Stop Motion Wedding

Brian Manning · July 9th, 2012, 04:51 AM

Do you reckon they batch process the photos in photoshop and then add the tilt shift look to a nested sequence as opposed to adding the tilt shift to each photo as part of the batch process? They charge $1500 NZD for the stop motion. I got in touch with them to see if theyd be a reasonable ooption for my couple instead of my services.

George Kilroy · July 9th, 2012, 05:19 AM

Brian, they seem more than happy to disclose their methods, just follow the trail from vimeo to their website and discussion forum.

Bernard Lau · July 9th, 2012, 10:19 AM

Brian, when starting out, you just need to test the waters with pricing and see what other filmmakers / photographers would be charging for film like this.
If there isn't a stop motion type film yet in your area, then your pricing should be based on your experience and portfolio of other works.

John Knight · July 9th, 2012, 03:02 PM

Just going out on a limb here - I hate it.

Just the whole shoes walking, ties twirling, groom spinning nonsense.

The odd 'wow' shot scenery timelapse is nice, but more than 10secs and it becomes just a tacky gimmick.

That's just me.

Chris Harding · July 9th, 2012, 06:58 PM

Hi John

I think it's more of a photog thing rather than a videographer thing. I personally dislike it too..it appears stupid BUT if it makes money and brides like it then I guess we better take our still cameras to a gig.

I saw a pair of photogs shooting video with DSLR's this season inside a Church and while one of then was filming the bride "normally", the other had a Canon 5D mounted on a monopod and she had turned it upside down and was swinging the camera left and right like a pendulum!!!!! I dunno what the idea was there but if they can shoot "video" that way, this psuedo time lapse is mild in comparison.

Chris

July 9th, 2012, 04:51 AM	#16
Brian Manning Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dublin Ireland Posts: 57	Re: Stop Motion Wedding Do you reckon they batch process the photos in photoshop and then add the tilt shift look to a nested sequence as opposed to adding the tilt shift to each photo as part of the batch process? They charge $1500 NZD for the stop motion. I got in touch with them to see if theyd be a reasonable ooption for my couple instead of my services.

July 9th, 2012, 05:19 AM	#17
George Kilroy Major Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 699	Re: Stop Motion Wedding Brian, they seem more than happy to disclose their methods, just follow the trail from vimeo to their website and discussion forum.

July 9th, 2012, 10:19 AM	#18
Bernard Lau Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 56	Re: Stop Motion Wedding Brian, when starting out, you just need to test the waters with pricing and see what other filmmakers / photographers would be charging for film like this. If there isn't a stop motion type film yet in your area, then your pricing should be based on your experience and portfolio of other works. __________________ Facebook & Twitter me with "bernardlaufilms" www.bernardlau.com.au \| www.weddingvideosydney.org.au

July 9th, 2012, 03:02 PM	#19
John Knight Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 588	Re: Stop Motion Wedding Just going out on a limb here - I hate it. Just the whole shoes walking, ties twirling, groom spinning nonsense. The odd 'wow' shot scenery timelapse is nice, but more than 10secs and it becomes just a tacky gimmick. That's just me.

July 9th, 2012, 06:58 PM	#20
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Re: Stop Motion Wedding Hi John I think it's more of a photog thing rather than a videographer thing. I personally dislike it too..it appears stupid BUT if it makes money and brides like it then I guess we better take our still cameras to a gig. I saw a pair of photogs shooting video with DSLR's this season inside a Church and while one of then was filming the bride "normally", the other had a Canon 5D mounted on a monopod and she had turned it upside down and was swinging the camera left and right like a pendulum!!!!! I dunno what the idea was there but if they can shoot "video" that way, this psuedo time lapse is mild in comparison. Chris