7D Wedding highlight by Stillmotion

I feel the opposite. I believe a wedding video should have the shooting style and ethos of a documentary not a romantic fiction piece.
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I am 100% sure that the newlyweds were absolutely thrilled with their video. It is not what we like but what the client likes. A wedding is one of the most special moments of anyones life and if you make the video from that day look like a beautiful romantic movie like this one the newlyweds will feel like superstar in it. The Stillmotion guys know their business very well and as real pros know what to give their market.
 
Otis Grapsas said:
I feel the opposite. I believe a wedding video should have the shooting style and ethos of a documentary not a romantic fiction piece.
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If people want a docu then I'm sure the long edit would be just like every other boring wedding video out there, except better looking. If you hadn't noticed, it was the short highlight clip of the wedding where they take the best looking bits and edit it into a little some what of a story.
You'd have to be some type of Speilberg to keep that style up for over an hour for a wedding video.
 
Otis Grapsas said:
I feel the opposite. I believe a wedding video should have the shooting style and ethos of a documentary not a romantic fiction piece. That would limit one's clientelle somewhat though. Add Demented Forever tattoos and all that:)
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I couldn't disagree with you more without forcing you into a public duel at highnoon :)
I don't care about genre and style as long as the CREATIVITY, STORY and EXECUTION are on point! I don't care if this wedding video genre was Hong Kong Kungfu/Horror/Thriller as long as it was well done, entertaining and made their family and friends happy :)
 
Johnny Cola said:
Still Motion kicks ass!
2:22 is funny, the officiant was trying to get outa there like his car was about to be towed!
Is it just me or was that groom a big p---y? I'm glad he's happy but he lost his man card fast. He was crying more than her.
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LOL, I was thinking the same thing. Sad day when the bride has to man up, dry the tears and comfort her man. I kept waiting for her to put his head on her shoulder and pat him on the back.

My wife and I have a fantastic relationship (still can't believe a woman like that consented to marry me) and have been married for 2+ decades, but I can honestly say there wasn't a tear on the wedding day, not even close. It seems like men are evolving into something else.

Great video, and after finding out their rate, I think I need to get in the wedding video business. But I will say "cut! lets give him a chance to pull himself together....okay, got it together dude? ....Action! :-)
 
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f64manray said:
LOL, I was thinking the same thing. Sad day when the bride has to man up, dry the tears and comfort her man. I kept waiting for her to put his on her shoulder and pat him on the back.

My wife and I have a fantastic relationship (still can't believe a woman like that consented to marry me) and have been married for 2+ decades, but I can honestly say there wasn't a tear on the wedding day, not even close. It seems like men are evolving into something else.

Great video, and after finding out their rate, I think I need to get in the wedding video business. But I will say "cut! lets give him a chance to pull himself together....okay, got it together dude? ....Action! :-)
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LMAO!!!
What are their rates? PM me if you don't wanna say here.
 
i definitely need to start doing weddings. But for that, you really need a crew.
 
John Caballero said:
I am 100% sure that the newlyweds were absolutely thrilled with their video. It is not what we like but what the client likes. A wedding is one of the most special moments of anyones life and if you make the video from that day look like a beautiful romantic movie like this one the newlyweds will feel like superstar in it. The Stillmotion guys know their business very well and as real pros know what to give their market.
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It's just that a wedding is generally over rehearsed and overproduced by itself. I can imagine what the average customer wants.
 
bimdas said:
If people want a docu then I'm sure the long edit would be just like every other boring wedding video out there, except better looking. If you hadn't noticed, it was the short highlight clip of the wedding where they take the best looking bits and edit it into a little some what of a story.
You'd have to be some type of Speilberg to keep that style up for over an hour for a wedding video.
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Good point. I bet the long length result will have the exact same style though, it will just be inferior in editing and overall quality.
 
Eddy Robinson said:
Well, guess you won't be shooting my wedding next year then.
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For most people into cinema this is a compliment:beer: j/k. I do not want a wedding video shot on my wedding, but if I did, it would be more realistic than a bunch of shallow DOF beauty shots. My life is not like this, it does not match my aesthetics in any way, and I wouldn't want me or my loved ones to look like someone else in an important day of my life. Most weddings are plastic in design and execution, they are like a film executed for a large number of first time producers. I wouldn't want to add to that effect.

The bottom line is that any logical person would want his wedding video to capture the moments that made an impression in his mind the day of the wedding. Nobody remembers a shallow DOF shot of a ring or flowers or a wedding dress detail. Nobody really remembers a moment with people in shallow DOF. What is real about shots of people incredibbly self conscious and inhibited by a large crew? The problem in a wedding video is the producers. They want their money on screen, that's all. They want to show how the money was spent and every cent of it. I bet someone will come now and then and ask for a shot of the crew or the equipment because that cost money also:)

Has anyone here shot the wedding of a star? A successful Broadway actor, a film star or anything like that? I'm curious about what these guys would want in a wedding video.
 
lets face it, the wedding video and the whole ceremony is basically for the bride. Most grooms don't even have a say in any of it. If you leave it up to the woman they are going to want shots of everything and they are going to want to look like a million dollars. They didn't spend hours doing their hair and make-up for nothing.
 
You can downtalk the whole cinematic wedding video idea as much as you like, but when it comes down to it, that is what most people want. Evidence is in the companies like Stillmotion, Cinematic Bride, Jason Magbanua...the list goes on. They are doing a lot of weddings for a lot of money and people are paying it and wanting it. It really is a mix of beautiful cinema and documentary.
 
bimdas said:
lets face it, the wedding video and the whole ceremony is basically for the bride. Most grooms don't even have a say in any of it. If you leave it up to the woman they are going to want shots of everything and they are going to want to look like a million dollars. They didn't spend hours doing their hair and make-up for nothing.
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Exactly. The reason why the glossy and glamorous wedding videos are the most popular, rather than the verite, docu-style ones, is because the brides want them to look like their fashion magazines. Not to be sexist or anything, but if you think like the "average" woman, then it all makes sense. The reasoning behind the docu-style videos is sound, but it's typical of a man's logic.
 
Otis, I thought you quit the boards forever?

Anyhow, Bride's eat this stuff up and that is why Still Motion can pull $10k+ for one of their shoots.
 
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i think we (SM) are seeing a new market emerge for artistic and cared for wedding films.
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In the past 2-3 years, wedding videography has achieved (I daresay) a level of respect. Not my #1 choice for generating revenue. But personally, I've been trying to look at these gigs from a different angle lately. I credit the youth of today for breathing some life into something that was pretty stagnant.

As for the video at hand: It's great, no doubt....but there are tons of amazing highlight vids floating around on Vimeo. Does this one showcase the 7D in a good light? I say yes.

Question: Why just one operator for two cams? They get away with some hefty rates. For those prices, I'd want two 7D 'cinematographers'.
 
A documentary style wedding can be tremendously interesting and emotionally layered. They age very well, since the content supercedes the style or exposure, etc.

I have seen a few that spent the majority of the time around interviews, understanding the origins of the relationship, and using the wedding day highights in longer form, rather than music-video timed edits. They patiently take you on a journey to get to know the couple, and don't try to wrap everything in a lovesong.

There are people out there who take this approach, and I really respect them, since they take the risks that the audience will be patient too.

This isn't to condemn still motion. The brides who pay the most are usually the ones who want their wedding to look like a romantic fiction piece.
 
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