My most PRISTINE wedding film EVER!!! ( Shot on 7D, 5D, t2i)

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xzoticskillz

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Hi guys, today I'm proud to officially release the wedding film that took me nearly 2 months to edit. It was really hardwork, but it demanded alot of attention considering I fully switched to editing on Premiere Pro (which many of my plugins wouldn't transfer over, dynamic linking kept failing, and CS5.5 crashed on me numerous times). However, I wanted this film to be totally untypical of what we expect wedding films to be like (but still delivering quality story, cinematography, and editing skills). Interested in hearing what you guys think, especially those who make wedding films!

Enjoy!

 
Looks good, but should be edited down. The first part is way to long.... So many shots repeating over and over and over and over.... Like what you did with the party and tail end of the video, but that first part needs to be cut down. I like the use of camera movement but at times it just seems like a bit to much, almost gives the impression of a helicopter just circle over and over or almost like a shark circling his dinner.... I love camera movement but feel it was a bit to much.

Shots looks great, love the colors and think you captured the day/night great. My opinion is edit it down to maybe 6-7 minutes max and you can still convey the same message.
 
vision_filmz said:
Looks good, but should be edited down. The first part is way to long.... So many shots repeating over and over and over and over.... Like what you did with the party and tail end of the video, but that first part needs to be cut down. I like the use of camera movement but at times it just seems like a bit to much, almost gives the impression of a helicopter just circle over and over or almost like a shark circling his dinner.... I love camera movement but feel it was a bit to much.

Shots looks great, love the colors and think you captured the day/night great. My opinion is edit it down to maybe 6-7 minutes max and you can still convey the same message.
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Thanks for the feedback. What parts seem repetitive if I may ask? This was certainly my most challenging wedding film as there were so many unaccounted variables throughout the day. I also agree that the film is over the top but it was meant to the be that way from the start. It is all about engaging the viewer and the clients wanted something flashy and atypical of conventional wedding films (most wedding films bore me and I try to stand out with my editing style). Glad you enjoyed it though!
 
My preference for a wedding video is to capture what makes the couple's relationship so special and how that shines through to the wedding.

That being said, I would have gotten to know the bride and groom better, and have that come through in the video.

Also, beyond the spectacle of the wedding, I would have liked to capture the bride/groom prep as it always provides a good opportunity to capture the anticipation leading up to the ceremony. The prep provides a good opportunity to get to know the people surrounding the bride and groom, maybe even get a couple of quick interviews to get their perspective. I also like to film the prep because sometimes you get to capture the bride/groom as they are in their own space and you get to see how they start to take the day in.

It's also key to be able to pick-up (audio) and interpret the conversations that is happening around us, it helps us to form the narrative and to tie everything in, all the emotions, feelings, what's on their mind and relationships together.

The human side is what I'm after rather than the spectacle of the wedding.
 
Got to about a minute and a half, thought oh that's a nice little video... and saw there were NINE MINUTES left. Ayyy! Is this typical of wedding videos? I scrubbed through it and... I mean... ten and a half minutes of just random pretty shots? Does it really need to be that long? If you put in some kind of narrative or something... I mean a few minutes on the groom getting ready, a few minutes on the bride getting ready, stories of how they met, interviews with them and significant others... okay. But really, am I missing something or is it ten minutes of random pretty shots dissolved together?

Anyway, the shots are awfully pretty, so good job on that!
 
I think it would benefit from going b+w. and with less of the blurred efx. you have done an impressive job getting so many arranged shots on the fly. I bet you were sweating it out getting all of that!

ps. be more selective of the footage you use. this should be no more than 5 mins without a clear narative and/ or speeches.
 
@ectobuilder I totally agree that bride/groom prep was needed to introduce this wedding film but there's a very good reason why it wasn't included. We arrived as the bride was dressing, and one of the bridemaids or event planers told us that we weren't allowed in the bridal suite. We really confused but I told her to tell the bride that we were there ready to capture images. I did get the groom prepping however but it would have been futile to show images of him dressing without the bride, so we bit the loss.

@sonofaresiii/ richg101 The clients had wanted around a 10 min wedding piece. This was NOT intended to be a highlight wedding film, but a full length one. In the end, I felt like most of the days events were captured evenly with a story being told......however my goal was certainly not to bore the viewer (I actually thought I could have included more scenes tbh).
 
xzoticskillz said:
@sonofaresiii/ richg101 The clients had wanted around a 10 min wedding piece. This was NOT intended to be a highlight wedding film, but a full length one. In the end, I felt like most of the days events were captured evenly with a story being told......however my goal was certainly not to bore the viewer (I actually thought I could have included more scenes tbh).
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It was too long for me also... but I'm sure to the bride and groom, it was very exciting...
 
xzoticskillz said:
@ectobuilder I totally agree that bride/groom prep was needed to introduce this wedding film but there's a very good reason why it wasn't included. We arrived as the bride was dressing, and one of the bridemaids or event planers told us that we weren't allowed in the bridal suite. We really confused but I told her to tell the bride that we were there ready to capture images. I did get the groom prepping however but it would have been futile to show images of him dressing without the bride, so we bit the loss.
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Lols
 
I got through about 2-3 minutes. The beginning was fantastic. I love the intro of the shoes. Your plug-in with the tilt focus lens plug in is a little over played IMHO. The steadycam shots were not too shabby but did notice some wobble..I am assuming it was a handheld and the guy is probably still learning to use it properly. The steadycam used as a jib....Looked really good though. Haven't watched it all ..but when I get some time today..I will. Keep it up and do yourself a favor and watch some videos from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.....He is considered the #1 Wedding Cinematographer right now...to a lot of us. Take care
 
i liked the vid! steadicam shots was a bit shaky. but i enjoyed the editing! where was the brides mic at when she was doing the ring scene?
 
I have only done one wedding and it was a 50 minute video. The bride and groom wanted the full I DO'S, the speeches, the first and many dances after that, the cake cutting, eating, visiting with friends, the mother in law shots, the long line of well wishers that was about 15 minutes of footage alone. Behind the scene of them getting their photos taken their friends talking about them etc... In other words they wanted to relive that whole wedding over again and again and again. One very long video and I was wondering if it was too short LOL It did make it easy for editing by just grabbing big chunks of footage and piecing it together.

I thought your video was fine and what it comes down to it in full REALITY is what the Bride and Groom wanted not what anyone else wants or feels should have been done. Good Job!
 
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