Wedding advice....

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tkurtz23

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I am looking to start making some extra money filming. I've had my dvx100b for a few months and have been reading and testing as much as possible. I have had parents ask to film them and their kids playing soccer, skateboarding, and biking which I am very comfortable with the outdoors. I would like to start filming weddings as I have noticed many dvx users do. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how much I should charge, some angle suggestions (maybe a video), scene settings that typically work well in weddings that I could work off of, and any other advice would be great:beer:I always uprez my footage to HD on vimeo so it looks very nice. :dankk2:
 
i'd say keep all your shots very bright (to show happiness/love) and don't hesitate to get closeups, or lurk anywhere to get the shot you want.

also turn gain off and dolly shots are always professional
 
you can never go wrong when you put everything in slow motion and put happy music in the background!

for starters $300 is a good place to start.
remember, just don't shoot the wedding. it's way more then that.
 
lav the bride and groom. scout the place first to make sure there is adequate lighting, and enough power. if it is indoors, see how it is going to be lit during the ceremony and make sure there are no mixed color tempuratures (it looks aweful!). if it is going to be moving angles, be sure to have enough power to last at least 3 hours. check if there is going to be a dj or band playing and there and get at least 1 mic on them or else it sounds aweful! my last wedding i didnt own lavs, so i put my shotgun mic on my camera, and a small handheld mic on a stand by the speaker of the musician. turned out great. i am still putting the final touches on the video, but i will post it here when it is finished.
 
You gotta be creative. Glidecam and Dolly as much as possible. If you film a ceremony with only 1 cam it may be difficult to get the coverage you need. My advice here is get a heap of cutaway shots of the guests and parents in there seated positions b4 the ceremony starts, this way when you start filming the the actual ceremony, if you must move your cam to a different spot you can cut to a different shot whilst you set up in your new position. When or if you decide to change spots, make it quick and never hit pause, otherwise you'll lose continuity in your audio stream. Golden rule, once you start recording, don't pause until the end.

I always use 2 cams, this way you ensure you don't miss anything. Might be an idea to borrow a cam to stick on a tropd somewhere thats a static shot,,, you've always got a safety shot to go back to.

Go and visit this guys website, he'll give you ideas, inspiration, an a fair idea of what a wedding film should look like without it being cheesy.

www.cinematicbride.com

or check out some of my work here www.bridalmotionfilms.net

There is also a thread here started by Ryan Brown, its full of knowledge mate.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=64115&highlight=weddings
 
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I don't have any lav mics at the moment becaused I simply can't afford it right now and I hav a wedding I'm shooting in May. What would one do in this situation? Rent? Thanks in advance

-Brian
 
Brian Appling said:
I don't have any lav mics at the moment becaused I simply can't afford it right now and I hav a wedding I'm shooting in May. What would one do in this situation? Rent? Thanks in advance

-Brian
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Does the venue have a soundboard? You can get a cable to plug into the soundboard and into the camera and pull the audio feed. Otherwise, you can buy a cheap wired lav mic from Radio Shack and clip it onto a speaker, assuming the venue has speakers. Or, get as close as possible to make the most of the onboard mic.
 
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