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alilvietboi4u

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I have been shooting weddings for a while and recently been moved up to be the primary shooter. Its a little hard on me trying to figure out what to do at times but i just let it go with the flow. I just would like to know any tips or what I can tell my 2nd shooter to do? Figuring out how to make things efficeint.
 
Congrads on your promotion to 1st cameraman. Well, you should ask your 2nd cameraman to either take close-ups & you take wider shots, or vice versa. Since you have 2 cameras to work with, try & get 2 different angles of the same shot. For eg, cam 1 locked close-up on the groom's face while saying vows while cam 2 locked close-up on bride's face while she giggles/smiles/cries, etc.

Also, cam 1 can be dedicated to shooting the main proceedings of the wedding (perhaps strictly on tripod) as it unfolds, while the other cam can take B-roll shots. B-roll means the other cam can go handheld (or tripod) to take other aspects of the wedding like wedding guests seated, bride gettting made up before the march into the church, some floral decorations, some of the bride & groom's parents/relatives arriving, or even some unobtrusive interviews, etc. Your creativity can run freely here.

What you want to do is get extremely steady/stable shots as much as possible. A good wedding DVD starts with good shooting before editing takes place. Invest in a SteadiCam, or go DIY like I did at this thread : http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=77195

I'll welcome any other questions. Good luck with your wedding shoots.

Andrew
 
Hey Andy, do you use your own artificial lighting during the wedding shoot or the natural light that's there.

I guess it can't hurt to have 2 cameras, but I would only see it necessary for the ceremony. Do you think 2 camera men can get in the way a little? I think one camera man can get good footage.
 
Well omar, I use a videolight only during dinner reception shoots as very rarely will the lighting conditions in a church wedding be dim. With regards to 2 cameramen getting in the way of each other, there has to be synergy & agreement b4 the shooting starts so that each cameraman knows exactly what shots to take & how to take them. Both cameraman must understand each other & work in concert with one another. Ofcourse you can still cope with one cameraman, but it depends on the situation & how many angles you plan to shoot with a 2 cam setup.
 
andybiz_2005 said:
Congrads on your promotion to 1st cameraman. Well, you should ask your 2nd cameraman to either take close-ups & you take wider shots, or vice versa. Since you have 2 cameras to work with, try & get 2 different angles of the same shot. For eg, cam 1 locked close-up on the groom's face while saying vows while cam 2 locked close-up on bride's face while she giggles/smiles/cries, etc.

Also, cam 1 can be dedicated to shooting the main proceedings of the wedding (perhaps strictly on tripod) as it unfolds, while the other cam can take B-roll shots. B-roll means the other cam can go handheld (or tripod) to take other aspects of the wedding like wedding guests seated, bride gettting made up before the march into the church, some floral decorations, some of the bride & groom's parents/relatives arriving, or even some unobtrusive interviews, etc. Your creativity can run freely here.

What you want to do is get extremely steady/stable shots as much as possible. A good wedding DVD starts with good shooting before editing takes place. Invest in a SteadiCam, or go DIY like I did at this thread : http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=77195

I'll welcome any other questions. Good luck with your wedding shoots.

Andrew
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thanks for the advice. actually ive been using a glidecam 2000 for a while at every wedding i go to. got that part covered. =)
 
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