out the layout of the church perhaps a balcony or up above would be a nice touch...
good luck
2007-08-27 03:03:56 · answer #3 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always get asked to tape my friend's weddings, most likely because of my video editing abilities.
I find it very hard to cover everything with one camera smoothly. An example is if you need to reposition your camera during the ceremony or reception and something "important" is going on...you'll have to either a) cut it out b) leave in a shaky camera being moved. Really ruins a video, a second camera is always needed in my book. Three is over kill :)
2007-08-27 02:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by MikeTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shot a wedding recently with the 28-70MM USM F2.8 on one camera and the 50MM F1.8 on the other camera (for details, rings, flowers, etc). I had one camera on each shoulder, otherwise it takes times to switch lenses and we miss the 'action'. Don't use the kit lens as you will not be able to get a nice bokeh that the 85MM gives you If you don't have the equipment find a local place to rent
2016-04-02 01:32:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋