The First All 5D Wedding Video Shoot

The First All 5D Wedding Video Shoot · February 27th, 2009, 05:42 PM

This is what happens if four (Bob Nicolas, Jason Magbanua, Mayad Studios, Threelogy) of our country's best work together as one.

Enjoy guys!

The First All Canon EOS 5D Mk. II Wedding Video Shoot in the World on Vimeo

Peter Manojlovic · March 1st, 2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert Bec

Whats wrong with a MAC?

Nothings wrong with the MAC...

After reading about all the issues of people trying to edit HD on a PC, i'm at the point of wishing that i had started out on the MAC.....

Thus the frustrated fat guy..........Minus the glasses.

Nicholas de Kock · March 1st, 2009, 01:02 PM

If you build a proper 8 core PC server you will have no problems, it's not a Mac - PC thing. The G5 Mac is a server not a desktop PC, compare apples with apples. The 5DMII codec is just plain s*** and hell to edit, I hate it. Remember the tools we use is only as effective as the operator.

Raphael Jamil Pranga · March 1st, 2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SiuChung Leung

Wow, amazing wedding with amazing video. Great job!!!

Since this wedding was only shoot by 5D Mark II, I am interested to know how you overcome the audio problems with 5D Mark II.

Yep, audio was a big problem during the shoot since you can't monitor the audio feed coming in so what we did is we tested our the audio first before the ceremony by doing an actual recording using our Senns which are directly plugged into the sound system's mixer then previewed it in the 5D. I know it's risky but we also planned a backup with another setup in which the lapel was with the groom, sadly it wasn't used for the SDE.

Raphael Jamil Pranga · March 1st, 2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Bec

Nice job guys i just have one question

How do you find the 5D MKII with setting exposure and focus on the run. Is it as quick to adjust as using a video camera with an adaptor

Any thoughts because i am in the process of buying either an adaptor or 5D MKII for my DOF shots

Great work

Rob

Hi Rob,

We had a problem with the aperture since you can't manually control it if it's in video mode especially if you're using canon lenses (i think some use nikon lenses in which the aperture can be controlled manually via the lens.) but there are several techniques where you can overcome this, some are in vimeo. For the focusing, you might need an external monitor sometimes for critical shots but hey, we managed without one... hehehe!

Fiel

Raphael Jamil Pranga · March 1st, 2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Liza Witz

I too am curious-- I am guessing you didn't set up dolly track at a wedding and so many of those shots are some sort of steady cam--- still great work.

But how did you get the crane shots? Did you really bring a crane?

We just used our glidetracks and glidecams.
And yep, we brought a crane courtesy of Mr. Bob Nicolas.

You can check out some of the photos of our shoot at
Dino Lara Blography The First All 5D Wedding Video Shoot

Matthew Ebenezer · March 1st, 2009, 09:01 PM

Great work guys!

Question #1 - Would you do it again?

Question #2 - Did you use anything extra to control the aperture? i.e. tricking the camera into shooting as wide open as possible.

Cheers,

Matthew.

Jason Magbanua · March 1st, 2009, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew Ebenezer

Great work guys!

Question #1 - Would you do it again?

Question #2 - Did you use anything extra to control the aperture? i.e. tricking the camera into shooting as wide open as possible.

Cheers,

Matthew.

1. If given the chance again YES in a heartbeat!

2. We were able to acquire a nine stop filter for the 70-200. But most times we were doing the "unscrew trick" to lock the aperture wide open.

Thanks Matt!

Carl Wilky · March 2nd, 2009, 09:15 AM

Great work guys. This production felt like i was watching the 90's USA Olympic basket ball dream team. (Jordan, Magic, O'Neil, Barkley...)

I definitely noticed the challenge you guys faces with the audio, not the best quality but does suffice for what you were faced with.

I did notice some focusing issues through the video, mostly on the crane shots where you guys had no control over it due to its remote access. How do you set up the lens during that time, at infinity?

The other question i had was more technical, what software did you use to convert the .MOV to .AVI files? Have you ever thought of using Prospect HD 2K or 4K from Cineform? I heard that this software is actually quite good at converting HD files.

Thanks for sharing your SDE AND your info.

Gino Mancusa · March 2nd, 2009, 10:41 AM

Fellas,

I posted something directly on your site. Fantastic effort and I can't say enough about how impressive your work always is and this colaboration is just shear icing. When people see what can be achieved with Wedding Films it will be the defacto standard and the most important investment a B&G can make for their Wedding. Very well done and Thank You!!

Roger Lowe · March 3rd, 2009, 11:09 AM

Love the crane shots! Really cool.

Garry Garza · March 3rd, 2009, 05:24 PM

Good Job!

Pinoy ROCKS!!!

Raphael Jamil Pranga · March 3rd, 2009, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl Wilky

Great work guys. This production felt like i was watching the 90's USA Olympic basket ball dream team. (Jordan, Magic, O'Neil, Barkley...)

I definitely noticed the challenge you guys faces with the audio, not the best quality but does suffice for what you were faced with.

I did notice some focusing issues through the video, mostly on the crane shots where you guys had no control over it due to its remote access. How do you set up the lens during that time, at infinity?

The other question i had was more technical, what software did you use to convert the .MOV to .AVI files? Have you ever thought of using Prospect HD 2K or 4K from Cineform? I heard that this software is actually quite good at converting HD files.

Thanks for sharing your SDE AND your info.

Hmmm, it was Bob's first time with the 5D but i think he has most of the shots at infinity and maybe some having a slight depth of field but too bad you really can't monitor the whole shot if the camera is already up there.

We used canopus procoder. Didn't try Cineform, i think Jason has some issues with it when we asked before.

thanks for watching!

Raphael Jamil Pranga · March 3rd, 2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gino Mancusa

Fellas,

I posted something directly on your site. Fantastic effort and I can't say enough about how impressive your work always is and this colaboration is just shear icing. When people see what can be achieved with Wedding Films it will be the defacto standard and the most important investment a B&G can make for their Wedding. Very well done and Thank You!!

Hi Gino!

We read the comment and we're really touched! Thank you so much! Hope we will continue to inspire you guys!

Matt Headley · March 3rd, 2009, 10:52 PM

I can't believe you shot this in SD! To me that defeats the purpose of going to every extreme to shoot it!

It's like shooting home videos of your kid with an imax camera!

Jason Magbanua · March 4th, 2009, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Headley

I can't believe you shot this in SD! To me that defeats the purpose of going to every extreme to shoot it!

It's like shooting home videos of your kid with an imax camera!

Hey Matt! Thanks for watching. To reiterate, we shot this in full HD.

Only the Same Day Edit was edited down to SD. It does not defeat any purpose, it actually serves it quite well.

A same day edit is shown after dinner. If shown much much later, say 11pm, even though in full HD, now THAT would defeat the purpose of the SDE.

That said, I am now editing the HD highlights of this wedding.

Cheers!

March 1st, 2009, 09:01 PM	#21
Matthew Ebenezer Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Posts: 370	Great work guys! Question #1 - Would you do it again? Question #2 - Did you use anything extra to control the aperture? i.e. tricking the camera into shooting as wide open as possible. Cheers, Matthew. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- www.shadowplay.com.au --- www.shadowplay.com.au/blog

March 3rd, 2009, 11:09 AM	#25
Roger Lowe Tourist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: isle of wight Posts: 1	Wedding Video Love the crane shots! Really cool. __________________ www.diamondfilms.co.uk

March 1st, 2009, 01:02 PM	#17
Nicholas de Kock Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: KLD, South Africa Posts: 983	If you build a proper 8 core PC server you will have no problems, it's not a Mac - PC thing. The G5 Mac is a server not a desktop PC, compare apples with apples. The 5DMII codec is just plain s*** and hell to edit, I hate it. Remember the tools we use is only as effective as the operator.

March 2nd, 2009, 09:15 AM	#23
Carl Wilky Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montéal, Canada Posts: 115	Great work guys. This production felt like i was watching the 90's USA Olympic basket ball dream team. (Jordan, Magic, O'Neil, Barkley...) I definitely noticed the challenge you guys faces with the audio, not the best quality but does suffice for what you were faced with. I did notice some focusing issues through the video, mostly on the crane shots where you guys had no control over it due to its remote access. How do you set up the lens during that time, at infinity? The other question i had was more technical, what software did you use to convert the .MOV to .AVI files? Have you ever thought of using Prospect HD 2K or 4K from Cineform? I heard that this software is actually quite good at converting HD files. Thanks for sharing your SDE AND your info.

March 2nd, 2009, 10:41 AM	#24
Gino Mancusa Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Thunder Bay Canada Posts: 50	Fellas, I posted something directly on your site. Fantastic effort and I can't say enough about how impressive your work always is and this colaboration is just shear icing. When people see what can be achieved with Wedding Films it will be the defacto standard and the most important investment a B&G can make for their Wedding. Very well done and Thank You!!

March 3rd, 2009, 05:24 PM	#26
Garry Garza Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 67	Good Job! Pinoy ROCKS!!!

March 3rd, 2009, 10:52 PM	#29
Matt Headley Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklinville, NJ Posts: 45	I can't believe you shot this in SD! To me that defeats the purpose of going to every extreme to shoot it! It's like shooting home videos of your kid with an imax camera!