DoctorDino
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So, I've been in training for a few months now. This Saturday we have a wedding where I film all the groom prep by myself. Normally I just get detail shots, man a camera at the wedding itself facing the bride, and then do whatever I want at the reception. The company I'm working for trusts me immensely to get good footage at the reception.
Last wedding I did, the "boss" of the company followed me around while I did groom prep and got me everything I needed. He said I can have my choice of camera and 3 lenses. I requested a Canon 5d mk iii, a 50 mm, a 70-200 and a 14mm, a cinema slider (I know this is a photography forum, so you may or may not be familiar with those) and a monopod.
When all was said and done, he said my video was "freaking beast". Cool, whatever, I have confidence in all that. I know my settings and my way around the camera, and I know how to film people.
What I'm worried about is that this is my first wedding alone. Now this guy I'm working for has filmed a billion weddings, so he can waltz into a room full of hammered groomsmen and handle them beautifully. I have never done that before. He's always there to help me, and he does the majority of the filming.
So I'm basically asking for some advice on how to handle people, specifically hammered groomsmen. Any tips on video would be wonderful as well. Again, I know this is a photo forum. But with cinema, you basically frame what would look good in a picture and press record, so any advice you have would be great.
Last wedding I did, the "boss" of the company followed me around while I did groom prep and got me everything I needed. He said I can have my choice of camera and 3 lenses. I requested a Canon 5d mk iii, a 50 mm, a 70-200 and a 14mm, a cinema slider (I know this is a photography forum, so you may or may not be familiar with those) and a monopod.
When all was said and done, he said my video was "freaking beast". Cool, whatever, I have confidence in all that. I know my settings and my way around the camera, and I know how to film people.
What I'm worried about is that this is my first wedding alone. Now this guy I'm working for has filmed a billion weddings, so he can waltz into a room full of hammered groomsmen and handle them beautifully. I have never done that before. He's always there to help me, and he does the majority of the filming.
So I'm basically asking for some advice on how to handle people, specifically hammered groomsmen. Any tips on video would be wonderful as well. Again, I know this is a photo forum. But with cinema, you basically frame what would look good in a picture and press record, so any advice you have would be great.