Yooo I'm about to shoot like 3 weddings completly solo and I was looking for some new video about this and look at what comes to my feet. Thanks Matt you always come with amazing content. Keep doing bts!
Awesome stuff guys!..yes that would be great to see for Justin's BTS..the perspective from one end to the other type of "styles" and "setup".."solo" and "non solo" weddings..thanks guys!..
I loved watching this style video. do it more often what lights did you use on the inside of the venue.. I learned a lot from you over the years thanks
No way! haha I JUST made my Solo Wedding kit video a few days ago for Photography. I can't to drop my Solo wedding kit for videography this Friday! love it! Hopfully one day I ill bring someone with me to shoot my solo BTS!
Hi, watching how you shoot, I envy you for such easy weddings, where you have time to shoot everything without a lot of stress. You should come to Croatia, so you can see how weddings look here, it's like being on vacation at your place, compared to what I'm experiencing here, working for over 30 years solo :) I appreciate your feedback on the equipment, and I believe you. Continue with a great work !
Hello, I’m Mike. I was happy to see this video; I really liked the way you worked, especially the additional lighting at the banquet. In my opinion, it definitely made the footage look significantly better. Also, may I kindly ask you to tag the photographer who worked at this event? I’m very interested in following her. Thank you."
Hey Matt, loved your video on filming a solo wedding! Quick question: Noticed you requested to film the groom early in the morning, which resulted in great footage, but I noticed most of it was without a photographer. How do you approach situations where you have this unique content, but the photographer isn’t there to capture those moments? Any tips for ensuring a cohesive story for both video and photo? Thanks!
I absolutely love these videos!! Just wish I was able to find more info on the photographer as well. As someone who does both I’m always curious on how the Full day was captured. Both photo and video. Maybe I’m missing it but doesn’t anyone know where I could find that too?
damn love those type of videos even though weddings were i work are much different, but its nice to see solutions and workarounds of others, even better the best ones, hehe. what lens are you using in the last part that you said the f4 got you a bit anxious? it seems like a g master but which one? and lastly the part with the 51000 iso was that on slog3? for real? thanks for the video guys
some interesting things I noticed: I've never really seen Matt outside of RU-vid on a real shoot but it's pretty grounding to see him just be another guy that films weddings. If I'm hearing this correctly during the DJ setup he's needing a 1/4 to XLR cable that he literally collabs with Kondor Blue to sell but doesn't carry with him on his weddings days?.. I was surprised to see him not match the color temp of the ambient light in the venue. idk if the lights he was using were only daylight balanced but I think it would've made the video nicer to not have mixed lighting if I'm the one lighting up the dance floor. I can't believe Matt doesn't use timecode when he's peers with Justin Porter. Only using Tascam DR-10s with the original lav mic is crazy to me considering how many subscribers Matt has and yet hasn't invested back into his business on the audio end. Even something like the Deity PR-2 with the Deity W.Lav Pro would be a major improvement over the DR-10s in terms of battery life, ergonomics, and quality. It was kinda nice to hear he was using f/4 glass to film a wedding to eliminate some G.A.S but I'm on the side that the f/2.8 would improve the visual quality of a wedding film due to the extra stop of light. I understand going with a light setup but I'm more on the Justin Porter side of things where I will go through any means to deliver the best quality possible. Overall these are just observations and thoughts to open up some discussion and I really liked this behind the scenes video seeing real videographers at work instead of another "no money exchanged hands" gear review.
What time do people get married over in the US? you seem to have a lot of time to set things up pre ceremony. I'm in Ireland and Ceremony is usually 1pm and the morning is racing around like an idiot and getting to the chapel 5 mins before the bride to set everything up. We don't have first looks over here either or exits.
Now, is Matt just really short, like me or is that photog just tall? Also, can we get a montage of Matt saying "we're making it work"?? 😂😂 Right now I'm a hybrid shooter. It's tough to do! Have you done any hybrid shooting? Tips? How do you feel about the veil over them? My second shooter has done that at several weddings we've shot and I find it hit or miss. I know light is everything, are you super cognizant of your lights and show them in the video? Last thing, If the couple is okay with it, as well, are we going to get to see the finished product!?
Gimbal can handle the weight typically when changing diff focal lengths. Most balance in the middle then zooming out or further in the gimbal will balance
I also primarily shoot alone so this video was insanely relevant lol. It's literally impossible to have a wedding without at least one curveball (Mini 3 Pro took a swan dive last week, DJ was a no show before that). Single locations are a life saver. Have you found any solution on location for bad light flicker/banding? I've had a few especially bad ones that no amount of editing (and I did straight up frame by frame tracking/depth mapping/relight on one) can fix. The one I just shot had string lights all over that had an insanely slow flicker, so I blasted the entire room with my Stella Reflex which helped, but really isn't ideal for the Iowa crowd that gets mad at the sun being in the room.
