It finally happened that someone......

Steve Burkett · October 27th, 2015, 04:39 AM

Reality TV... like 'The Only Way is Essex', 'Celebrity Big Brother' and 'I'm a Celebrity'.

I'd rather take the apathy. :)

Peter Rush · October 27th, 2015, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Burkett

My only concern is if the couple object such as a crying child in a Service. If its their kid, I breath a sigh of relief, they'll accept that. Someone else's kid and I've got a request to tone the kids cries down. Extra work for me. The tablets are a nuisance, but they're there to stay and whilst I push for an unplugged Wedding, I can't force it. As long as I get enough beauty shots for the highlights video, my business reputation is intact.

Steve I had a wedding season before last that was an outdoor ceremony in a very windy wooded area so all onboard audio from camera mics was pretty much useless. That would not have been a problem but what gave me the biggest grief was that the couple's kid was swinging on the the grooms legs crying for attention and so he picked her up and held her to his chest - the volume of shrieks directly down my lav throughout the vows and ring exchange was something else! sod all I could do about it. Not only was her body actually blocking the lav mic but literally all you can really hear is her crying - audio ruined - I had to use the sound from a H1 on the table

Steve Burkett · October 27th, 2015, 07:11 AM

I had something similar, though indoors so not as bad as your situation. To me video problems are a lot easier to work around than audio problems. I'm more concerned with something upsetting my audio capture than video. Mainly as I think couples are less forgiving when audio does go wrong as opposed to video.

Peter Rush · October 27th, 2015, 07:23 AM

Here's a sample - it's bad!

Steven Davis · October 27th, 2015, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter Rush

Here's a sample - it's bad!

I hope they really like that baby/family.

Peter Rush · October 27th, 2015, 07:51 AM

It was the Bride and Groom's kid - the Groom picked her up and held her to his chest throughout the vows!

Rob Cantwell · October 27th, 2015, 08:44 AM

I agree that it's a concern if you don't get useful audio, however when it's entirely outside your control, then it ceases to be your problem.
The crying child, noisy uncontrolled kids, inconsiderate guests, poor locations etc. etc. - all part of the scene really, there'll always be something, I had one on Friday last - the children were little angels the venue was as dark as a cave!
I guess theres a limit to how long a person can deal with it all - I'll put up with it a little longer ;-)

David Barnett · October 27th, 2015, 09:51 AM

I had a pretty funny incident earlier this season related to this (sorta). Instead of the couple bringing a kid to the wedding, a member of the (very small, 3 people) choir did. Just sitting there, in his baby/car seat, right next to the piano. Understandably the bride was upset, and while sitting at the altar said to the groom as follows:

Bride: "Why did the choir bring a f**king baby to my wedding?"
Groom: "shhhhhhh, I'm mic'ed"
Bride: "They can hear me?!" (Referring to the guests)
Groom: "Not them, but the video guy"
{silence}

Dave Blackhurst · October 27th, 2015, 01:14 PM

That moment when you smile and "snip".... he he he... thank goodness for "editing"!

Steven Davis · October 27th, 2015, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by David Barnett

I had a pretty funny incident earlier this season related to this (sorta). Instead of the couple bringing a kid to the wedding, a member of the (very small, 3 people) choir did. Just sitting there, in his baby/car seat, right next to the piano. Understandably the bride was upset, and while sitting at the altar said to the groom as follows:

Bride: "Why did the choir bring a f**king baby to my wedding?"
Groom: "shhhhhhh, I'm mic'ed"
Bride: "They can hear me?!" (Referring to the guests)
Groom: "Not them, but the video guy"
{silence}

Lol, I would have lost it in the editing.

David Barnett · October 27th, 2015, 08:19 PM

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You can hear the baby a little bit in the first few seconds, although its sorta faint. I use channel 1 as the wireless mic & channel 2 just the camera mic. So it was a pretty quick switch in Premiere using Fill Left/Fill Right. If you're wondering, you really can't hear it on the cameras mic at all, and I doubt most/any guests did.

Steven Davis · November 18th, 2015, 04:35 PM

Great, the guys Tiffin are just encouragin people. Lol. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1196006-REG/steadicam_smoothee_um_na_smoothee_w_universal_smartphone_adaptr.html

October 27th, 2015, 04:39 AM	#31
Steve Burkett Trustee Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Romsey, UK Posts: 1,261	Re: It finally happened that someone...... Reality TV... like 'The Only Way is Essex', 'Celebrity Big Brother' and 'I'm a Celebrity'. I'd rather take the apathy. :)

October 27th, 2015, 07:11 AM	#33
Steve Burkett Trustee Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Romsey, UK Posts: 1,261	Re: It finally happened that someone...... I had something similar, though indoors so not as bad as your situation. To me video problems are a lot easier to work around than audio problems. I'm more concerned with something upsetting my audio capture than video. Mainly as I think couples are less forgiving when audio does go wrong as opposed to video.

October 27th, 2015, 07:51 AM	#36
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Re: It finally happened that someone...... It was the Bride and Groom's kid - the Groom picked her up and held her to his chest throughout the vows!

October 27th, 2015, 08:44 AM	#37
Rob Cantwell Major Player Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tipperary, Ireland Posts: 624	Re: It finally happened that someone...... I agree that it's a concern if you don't get useful audio, however when it's entirely outside your control, then it ceases to be your problem. The crying child, noisy uncontrolled kids, inconsiderate guests, poor locations etc. etc. - all part of the scene really, there'll always be something, I had one on Friday last - the children were little angels the venue was as dark as a cave! I guess theres a limit to how long a person can deal with it all - I'll put up with it a little longer ;-) __________________ http://www.robertcantwell.com

October 27th, 2015, 09:51 AM	#38
David Barnett Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 951	Re: It finally happened that someone...... I had a pretty funny incident earlier this season related to this (sorta). Instead of the couple bringing a kid to the wedding, a member of the (very small, 3 people) choir did. Just sitting there, in his baby/car seat, right next to the piano. Understandably the bride was upset, and while sitting at the altar said to the groom as follows: Bride: "Why did the choir bring a f**king baby to my wedding?" Groom: "shhhhhhh, I'm mic'ed" Bride: "They can hear me?!" (Referring to the guests) Groom: "Not them, but the video guy" {silence}

October 27th, 2015, 01:14 PM	#39
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	Re: It finally happened that someone...... That moment when you smile and "snip".... he he he... thank goodness for "editing"!

October 27th, 2015, 08:19 PM	#41
David Barnett Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 951	Re: It finally happened that someone...... Private Video on Vimeo password123 You can hear the baby a little bit in the first few seconds, although its sorta faint. I use channel 1 as the wireless mic & channel 2 just the camera mic. So it was a pretty quick switch in Premiere using Fill Left/Fill Right. If you're wondering, you really can't hear it on the cameras mic at all, and I doubt most/any guests did.

November 18th, 2015, 04:35 PM	#42
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Re: It finally happened that someone...... Great, the guys Tiffin are just encouragin people. Lol. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1196006-REG/steadicam_smoothee_um_na_smoothee_w_universal_smartphone_adaptr.html __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?