Shooting my first wedding on Saturday

texvanwinkle

texvanwinkle

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And of course it's a full Catholic mass.

I've been reading these forums for over a year now, contributing little, absorbing hopefully much more. I'd like to run down my game plan for some community advise and consent.

First thing to keep in mind is that this one's free; strictly a practice shoot, this. Still want to do as well as I can, of course, but standard disclaimers apply.

That said, I'm shooting 30PN for a) ease of panning, b) ease of editing, and c) inevitably, the look. Since it's my first and I want to concentrate on framing and not the HD workflow, I'm shooting in SD. (Plus--free.) I haven't visited the church yet, but I've practiced in some others, and based on that footage, I'm hoping to go no-gain / m. ped +3 / gamma b. press. (Not to mention almost certainly iris full open.)

The rule is one static camera up front in an alcove apparently invisible to the congregation. Again, I haven't seen it yet, so I'm not sure what the view will actually be. But I plan to put my shotgun mic on that static camera (on a Bogen tripod) to capture the readings as well as I can. It's an old church and apparently has no sound board to which I can plug in, according to the wedding coordinator there. I'll have the wireless receiver on my shoulder-mount camera with the father and groom mic'd. (I was told I can do a second camera in back where it's not in the way, which is what I'll use for the entrance and exit.) In my practice shoots, having the wireless mic levels at 11:00-12:00 produced the best results.

I'll have two fully charged batteries per camera, with ample time to charge batteries and offload footage between the wedding and reception.

Here's a question of my own: The reception runs from 6-11. How much footage can I expect to generate over five hours?

The floor is yours. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Clint
 
Depends, of course on how much ya shoot. Roll constantly and my math comes up with 5 hours worth.
You just need highlights though. The cutting of the cake, the toasts, the throwing of the bouquet, the awkward grabbing of the garter, a few good luck testimonies and uncle Bob when he falls down ina drunken stooper. That should cover it, really and if having pitty on yourself in post later, you can shoot but one tape in the reception.
 
after some research here at dvxuser, seems that IR can be an issue to deal with at the time of filming.

.:. consider placing a 486 filter when outside.

if a wide-angle lens is fitted, the use of an IR filter might produce some green edging (not sure why).

cameras most susceptible to IR sensitivity would be the EX cameras, and the Red One camera.

use of ND filters only enhances the IR "balance" in the mix of light arriving at the sensor..
because ND filters visible light in a neutral way, and allows IR to pass through.

...

Tungsten lights and outdoor foliage are two places where lots of IR is present.. therefore,

when filming people outside, amongst foliage.. the use of an IR filter makes it possible for the suits to show as black, rather than dark henna.


/quotes from various helpful people @ dvxuser

from the examples i have seen, the technique does work, and responds well to a subsequent color re-balance in a video application.
 
how did it go? I don't do weddings mainly because you can't 're-do' the doves being released...did you capture the doves?

J
 
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