New clip to share (beautiful bride, venue, + an accidentally amazing Glidetrack shot) at DVinfo.net

Richard Wakefield · June 26th, 2009, 04:07 AM

hi all,

here's a new clip to share:

Kayleigh and Steve - Wedding Highlights on Vimeo

and the glidetrack shot i'm referring to is between 1:50 - 1:57. I turned the camera as it went up, and then down, the Glidetrack...and it worked out accidentally well! might have to do that again!

cheers

Susanto Widjaja · June 26th, 2009, 06:28 AM

hahaha..

don't you love a good surprise!?

nice discovery!

how did you miced the groom when he's doing the speech? is that white thing a mic for the venue mixer??

Santo

Richard Wakefield · June 26th, 2009, 06:48 AM

hey Susanto,

well actually i don't ever mic people up during the speeches. ok, i don't get the clearest possible audio and i admit that, but i prefer to use a trusty Rode Videomic (shotgun mic) on the XH-A1.

cheers

Susanto Widjaja · June 26th, 2009, 07:59 AM

o wow.. that sound comes from just the video mic?? thats awesome!! gotta get me one of that. i use rode ntg2.. not very good...

Santo

Richard Wakefield · June 26th, 2009, 08:01 AM

i've used the videomic as my primary recorder for every wedding for the last 3 years and it's never once let me down...def. recommended!!

...and i thought the NTG2 was meant to be much better?!

Susanto Widjaja · June 26th, 2009, 09:13 AM

nooo.... its very bad... i trust the inbuilt mic better than ntg2... a1 has quiet good inbuilt mic

^_^

Kevin Shahinian · June 26th, 2009, 02:40 PM

Hey Richard,

First of all, you've got some really strong work on your site. Really impressive stuff. Some of the cleanest 5D I've seen around. I'm not a huge fan of the fish-eye myself, you seem pretty steady barecam, is there a reason you favor the ultrawide look? I noticed your 5D + PPro workflow and it seems to be doing really well for you. Congrats & keep up the great work.

-K

Richard Wakefield · June 26th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Hi Kevin,

thanks for the comment. I hate to break the bad news but there is no 5d stuff in there (although I do have one now).
And as for the fisheye, the only reason I use it is because I've not yet decided on a suitable wide-angle lens to add to my equipment list :)

cheers

Vito DeFilippo · June 26th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Hey Richard,

I enjoyed that. Great shooting, colour grading, etc.

One thing that bugged me was the camera shake at the end of the opening shot. Couldn't you slomo the shot down to remove that?

Cheers...

Kevin Shahinian · June 26th, 2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Wakefield

I hate to break the bad news but there is no 5d stuff in there (although I do have one now).

Ahhh, you fooled me w/ your workflow post... ;) Well you've got solid footage so whatever your setup, keep up the good work.

Travis Cossel · June 26th, 2009, 11:21 PM

Hey, great edit Richard. That glide shot did work out nicely!

Cole McDonald · June 27th, 2009, 12:07 AM

beautiful... what are you using for the steadicam rig?

Richard Wakefield · June 27th, 2009, 01:30 AM

Hey vito,
damn, u weren't suppposed to pick up on that camera shake :) it really bothers me too and I wish I had sorted it out more now!

Cole, I'd like to say I have an impressive pilot but nope, it's a cheap eBay glidecam 2000 copy!!

Cheers everyone!

Vito DeFilippo · June 27th, 2009, 07:02 AM

Hey Richard,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Wakefield

Hey vito,
damn, u weren't suppposed to pick up on that camera shake :)

Hehe. I'll try be less observant next time!

Stephen J. Williams · June 27th, 2009, 08:43 AM

Richard..

Very cool way of shooting the receiving line... I might steal this idea from you. I hope you dont mind.

Also, were you using MB looks for color grading?

Steve

June 26th, 2009, 06:28 AM	#2
Susanto Widjaja Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 622	hahaha.. don't you love a good surprise!? nice discovery! how did you miced the groom when he's doing the speech? is that white thing a mic for the venue mixer?? Santo __________________ If a picture is worth a thousand words, what about motion picture? website: www.papercranes.com.au \| blog: www.weddingvideosydney.net

June 26th, 2009, 07:59 AM	#4
Susanto Widjaja Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 622	o wow.. that sound comes from just the video mic?? thats awesome!! gotta get me one of that. i use rode ntg2.. not very good... Santo __________________ If a picture is worth a thousand words, what about motion picture? website: www.papercranes.com.au \| blog: www.weddingvideosydney.net

June 26th, 2009, 09:13 AM	#6
Susanto Widjaja Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 622	nooo.... its very bad... i trust the inbuilt mic better than ntg2... a1 has quiet good inbuilt mic ^_^ __________________ If a picture is worth a thousand words, what about motion picture? website: www.papercranes.com.au \| blog: www.weddingvideosydney.net

June 26th, 2009, 02:40 PM	#7
Kevin Shahinian Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 116	Hey Richard, First of all, you've got some really strong work on your site. Really impressive stuff. Some of the cleanest 5D I've seen around. I'm not a huge fan of the fish-eye myself, you seem pretty steady barecam, is there a reason you favor the ultrawide look? I noticed your 5D + PPro workflow and it seems to be doing really well for you. Congrats & keep up the great work. -K __________________ www.PacificPictures.net

June 26th, 2009, 05:05 PM	#9
Vito DeFilippo Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,585	Hey Richard, I enjoyed that. Great shooting, colour grading, etc. One thing that bugged me was the camera shake at the end of the opening shot. Couldn't you slomo the shot down to remove that? Cheers... __________________ . http://www.nosmallroles.com

June 26th, 2009, 06:48 AM	#3
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	hey Susanto, well actually i don't ever mic people up during the speeches. ok, i don't get the clearest possible audio and i admit that, but i prefer to use a trusty Rode Videomic (shotgun mic) on the XH-A1. cheers

June 26th, 2009, 08:01 AM	#5
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	i've used the videomic as my primary recorder for every wedding for the last 3 years and it's never once let me down...def. recommended!! ...and i thought the NTG2 was meant to be much better?!

June 26th, 2009, 03:59 PM	#8
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	Hi Kevin, thanks for the comment. I hate to break the bad news but there is no 5d stuff in there (although I do have one now). And as for the fisheye, the only reason I use it is because I've not yet decided on a suitable wide-angle lens to add to my equipment list :) cheers

June 26th, 2009, 11:21 PM	#11
Travis Cossel Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,933	Hey, great edit Richard. That glide shot did work out nicely! __________________ Black Label Films www.blacklabelweddingfilms.com

June 27th, 2009, 12:07 AM	#12
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	beautiful... what are you using for the steadicam rig? __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

June 27th, 2009, 01:30 AM	#13
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	Hey vito, damn, u weren't suppposed to pick up on that camera shake :) it really bothers me too and I wish I had sorted it out more now! Cole, I'd like to say I have an impressive pilot but nope, it's a cheap eBay glidecam 2000 copy!! Cheers everyone!

June 27th, 2009, 08:43 AM	#15
Stephen J. Williams Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 768	Richard.. Very cool way of shooting the receiving line... I might steal this idea from you. I hope you dont mind. Also, were you using MB looks for color grading? Steve