After watching your video, I've come to several conclusions 1) I make crapy videos 2) I have no plan when I make videos 3) I should watch more of your videos.
Matt, you're awesome. I've never shot a wedding video and I'm going to shoot my sisters wedding sometime this year. You're giving me a ton of awesome ideas. I really appreciate you taking the time to make these!
Fellow Texan videographer here! The part around 1:30 where you were talking about that the shots give you context - I laughed and thought "whenever I do a Houston wedding, I'll just find some B-roll of road work being done. Everyone will know where they're at."
This is REALLY helpful. Thanks. Like......the most helpful video I've seen probably on "cinametography." It's just really practical. I'd LOVE to see you do an ENTIRE process video. Just walking through establishing the shots, to the shooting, to the editing. Gonna have to look through your other stuff. Again....thanks....just really helpful to understand how to really CAPTURE something through video.
Hi Matt, I'm loving your work my brother. Your gift is opening so many doors for you. I think you could be shooting with a Betamax in the wilderness and your business would still blow up. You just have the right attitude, period. And nothing can stop a person with the right attitude. Add skills on top of that it its a wrap. I liked your quote from one of your other videos "The beard is luscious." 👍🏾🎥📷 May God bless you and your wife my man. You're a beast with that lens. Phelix
these videos just keep getting better. You are a saint for creating all this amazing content & my only regret is that you're not making daily vlogs. Looking forward to seeing you on CreativeLive, hopefully this year!! Also, could you please make a drone tutorial video, on how to get those cool circular tracking shots & other hard to pull off moves?
Thanks so much! Haha I would love to do daily Vlogs but I feel like I wouldn't have any time to actually edit wedding videos. :P Drone tutorial is on my (long) list of videos to do in the future haha.
Love the tip about looking for movement. I was shooting in Nashville this weekend and all my footage is just buildings and I couldn't figure out why it looked so dead... nothing is moving.
Thanks Shaun! I find that if I'm filming buildings, either I have to introduce the movement myself, or I try to incorporate timelapses with clouds etc. to add movement.
A quick question Matt. What about if you get all the shots and the next day the weather changes and it's gloomy and rainy? You can't use the sunny footage can you?
+Indigo Hearts Productions hey! This is why I always check the weather reports 😜. Sometimes if the weather is bad the day before it isn't bad the day after the wedding.
+Threefold Films thanks! That is definitely a topic I would like to cover in the future. I hope this one helped a bit in that respect. A big part of time shifting is using establishing shots to show the audience where they are now.
Great tutorial Matt! I am shooting my first wedding in one month and this helped me alot! Thank you! Do have any more tips for shooting a wedding as a beginner?
Hey Bogdan! It does have that fisheye look intially. Premiere Pro has a built in preset for removing the fisheye. I apply that and tweak it a bit for all my gopro shots.
Should I use multiple establishing shots? Or just one? And if I use multiple establishing shots, should I start with close up shots of things and THEN hit em with the WIDE shot or what? I want my video to flow. Got hired to film a catering company launch party. They’re having a brunch. Need ideas. Please give insight. Also what comes AFTER the establishing shot??
I check the weather forecast and oftentimes the day before or the day after the wedding will look similar. So sometimes I film on either day, whichever matches the wedding day more.
Do you have a video that gives you a structure? I’m just starting with it. I’m a photographer and video is a whole different animal and I have no idea where to start and end if I wanted to do an engagement shoot, event BTS etc.. I know you do weddings but what’s your structure like as far as your video shot list?
great video Matt! assuming you charge extra for an extra day for this for the couple? or do you include it in your packages? how do the couples like this extra day/cost?
+reanofilms hey! Nope, no extra charge for this. Often I drive in a day early for the wedding, so I have time to film the establishing shots early and not be rushed. The couples are cool with it (when I even tell them lol).
+Reggae Jones hey! Yes, I always have a second shooter. They are usually shooting another A7Sii, or a Sony FS700, or even Canon C100 sometimes. Whichever they have. :)
Matt, after shooting my first wedding with my new a7s ii's (2's?) (II's?) (dos'?) I definitely don't understand the internal stabilization vs. lens stabilization vs. when I punch in does it screw up the stabilization? My shots turned out much shakier than I had hoped. Looking through the interwebs and can't find anything. Would love to hear your thoughts and get your take on using IS lenses, when to use Steady Shot, and how it's effected by zooming in/APS-C mode. Willing to pay in tacos for your thoughts...
Haha yes! Tacos! To help clarify a bit, when you punch in to check focus, that shouldn't affect the Image Stabilization. It works regardless of your lens because it's in camera. When you use a dead lens with adapter (such as a Nikon) it uses 3 axis stabilization in camera. When you use an official Sony lens it uses 5 axis in camera by taking data from the lens too. This is of course even smoother. I shoot with a mix of lenses, and as long as I don't move the camera too fast, everything ends up pretty smooth. Hope that helps!
really useful tips Matt thanks - I'm looking to buy a beholder DS1 for my Nikon D750 for stabalizer shots - does the Glidecam take long to balance - would love to buy one but keep seeing comments buy people who just can't balance them.
+mark shirley thanks Mark! The Glidecam takes around 10 seconds to balance which is a major win. Balancing it isn't that hard once you understand how it works. There is definitely a learning curve but the results are worth it.
Hi Matt, love your videos. Keep up the good work. What time-lapse App do you use on the A7Sii?? Or any general advise on 'time lapsing' on this camera...?
Hey Andrew! The A7Sii only has one timelapse app, so that's the one I use haha. :) It's a fantastic camera for timelapses, the app makes it really simple.
Hey Lucas! Yes, GoPro Hero 4 Black on a Phantom 2. Premiere CC has a built in preset to remove the fish eye effect. Grading was one with the techniques used in my color grading video.
Question: Did it take long to go through the Section 333 Exemption for UAS? I spent the last 9 months practicing flying my drones and am now ready to do commercial work but the damn Exemption requires a pilot's license...sigh
iivanov86 In the US, you need a Section 333 grant of exemption, a COA, an FAA airmen certificate and registration in order to use a drone for commercial work.
How does your Drone look so good? I have an Phantom 3 Advanced and it has HORRIBLE Rolling Shutter issues and seems to look incredibly compressed and has tons of artifacts....is anyone else having these issues? Maybe it's my settings
Hey Cory! Depends on how long of a timelapse you want to shoot. For clouds etc. you can get through a lot with one battery. But if you want to shoot stars overnight, I would recommend a battery grip so you get 2 batteries.
Hey Stephan! The monitor I use for monitoring my drone is called a Black Pearl and it has video receivers and transmitters built in. Those are the antennas. :)
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson ah got it thank you for answering. Do you find it improves performance as compared to an iPad? I don't find the signal quality suffers in with my tablet often.
Hey Stephan! I use a Phantom 2 which does not support wireless transmission to an iPad. My only option is to use a wireless video transmitter and a monitor like I use.
Hey Matt - looks like you use a GoPro as well on your drone. I am having serious issues with my FPV set up and am having really bad reception on my BlackPearl. Is there anyway you could help me out with this? I have the standard iOSD mini, Fatshark, BlackPearl set up.
Interesting. I think it may have something to do with the monitor I purchased. I believe I have the 32 Channel Black Pearl. Do you happen to have the 7 channel?
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson I think that has to be it then and from some recent research I've done. Thanks for the input. I just ordered the 7 channel. I'll give an update once I connect in case anyone else was wondering.
First of all, thank you for all of these tutorials. Secondly, what glydecam do you recommend? Besides cost, what are the advantages of the glydecam versus a gimbal stabilizer like a Ronin?
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson awesome. that was my question too! I've heard it can be difficult to see the screen, particularly shooting in s-log, and even with gamma display assist, would you recommend external monitor use on a Ronin or is just too awkward for this kind of shoot? /have you found the movable screen works OK with these?!
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson Thanks Matt, that makes sense. I absolutely love this series you're putting together, it is ridiculously helpful. I've been shooting an odd bit here and there but want to get into the business side of things (primarily wedding videography) full time. I would love some suggestions on staple lenses you use/would recommend for the a 7sii for wedding videos, or your idea of the absolute basic requirements for shooting videos. For example, I probably don't NEED a glide cam right off the bat, and a monopod may suffice, once I start earning more, I could invest then. Basically I'm wondering where to invest starting out. I'm changing systems and saving for the camera itself and have a €2000-€3000 max budget left over for 'everything else'. lenses, batteries, SD cards, stabilization etc. I'm just wondering what you consider the bare necessities/good investments starting out that will produce high quality videos and in turn yield a profit for future investment in the kit (into things like the phantom etc things you don't necessarily need off the bat but which are nice to have and will up production value in the long run.) I feel my main investment should be good glass. Perhaps a wide (16-35) a zoom (70-200?!) and a 50mm prime. I'd really appreciate any recommendations you have on this. Whether through a reply here or video in future. Thanks for these videos! Lisa. :)
So glad its helpful! I would definitely start off with good lenses and a monopod, maybe a slider if you wanna get fancy. :) The Sony 16-35mm f4 is really nice, I love mine. A good 50mm and 70-200 sound great too. I'm pretty much always either on my 16-35, 24, or 50mm. The 70-200 comes out during the ceremony. Don't be in a huge rush to get everything at once. I built up my gear over many years, and I found that if I bought a ton of stuff at once I didn't always learn it and appreciate it. By buying things slowly you force yourself to get good at each piece of gear as you go. Hope that helps!
we also create wedding videos and your stuff is on point and helpful, thanks for taking the time to create this stuff... if you have a sec check out our stuff.... www.somethingnewfilms.com
Which lenses do you prefer the most ? :) P.S: I love Batman V Superman . I think it's a beautiful cinematography , maybe the best in comicbook movie after Watchmen ! ))
Hey Matt! Instead of asking on WFS group ill just comment on here haha When you showed your time lapse shot, did you have the camera panning up in post or was that something you did while actually filming?
From the perspective of the establishing shots, the wedding venue seems a bit unattractive. The only piece that looks appealing is the ceremony spot. Some of your shots really help to find the more creative or attractive angles at the site, but the rest I find not so great looking (not your shots). I run into this all the time at weddings. It's really difficult to find an event that looks beautiful no matter where you look. Do you and your wife ever have conversations about a venue's aesthetics (or lack thereof) when it comes to figuring out your shots? For an amateur wedding videographer like me, an event that has no aesthetics is harmful to the creative flow for the day.
I liked the shot you got through the tall grass at the beginning of the video. It's a beautiful shot. I can't say I would have considered that. Did you add additional audio to that in post? or is that straight from whatever you were recording at the time?
Hello Matt, the concept of establishing shots (ES) was invented, when people in the 1900s started to figure out, how film making basically works. So in adapting one concept of the Theater, they startet with ES to have a classic overview of the upcoming scene. The first movies happened to be just one longe ES. Come on. Superman vs. Batman didn't work out because of missing ES. This seems to me a rather pour analysis. I think, it didn't work out because the story was just crap and the fight between the Super-Tech-Guy Batman vs. Super-Power-Guy Superman was just unbelievable stupid and made no sense at all. Just little boys with toys. My suggestion: use an establishing shot, if your story / your scene need one. To be honest, showing the ranch of ones wedding just pleases the people watching themselves get married, when they see the video later: "Look darling, how nice the day at our wedding has been. What a beautiful ranch we had and just look once again the gorgeous wheather bla, bla, bla". For all the other viewers it's most likely totally boring. The Ranch Shot seems to make sense, because your work, of covering the wedding, likes to get paid. Offering a "perfect memory" just works in videos like that very well. So I would suggest not to make it a must do, but rather make it a maybe or why not, talking about the next project. But please, do not make a big film language deal out of it. What about a simple rule: If it helps the story you like to showtell, then do it, make your ES and edit into the video. If you don't need one, just forget it. If you guys want to make a video just think of this: What is it, I want the viewers to experience and feel. If you are able to find some kind of answer to that question, start shooting all the interesting things happening, that fit in this answer and shoot them in the most interesting way you guys can think of. Ones I made a wedding video for a friend, when he got married. They hat a funny little dog at the time. So I decided to shoot the hole thing through the "eyes" of the little funny dog. The establishing shot (ES), if you wanna call it that, was just a half wide shot of the little dog. When it started to run, I switched perspective to the perspective of the little dog and off I went, the wedding movie started. So you see, it doesn't make sense to claim a rule or a "this is the way you must do it and I'm the one telling you"-thing. Just ask yourself, what is it you want to show, what are the expectations of the audience and, last but not least, who pays for your work. If it's a client give them a great drone ES. It's quite often, that they might like it, but it's not really the way towards great film making. Best Jan
Hiya, I love your videos, just wondered, What if on the actual wedding day the weather is totally different? Say no sun & rainy, would that then ruin all your previous days sunshine shots? As I assume the couples memory of the day needs to match up, so how do you work that?
Why do you show a clip of the A Loft Hotel in 3 different shots??? Shouldn't one shot show and tell the audience where you are at? It even says Hotel on the building so need 3 shots of it???
Great video again Matt! I like to do them the day after, especially when traveling. You can wake up early and get a sunrise time-lapse or swing by the venue again on your way home.
Good advise, most of the weddings I do I have to get everything on the fly. Usually most of the decoration is put up last minute and you might end up shooting the same shots twice. That extra day is even better if you have the couple willing to walk around in casual wear for the video. ALL ABOUT THAT B-ROLL SON!
After watching your video, I've come to several conclusions 1) I make crapy videos 2) I have no plan when I make videos 3) I should watch more of your videos.
Hahaha! Thanks so much! :D
i actually made a wedding video for my friend and i dont even know how to edit it. am like stuck and ground with it.
Matt, you're awesome. I've never shot a wedding video and I'm going to shoot my sisters wedding sometime this year. You're giving me a ton of awesome ideas. I really appreciate you taking the time to make these!
+Jeovan Camacho thanks Jeovan! Hope your sister's wedding goes well!
TH-cam needs to include a heart button because this is some handy advice being given here
Woo a new video! Keep up the great work Matt!
+A Oliva Photography thanks so much!
Agree. It’s good to take some shoots without stress on other day than the weeding when you are really limited to time and things are moving quickly.
I LOVE your videos - I'm not a wedding filmmaker but it applies so much to what I do. And they're just downright entertaining to watch. Thanks!
+Nate Reutter haha! Thanks so much Nate! You're awesome!
great tips... especially on drone. best piece of advice... "amazing what you can get when you are not rushed!"
Thanks so much Mark! :)
LOve this! I'm looking to film my first wedding and your stuff is extremely helpful!
+Ëd Balboa thanks Ed! Hope it goes well!
I can't get over the colors you are getting out of the A7S. Superb.
Fellow Texan videographer here! The part around 1:30 where you were talking about that the shots give you context - I laughed and thought "whenever I do a Houston wedding, I'll just find some B-roll of road work being done. Everyone will know where they're at."
Haha so true!!!
Two years later and still super useful! Thank you Matt.
Wow that bug at 5:15!! as you're talking about dynamic low shots!! Nicely done!
Thanks mat, shooting my first wedding soon. Good idea to get those important shoots the day before or after the wedding.
+CM Photography and Creative Videos glad to help! :)
Thank you for showing!
This is REALLY helpful. Thanks. Like......the most helpful video I've seen probably on "cinametography." It's just really practical.
I'd LOVE to see you do an ENTIRE process video. Just walking through establishing the shots, to the shooting, to the editing. Gonna have to look through your other stuff.
Again....thanks....just really helpful to understand how to really CAPTURE something through video.
Haha awesome! Thanks so much! I'm planning on doing more areas of wedding films too like audio etc. don't worry.
Wow, Matt! I wish I had known you years ago when I got married. The people who hire you are getting top-quality work. Wow.
Thanks so much Grant!
Hi Matt,
I'm loving your work my brother. Your gift is opening so many doors for you. I think you could be shooting with a Betamax in the wilderness and your business would still blow up. You just have the right attitude, period. And nothing can stop a person with the right attitude. Add skills on top of that it its a wrap. I liked your quote from one of your other videos "The beard is luscious." 👍🏾🎥📷
May God bless you and your wife my man. You're a beast with that lens. Phelix
Thanks so much Phelix! :D That means a lot.
Great advice. We're shooting this saturday, also at a ranch. Going to pop in the day before to shoot (with a camera) the animals.
+Vancity Wedding Films bahaha good thinking!
Matt is literally like the nicest guy on youtube ahah! Love all your work mate! Cheers!
these videos just keep getting better. You are a saint for creating all this amazing content & my only regret is that you're not making daily vlogs. Looking forward to seeing you on CreativeLive, hopefully this year!! Also, could you please make a drone tutorial video, on how to get those cool circular tracking shots & other hard to pull off moves?
Thanks so much! Haha I would love to do daily Vlogs but I feel like I wouldn't have any time to actually edit wedding videos. :P
Drone tutorial is on my (long) list of videos to do in the future haha.
Great video Matt! Keep them coming :)
+Jeremyxlewisphoto thanks for the encouragement Jeremy! :D
Hey Matt, you and Kraig at wedding film school are like my Wedding College! Thanks again, these videos are great!
+KSM Worldwide haha would you like a degree? :P
Maybe at the end of this wedding season!
Great vid and thank you for sharing! You sir are RAD!
+Don Sae Kang thanks Don! You're rad too!
Great video - very informative, loved the shots you showed. Inspired to shoot something now! Can't wait to see more, Matt!
+k thank you! Hope you film something awesome!
Thank you Matt!
+Vryan De Leon thanks Vryan!
Nice work Matt - appreciate it.
+MrJohanOb thanks!
Love the tip about looking for movement. I was shooting in Nashville this weekend and all my footage is just buildings and I couldn't figure out why it looked so dead... nothing is moving.
Thanks Shaun! I find that if I'm filming buildings, either I have to introduce the movement myself, or I try to incorporate timelapses with clouds etc. to add movement.
Thanks man this was more than helpful
Good pointers, thanks for the info.
Wow, I like the the detail parts, it helps me
Thanks!
Love this stuff! Keep it coming pls!
Thanks Ryan!
Thank you so much for this video!! I learned A LOT in such a short space of time. liked and subbed
+TheMightyTheodore thanks! :)
Great video! Thanks for the insight!!!!
Thanks Yvonne!
Glad I stumbled on to your channel via the Ronin vs Glidecam video...really good useful information.
Thanks Sonny! :D
Love these videos, super useful and cool too see your work. Keep it up! Thanks from Canada!
Thanks Martin! I hope to visit Canada one day and film :)
Hey i know this is old but do you ask the venue to show up a day early or you just go?
lovely work !
+Philippe Maurice thanks Philippe!
I need to get my hands on a drone. Love those shots !
+Jck123 everybody needs one! :D
great video! thank you for keep uploading videos like this :)
+Shai Kan you're welcome!
Great work, very interesting
thanks!
Tnx again for the great video matt! Do you have more information on the drone set-up you use?
Thanks! It's a Phantom 2 with a GoPro Hero 4 black.
A quick question Matt. What about if you get all the shots and the next day the weather changes and it's gloomy and rainy? You can't use the sunny footage can you?
+Indigo Hearts Productions hey! This is why I always check the weather reports 😜. Sometimes if the weather is bad the day before it isn't bad the day after the wedding.
Great video Matt! Do you have any tutorials on how to implement time shifting in a film? I've never been great with that.
+Threefold Films thanks! That is definitely a topic I would like to cover in the future. I hope this one helped a bit in that respect. A big part of time shifting is using establishing shots to show the audience where they are now.
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson great! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much, it was a lot helpful
thanks Josh!
Great tutorial Matt! I am shooting my first wedding in one month and this helped me alot! Thank you! Do have any more tips for shooting a wedding as a beginner?
Thanks Ellen! Glad this helped you!
Wish I saw this last week!
Last week this video didn't exist?
***** I meant to say that I wish it had been create over a week ago.
hey Matt , I see you got a Gopro attached to the drone, my question is How your footage are not with the fisheye look that gopro has?
Hey Bogdan! It does have that fisheye look intially. Premiere Pro has a built in preset for removing the fisheye. I apply that and tweak it a bit for all my gopro shots.
You're great man, thanks :)
thanks!
Should I use multiple establishing shots? Or just one? And if I use multiple establishing shots, should I start with close up shots of things and THEN hit em with the WIDE shot or what? I want my video to flow. Got hired to film a catering company launch party. They’re having a brunch. Need ideas. Please give insight. Also what comes AFTER the establishing shot??
So helpful! will try this. quick question what do you do if it rains on the day but not the day before? do you still use the footage?
I check the weather forecast and oftentimes the day before or the day after the wedding will look similar. So sometimes I film on either day, whichever matches the wedding day more.
Do you have a video that gives you a structure? I’m just starting with it. I’m a photographer and video is a whole different animal and I have no idea where to start and end if I wanted to do an engagement shoot, event BTS etc.. I know you do weddings but what’s your structure like as far as your video shot list?
great video Matt! assuming you charge extra for an extra day for this for the couple? or do you include it in your packages? how do the couples like this extra day/cost?
+reanofilms hey! Nope, no extra charge for this. Often I drive in a day early for the wedding, so I have time to film the establishing shots early and not be rushed. The couples are cool with it (when I even tell them lol).
I really like these videos, very helpful stuff. Do you always have a second shooter for every wedding? Are they using a second a7sii?
+Reggae Jones hey! Yes, I always have a second shooter. They are usually shooting another A7Sii, or a Sony FS700, or even Canon C100 sometimes. Whichever they have. :)
Matt, after shooting my first wedding with my new a7s ii's (2's?) (II's?) (dos'?) I definitely don't understand the internal stabilization vs. lens stabilization vs. when I punch in does it screw up the stabilization? My shots turned out much shakier than I had hoped.
Looking through the interwebs and can't find anything. Would love to hear your thoughts and get your take on using IS lenses, when to use Steady Shot, and how it's effected by zooming in/APS-C mode. Willing to pay in tacos for your thoughts...
Haha yes! Tacos! To help clarify a bit, when you punch in to check focus, that shouldn't affect the Image Stabilization. It works regardless of your lens because it's in camera. When you use a dead lens with adapter (such as a Nikon) it uses 3 axis stabilization in camera. When you use an official Sony lens it uses 5 axis in camera by taking data from the lens too. This is of course even smoother. I shoot with a mix of lenses, and as long as I don't move the camera too fast, everything ends up pretty smooth. Hope that helps!
really useful tips Matt thanks - I'm looking to buy a beholder DS1 for my Nikon D750 for stabalizer shots - does the Glidecam take long to balance - would love to buy one but keep seeing comments buy people who just can't balance them.
+mark shirley thanks Mark! The Glidecam takes around 10 seconds to balance which is a major win. Balancing it isn't that hard once you understand how it works. There is definitely a learning curve but the results are worth it.
thank you so much
you're welcome!
I lost my stuff on the "We're at the Ranch" comment. lol
YESSS
awesome tips man! much love from Indonesia! SUB!
Thank you! :D
Nice shot
Hi Matt, love your videos. Keep up the good work.
What time-lapse App do you use on the A7Sii??
Or any general advise on 'time lapsing' on this camera...?
Hey Andrew! The A7Sii only has one timelapse app, so that's the one I use haha. :) It's a fantastic camera for timelapses, the app makes it really simple.
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson thank you
were the drone shots shot on a gopro? If so, what editing did you do to get rid of the fisheye and grade them? Great video man!
Hey Lucas! Yes, GoPro Hero 4 Black on a Phantom 2. Premiere CC has a built in preset to remove the fish eye effect. Grading was one with the techniques used in my color grading video.
Thanks heaps man! Super helpful :)
Question: Did it take long to go through the Section 333 Exemption for UAS? I spent the last 9 months practicing flying my drones and am now ready to do commercial work but the damn Exemption requires a pilot's license...sigh
On average it takes 120 days to apply for and receive an FAA Exemption.
Wait. What?? You need a license to use a drone??
iivanov86 In the US, you need a Section 333 grant of exemption, a COA, an FAA airmen certificate and registration in order to use a drone for commercial work.
where can I see this wedding ?? do you have it online anywhere ????
It will be online soon! :)
How does your Drone look so good? I have an Phantom 3 Advanced and it has HORRIBLE Rolling Shutter issues and seems to look incredibly compressed and has tons of artifacts....is anyone else having these issues?
Maybe it's my settings
+Espience Films Hey! I just shoot in 4K. :) It's a GoPro Hero 4, not a Phantom 3 with built in camera so I can't be of much help to you.
Thanks for you help
you're welcome Pablo!
Nice video man! What kind of mic are you using, it's really good!
thanks! This is all recorded on a Sennheiser G3 into a Zoom h4n set to auto level.
Beautiful, thank you very much!
Matt, can you do a time lapse on one battery?
Hey Cory! Depends on how long of a timelapse you want to shoot. For clouds etc. you can get through a lot with one battery. But if you want to shoot stars overnight, I would recommend a battery grip so you get 2 batteries.
Hi Matt, what external monitor are you using for the Phantom?
Thank you so much!
Hey Matt. Thanks for the video very helpful. Whats going on with your tablet at 4:53? Range / signal boosters for the drone?
Hey Stephan! The monitor I use for monitoring my drone is called a Black Pearl and it has video receivers and transmitters built in. Those are the antennas. :)
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson ah got it thank you for answering. Do you find it improves performance as compared to an iPad? I don't find the signal quality suffers in with my tablet often.
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson meant to say "do find" whoops
Hey Stephan! I use a Phantom 2 which does not support wireless transmission to an iPad. My only option is to use a wireless video transmitter and a monitor like I use.
hi.. can you give me tips on what lense do you use in filming weddings???
+Dons Afour check out Sigma Art Nikon mount lenses with an adapter.
Hey Matt - looks like you use a GoPro as well on your drone. I am having serious issues with my FPV set up and am having really bad reception on my BlackPearl. Is there anyway you could help me out with this? I have the standard iOSD mini, Fatshark, BlackPearl set up.
Hey! It sounds like I have a similar setup to you. I haven't had any issues with reception with mine though, it works for a pretty fair distance.
Interesting. I think it may have something to do with the monitor I purchased. I believe I have the 32 Channel Black Pearl. Do you happen to have the 7 channel?
I have the 7 channel
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson I think that has to be it then and from some recent research I've done. Thanks for the input. I just ordered the 7 channel. I'll give an update once I connect in case anyone else was wondering.
As an Aggie, big whoop to a college station wedding!!
+Aniket Raj Photography haha yup!
Thanks for this video! It helped me last week for my first destination wedding in Cabo! :D
Dope vid very informative 👍🏻
First of all, thank you for all of these tutorials. Secondly, what glydecam do you recommend? Besides cost, what are the advantages of the glydecam versus a gimbal stabilizer like a Ronin?
+Yabui Ent thanks! I use a Glidecam HD-4000. I'll be making a video soon comparing the Glidecam and Ronin. :)
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson awesome. that was my question too! I've heard it can be difficult to see the screen, particularly shooting in s-log, and even with gamma display assist, would you recommend external monitor use on a Ronin or is just too awkward for this kind of shoot? /have you found the movable screen works OK with these?!
+Lisa Whelan It's easy to see the screen on Glidecam because the screen is usually eye level. For the Ronin you basically NEED to have a monitor.
+Matt WhoisMatt Johnson Thanks Matt, that makes sense. I absolutely love this series you're putting together, it is ridiculously helpful.
I've been shooting an odd bit here and there but want to get into the business side of things (primarily wedding videography) full time. I would love some suggestions on staple lenses you use/would recommend for the a 7sii for wedding videos, or your idea of the absolute basic requirements for shooting videos. For example, I probably don't NEED a glide cam right off the bat, and a monopod may suffice, once I start earning more, I could invest then.
Basically I'm wondering where to invest starting out. I'm changing systems and saving for the camera itself and have a €2000-€3000 max budget left over for 'everything else'. lenses, batteries, SD cards, stabilization etc. I'm just wondering what you consider the bare necessities/good investments starting out that will produce high quality videos and in turn yield a profit for future investment in the kit (into things like the phantom etc things you don't necessarily need off the bat but which are nice to have and will up production value in the long run.)
I feel my main investment should be good glass. Perhaps a wide (16-35) a zoom (70-200?!) and a 50mm prime. I'd really appreciate any recommendations you have on this. Whether through a reply here or video in future. Thanks for these videos! Lisa. :)
So glad its helpful! I would definitely start off with good lenses and a monopod, maybe a slider if you wanna get fancy. :) The Sony 16-35mm f4 is really nice, I love mine. A good 50mm and 70-200 sound great too. I'm pretty much always either on my 16-35, 24, or 50mm. The 70-200 comes out during the ceremony.
Don't be in a huge rush to get everything at once. I built up my gear over many years, and I found that if I bought a ton of stuff at once I didn't always learn it and appreciate it. By buying things slowly you force yourself to get good at each piece of gear as you go. Hope that helps!
great job
Thanks Jimi!
we also create wedding videos and your stuff is on point and helpful, thanks for taking the time to create this stuff... if you have a sec check out our stuff.... www.somethingnewfilms.com
Which lenses do you prefer the most ? :)
P.S: I love Batman V Superman . I think it's a beautiful cinematography , maybe the best in comicbook movie after Watchmen ! ))
+Rosca Dima. Sigma ART 50mm and 24mm are my current favorites. And yes, BvS is pretty.
Hey Matt! Instead of asking on WFS group ill just comment on here haha
When you showed your time lapse shot, did you have the camera panning up in post or was that something you did while actually filming?
+Steven G. Hey Steven! That's all moves in post, not in camera. I don't usually bring my motion timelapse rig for weddings.
Noted! So excited to give that a shot and bring them more to life haha
You are a boss. Wedding boss.
Haha thanks Andrew!
Dude you look younger here
haha I studied in Texas A&M university.
Gig 'Em Cong!
From the perspective of the establishing shots, the wedding venue seems a bit unattractive. The only piece that looks appealing is the ceremony spot. Some of your shots really help to find the more creative or attractive angles at the site, but the rest I find not so great looking (not your shots). I run into this all the time at weddings. It's really difficult to find an event that looks beautiful no matter where you look. Do you and your wife ever have conversations about a venue's aesthetics (or lack thereof) when it comes to figuring out your shots? For an amateur wedding videographer like me, an event that has no aesthetics is harmful to the creative flow for the day.
+Snokyst haha all the time! We usually try to find the best angles and focus on those for the video.
I liked the shot you got through the tall grass at the beginning of the video. It's a beautiful shot. I can't say I would have considered that. Did you add additional audio to that in post? or is that straight from whatever you were recording at the time?
Additional audio :)
shooting my first wedding film on Sunday , thank you for the priceless tips!
+jonahs28 glad to help! Best of luck to you! :D
Gooooood luck!
Damn, that opening..
Boom!
“We’re at the Ranch”
1:28
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Do you have a 107 for the drone? Just curious as I am getting into the business. Absolutely love your videos. So informative. Thank you sir -Garrett
Ah yes, another step closer to not being able to enjoy movies anymore. Worth it to learn how to video though! hahaha.
😂😂 I find that I appreciate good movies more now
Hello Matt, the concept of establishing shots (ES) was invented, when people in the 1900s started to figure out, how film making basically works. So in adapting one concept of the Theater, they startet with ES to have a classic overview of the upcoming scene. The first movies happened to be just one longe ES.
Come on. Superman vs. Batman didn't work out because of missing ES. This seems to me a rather pour analysis. I think, it didn't work out because the story was just crap and the fight between the Super-Tech-Guy Batman vs. Super-Power-Guy Superman was just unbelievable stupid and made no sense at all. Just little boys with toys.
My suggestion: use an establishing shot, if your story / your scene need one. To be honest, showing the ranch of ones wedding just pleases the people watching themselves get married, when they see the video later: "Look darling, how nice the day at our wedding has been. What a beautiful ranch we had and just look once again the gorgeous wheather bla, bla, bla". For all the other viewers it's most likely totally boring.
The Ranch Shot seems to make sense, because your work, of covering the wedding, likes to get paid. Offering a "perfect memory" just works in videos like that very well.
So I would suggest not to make it a must do, but rather make it a maybe or why not, talking about the next project. But please, do not make a big film language deal out of it. What about a simple rule: If it helps the story you like to showtell, then do it, make your ES and edit into the video. If you don't need one, just forget it. If you guys want to make a video just think of this: What is it, I want the viewers to experience and feel. If you are able to find some kind of answer to that question, start shooting all the interesting things happening, that fit in this answer and shoot them in the most interesting way you guys can think of.
Ones I made a wedding video for a friend, when he got married. They hat a funny little dog at the time. So I decided to shoot the hole thing through the "eyes" of the little funny dog. The establishing shot (ES), if you wanna call it that, was just a half wide shot of the little dog. When it started to run, I switched perspective to the perspective of the little dog and off I went, the wedding movie started. So you see, it doesn't make sense to claim a rule or a "this is the way you must do it and I'm the one telling you"-thing. Just ask yourself, what is it you want to show, what are the expectations of the audience and, last but not least, who pays for your work. If it's a client give them a great drone ES. It's quite often, that they might like it, but it's not really the way towards great film making. Best Jan
Great video. Which lens did you use at 5:31? I like the feeling
+PHILM thanks! I believe that was with the Sigma ART 24mm. It could have also been with the Sony 16-35mm, I was switching back and forth a lot.
Hiya, I love your videos, just wondered, What if on the actual wedding day the weather is totally different? Say no sun & rainy, would that then ruin all your previous days sunshine shots? As I assume the couples memory of the day needs to match up, so how do you work that?
Killing it Matt!!! Rad video!!
Why do you show a clip of the A Loft Hotel in 3 different shots??? Shouldn't one shot show and tell the audience where you are at? It even says Hotel on the building so need 3 shots of it???
Wow what a great video! I don't even shoot weddings but this will help us in the videos we do shoot. Keep making these videos they are super helpful!
Thanks Jason! Glad to help :D
It were some amazing drone shots especially low angle grass drone shots...
5:10 high low too not just wide med tight
5:33 for detail shots Grass leaves etc
Prioritize motion
Really loved the video, it was very helpful, where can I download establishment shots?
Do you have a Part 107 for your drone work?
Liked the intro. What samples did you used for audio transitions? I mean that "swoosh" sound
Checkout "freesound.org" for sound effects. That's where I got these.
***** oh thanks
ha ha I have to study english, photography, videography
Great video again Matt! I like to do them the day after, especially when traveling. You can wake up early and get a sunrise time-lapse or swing by the venue again on your way home.
+Matthew Lee Moore thanks Matthew! Sometimes I do them after too, especially depending on Texas fickle weather.
Good advise, most of the weddings I do I have to get everything on the fly. Usually most of the decoration is put up last minute and you might end up shooting the same shots twice. That extra day is even better if you have the couple willing to walk around in casual wear for the video. ALL ABOUT THAT B-ROLL SON!