I remember when my cousin got married, way back in 1986. The still photographer shot with the (then) state of the art Nikon F3, and the videographer was shooting with a Saticon tube camera on one shoulder, and a 3/4 inch briefcase recorder, slung over the other one — 100 w SunGun blasting off the top of it.
The pictures turned out nice, but the video turned out like crap.
Not so with the creative folks from the Canadian based Stillmotion Photo+Cinema, and the local wedding creatives at Aria Studios.
Thanks to people like them, wedding videos have come a long, long way. It’s not something that many of us on the commercial/docu/film side of the business might be aware of, but believe me, these guys have pushed the genre into new territory.
This one comes to us from Stillmotion, off of a pre-production Canon 7D. Color me impressed.
Next up, a sample from the talented crew at Aria…
Awesome stuff. And it’s not just the tech, it’s not just that these DSLR’s have a unique look, it’s the storytelling. It’s the pacing, and transitions, the editing, the camera movement — it really is cinematic in nature. Bottom line is, this is good film-making.
Bravo.
Beau,
Yeah, these guys take weddings to a new level. nice, but it makes me feel like I suck even more as a shooter. I really like the look of these DSLR videos, the equipment may be a little limiting to work with, lacking the standard video camera tools, but the images and depth of field are amazing. Take a look at what cranemedia.com is doing… I wonder what the rate card looks like from these guys, will check out their sites. Thanks for the topic.