This post is a little hard for me to write. I'm not one to show off my flaws. I am definitely an introvert in most ways and sharing my first wedding video is terrifying. Mostly because I compare it to colleagues who have been doing this for years. I continue to tell myself that this is my first video and it will get better from here. So keep that in mind and please be kind. I share this to try to help others who are also beginning the long and arduous journey into videography. So here is the video...
So here are a few of the key things I learned while starting out (Keep in mind this may not work for everyone):
-Though many of the best wedding videos I have seen use a lot of motion, until you've gotten a lot of practice, it may be best to start out with a lot of static shots, incorporating a few tilt and pan shots here or there. I tried to make get the majority of my shots to have some element of motion. I got a lot of shaky shots (part of the problem for me was a monopod, but I'll get into that next) and I had to do a lot of stabilization in post.
-I know a lot of people use a monopod a lot in their ceremony filming. For me, it just didn't work as well. Again, part of it was the shake. I plan to use a tripod and fluid head for the next one. At least until I get more practice on it.
-Film a lot of B-roll. And not only that, but make sure you get A LOT of different angles. Get the dance from different sides and different focal lengths. I think the contrast makes a HUGE difference.
-Post production- I used Magix Pro for this wedding. Don't. I think it can be a good program for some people, but I didn't feel it was extremely user-friendly and it was hard to find tutorials online that were specific to what I needed. I have since purchased Adobe Premiere Pro CC. I'll review that one when I've had more time to play around with it.
Hopefully this helped, at least a little!
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