Team Workflow

Hi Team,Thanks for the great work!!!

Workflow:

Please use your dual card slots function for redundant recording. It rarely happens, but it’s a good workflow to have a backup of all the clips in the second card.
When transferring the files to your computer, please confirm that it matches the files on your Camera card before formatting it.
Double-check if there are any missing files
Do backup and keep all the wedding footage for at least five months.
At church ceremonies, besides the lav mic (groom and officiant), please also have a recorder on the podium if you can’t connect to the soundboard. And remember to switch back the audio recorder to the line connection after using the mic option on your recorder (for zoom recorders).
For all cameras, please shoot in LOG when possible. For SONY users, please have your camera color profile at S-LOG3 /s-gamut3.cine.

Father and daughter first look:

When there is a father and daughter 1st look, please have the father walk towards the bride for the reaction, not the other way around.

Of course when possible and I know sometimes some photographers are not flexible about this.

B&G first look:For the Bride and groom's first look, I don’t like very much the tapping on the shoulder thing. I’d prefer when possible to have the groom turn when the bride is about 6 feet from the groom.

Groom walking towards his waiting spot. Gimbal tilting up. (Main camera)

Bride walking towards the groom (main camera)

Groom turn to see the bride “ big reaction” (main camera)

Groom reaction - 2nd camera - wide shot

Main camera:

Watch the video here:

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxI6kd-4GwPD_eBO7V7H3ziaZq9hY91BoT

CEREMONY

For the ceremony, please try to use more tripods or monopods, especially when there are two cinematographers.

If the lead cinematographer is operating a gimbal, the second cinematographer should be on a tripod or monopod. I can’t have both cinematographers doing creative shots at the same time and not have a good safe shot. The lead cinematographer can do some creative shots when is appropriate and the second cinematographer will be shooting safe shots from a fixed position. When the couple is doing their vows, I’d like for you to have all 2/3 cameras fixed and follow the 180º rule.

FOR SOLO SHOOTERS:

Ideally, all clients would have the budget for a second cinematographer or an assistant.

So when solo shooting, please don't feel obligated to handle everything on your own.

Clients will expect a decrease in content on our part. So in cases where the timeline is tight or are delayed, and the ceremony can't be delayed (e.g., church weddings). Politely communicate that you need 30 minutes before the ceremony to prepare, and unfortunately will have to miss certain things in the schedule.

Here it’s a 30-minute class from Ray Roman. Let's try to shoot our ceremonies as similar as possible to the way he does ( Ray has a team of 3, so ignore the part of 3rd videographer):

https://vimeo.com/745030021/6f4b3e94fd

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FAMILY REACTIONS

*HAVE THE 2ND CAMERA ON A TRIPOD *FILM REACTIONS FOR AT LEAST 10 SEC USING A LONG LENS

VERY IMPORTANT MAKE SURE LEAD ISN'T MOVING HIS CAMERA AND ONLY DO IT BEFORE OR AFTER THE VOWS

Couple's Portrait

Always get variations of the same scene (film coverage), wide and medium close shot, and details.. trying to variate angles (following 180º rule). When shooting with a 2nd cinematographer, make sure to have different focal length ex. 24mm and 70mm

Avoid filming posy photo moments.. request some time with the photographer between his shots so you can film real moments. Remember to be the director of the scene!

*film coverage is the process of filming multiple angles, shots, and performances of a scene. It's called coverage because it covers all the necessary elements required to edit the scene together in post-production

*The 180-degree rule states that two characters (or more) in a scene should always have the same left/right relationship with each other.