HMC70 Footage. Wedding Highlights, Just Finished.

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Faymus Media

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I just finished editing this wedding for Colleen and Sean. So I figured it would be great to post in here to see what you all think. Filmed on 2 Panasonic HMC70's av cams.

Comments welcome. Enjoy!


 
Hey Corey

Nice shots there. It's great to see someone else using the AVCCAM shoulder mount units ! I shoot weddings on HMC82's (like 80's but PAL) I had 2 70's before that. You would love the 80's EVF cos it's a full LCD inside there..really easy to frame with.

Just for interest how do you cope with the low light at receptions??

Chris
 
ChrisHarding said:
Hey Corey

Nice shots there. It's great to see someone else using the AVCCAM shoulder mount units ! I shoot weddings on HMC82's (like 80's but PAL) I had 2 70's before that. You would love the 80's EVF cos it's a full LCD inside there..really easy to frame with.

Just for interest how do you cope with the low light at receptions??

Chris
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Thanks man! Low light seemed a little noisy so it was good that it was mostly outdoors, however indoors there was on camera lighting. My 7D has much better low light capability.
 
Hi Corey

The secret with the 70 and 80 indoors is to lock gain at 12db and use a light..blacks stay black and no noise and you use the light to just highlight the subject. If you have to you can push the gain to 15db on the 80 but no more than that...autoiris will tell you what the noise issue is....go full auto at a wedding and the camera will want around 24db cos it's trying to lift all the low light areas around, say the couple, and you just end up with video noise!!

I gave up with DSLR's ..too finicky to hold and shoot!!

Chris
 
ChrisHarding said:
Hi Corey

The secret with the 70 and 80 indoors is to lock gain at 12db and use a light..blacks stay black and no noise and you use the light to just highlight the subject. If you have to you can push the gain to 15db on the 80 but no more than that...autoiris will tell you what the noise issue is....go full auto at a wedding and the camera will want around 24db cos it's trying to lift all the low light areas around, say the couple, and you just end up with video noise!!

I gave up with DSLR's ..too finicky to hold and shoot!!

Chris
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i felt the same way about dslr shooting the first few months but now I am so used to using them that I love it.
 
ChrisHarding said:
Hey Corey

Nice shots there. It's great to see someone else using the AVCCAM shoulder mount units ! I shoot weddings on HMC82's (like 80's but PAL) I had 2 70's before that. You would love the 80's EVF cos it's a full LCD inside there..really easy to frame with.

Just for interest how do you cope with the low light at receptions??

Chris
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I've used 2 HMC150's for a couple years now. I almost never push gain past 6db. 12db if and only if I'm in an absolute bind. And I shoot 35 Weddings/year here in LA. When I first started I didn't like using lights, but now I'm all about them. Just get the right ones that have the appropriate gels or whatever so that faces don't look blue. Every couple I meet with I encourage that they light their Reception. Of course it comes down to budget but I always tell them that I'm gonna use a light but that the best looking weddings are always the ones that are lit. And I'm not just talking about uplighting around the walls. But specific lights hitting the dance floor where the action happens. Now when all the "main" dances and toasts are done and people wanna party, I could care less if they drop the lights. By then they see that we know what we're doing and aren't just winging it. Plus, they're probably drunk by then and start to come to the light like mosquitoes. But, I always keep an eye out to not kill a mood for the sake of a shot. Get a light with a dimmer. Also, I have a very special theory that I tell all my camera guys..."get in, get out". What that means is that people have about 5-10 seconds of good dance moves before they run out, become awkward and self-conscious, and start realizing they look stupid on camera. If you leave while they are at their "peak" then when you come back, they feel confident and won't mind you hanging around for another 5 seconds with a camera and a light in their face because they know they look good. Simple human nature. People wanna look good on camera and if you consistently make them feel like they do, they won't shy away so easily. All that being said...I'm looking for new cameras as we speak. Ha! Every couple years. It's important to stay up on technology and use the best stuff out their for your particular "style" of shooting. I know you are also looking Chris as I've seen your name pop up on several threads. Will be interesting to see how all these new cams from AC90 to EA50 to anything that's coming at CES and NAB 2013 in small and large sensor will pan out. Should be fun.

Just my two cents. :)
 
I love the form factor and convenience of the Sony EA50 but so far the footage shows the big sensor really sucks and the moire is really bad ....that's the main problem with uses a still cam sensor on a video camera!!! With no updates to the shoulder-mount range likely I'm probably have to build SM rigs for the AC-90.

Chris
 
The pace of the editing did not match the mood and music, especially the cuts of the candles at the ceremony while the bride is walking. The hard cuts seemed too abrupt. Whatever happened to dissolves? The flesh tones did not match at the ceremony and could easily have been fixed in post. The images were not very sharp and looked like good VHS. Sorry, but you asked for comments. Go back and re-edit.
 
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