David Mathew Bonner
May 31st, 2024, 09:20 AM
Hi
I used to do a lot of weddings in the late '90s and left the wedding industry for good in the mid-2000s due to a growing family and a change of priority. I managed to transition into marketing and corporate video work. A lot of talking head stuff and simple projects but I continued to make some what of a living off of video.
Recently, on May the fourth to be exact, a pastor at my church married a friend's daughter and as a gift, I came out of 'wedding retirement' to shoot and edit their wedding.
I was a little rusty, also worked it alone which was challenging to do in my prime but even more so now.
Knowing video is only half the battle and being unsure what kind of shots I would be able to capture, I decided to focus on audio and recorded the B&G reading letters to each other and I recorded them the night before the wedding. It played as the main narrative throughout the day.
I was pretty happy with my results overall, could always have used more b-roll, a second shooter would have made a difference, but for a rusty old-timer lone wolf shooter, I did ok.
The biggest hurdle I had to deal with was that they had a team of photographers (3) shooting as well, and I tried to be conscientious of them and their shots as best as I could, while still getting what I needed.
As mentioned, I used to do a lot of weddings years ago, and was popular in my region (Edmonton, Alberta) I was booked two years in advance in some cases. But it was, and I was, different then,
I doubt anyone left here remembers me but I was known as dMb. It was a good time to be in the industry and truth be told, I missed the circle and regret leaving the industry, I should have kept one foot in at least.
Anyways, here is the wedding- it's short form, I have not watched wedding videos since I left the scene other than an occasional clip from someone's wedding I knew. So I didn't follow any "format" I just did my thing.
I am open to any feedback you may have as things have changed since I left and I might have a small itch to take a small run at the wedding industry again - maybe, it's a young man's game. but maybe a selective wedding. here and there.
https://dmbvideo.com/the-wedding-day-of-joshua-caitlin-and-the-chronicles-of-narnia/
Cheers dMb
I used to do a lot of weddings in the late '90s and left the wedding industry for good in the mid-2000s due to a growing family and a change of priority. I managed to transition into marketing and corporate video work. A lot of talking head stuff and simple projects but I continued to make some what of a living off of video.
Recently, on May the fourth to be exact, a pastor at my church married a friend's daughter and as a gift, I came out of 'wedding retirement' to shoot and edit their wedding.
I was a little rusty, also worked it alone which was challenging to do in my prime but even more so now.
Knowing video is only half the battle and being unsure what kind of shots I would be able to capture, I decided to focus on audio and recorded the B&G reading letters to each other and I recorded them the night before the wedding. It played as the main narrative throughout the day.
I was pretty happy with my results overall, could always have used more b-roll, a second shooter would have made a difference, but for a rusty old-timer lone wolf shooter, I did ok.
The biggest hurdle I had to deal with was that they had a team of photographers (3) shooting as well, and I tried to be conscientious of them and their shots as best as I could, while still getting what I needed.
As mentioned, I used to do a lot of weddings years ago, and was popular in my region (Edmonton, Alberta) I was booked two years in advance in some cases. But it was, and I was, different then,
I doubt anyone left here remembers me but I was known as dMb. It was a good time to be in the industry and truth be told, I missed the circle and regret leaving the industry, I should have kept one foot in at least.
Anyways, here is the wedding- it's short form, I have not watched wedding videos since I left the scene other than an occasional clip from someone's wedding I knew. So I didn't follow any "format" I just did my thing.
I am open to any feedback you may have as things have changed since I left and I might have a small itch to take a small run at the wedding industry again - maybe, it's a young man's game. but maybe a selective wedding. here and there.
https://dmbvideo.com/the-wedding-day-of-joshua-caitlin-and-the-chronicles-of-narnia/
Cheers dMb