How To Film A Wedding Ceremony - Wedding Videography Tips - Part One

I finished my first wedding video in august and I am LUCKY it came out fantastic! The Ceremony was one of the most high stress situations I have ever been in: My camera didn't have great autofocus, so I manually focused with a gimble that doesn't connect to my camera! But it did stabilize, LOL so I would have to hold the gimbal in one hand, and with the other hand, focus, press play and then have both hands on the gimbal for recording. I would book end all the clips in editing and I had a second camera set up for the wide angle on a tripod. I AM SO LUCKY I got the rings and kiss and everything in focus. I have my second wedding this Saturday and so glad to have come across your video. Thank you!

I found the winning by myself and it was to much work

what settings do ou use

I have a Panasonic 875 is that good enough?

Very good help. I am very experienced as a wedding photographer and sometimes for wedding films but now specializing in filming the complete ceremony. Very helpful!

what about the focus mode when you have them walking down the aisle? does it focus back and forth from the bridal party walking and the guests?

Well this video is for a traditional American wedding. When you start filming the weddings of different cultures and religions, you'd find that traditional American weddings are boring and too easy to film

Talking about third and fourth cameras and me holding onto my only one… yep.

Great Job Dude!

Who is manning the back cam and groom cam?

What's an efficient

Hey! Thank you so much for the great video!
What do you tell a photographer so they don't appear in the frame, or he /she don't get close to the bride and groom and ruin your footage? 😅

Great video man! How do you deal with the changing light during outdoor ceremonies on your safety cameras?

guy breaks the 180 rule in the first two shots

Great video. May I ask, do you color grade in post or straight out of camera colors?

you record all at 60p?

Please could you tell me about your focus and apparure settings. How do you ensure your unmanned Tripod cameras remain in focus? Do you always use manual focus? What f stop is best for this? Thanks for all your helpful videos. This is top tier work!

Great video, saludos desde México

Excellent video

Love how you have a backup camera for your back up…great video.

I have been watching a lot of your content lately. you deserve way more than 7k subs! Great content!

Nicce! Need likes? -> Promo>SM!!!

Is that Brasstown Valley?

Great job explaining the filming of a wedding.

Hey, do you offer in person teaching services?
I stay in North Carolina and film weddings but I would love to learn more.

Thank you so much for this video . it's really helpful.

Helpful tips for ceremony setup! Looking forward to part 2

Basically I do what you do but because I’m paranoid of not getting the kiss or ceremony setup make it hard to move to the sides I use a Accsoon Cineye to check my exposure & frame and the camera also on a Ronin S that I control with a flysky i6s remote. I have the control on a camera strap and I only have to move one joystick. I’m on a RS2 gimbal that has a phone mount so I can monitor the other camera. Yes it’s a little heavy, not crazy heavy tho but it’s perfect, absolutely love it. Don’t have to stress about the other camera at all.

how do you make sure that your cameras (on the groom & wide) do not get blocked by people standing up for the bride?

Great video, I’m a solo shooter.
Only shot a couple of weddings so far both with A7s3 & A74. I left the cameras on auto focus, but there was still some hunting. Next time I’ll lock them off on manual. What fstop do you use? I’m worried if I set it too low at say f 1.8 that they might go out of focus if they move around too much. I’m thinking f4? 🤔

Any pointers for matching cameras when using multiple cameras. My last wedding was difficult matching my R6 footage to the RP, because the RP doesn’t have a log profile. I used Cinestyle, but it still wasn’t seamless with my R6 footage after the conversion luts in post.

Or perhaps a better question, what profile(s) do you use for the best match in post?

If you are shooting solo with three cameras, do you create a second back up for the Bride’s entrance?

Good stuff Jaired. Couple questions. One, do you not own a 70-200mm. Love this lens and the compression I get out of it is amazing. Two, you suggest using 3-4 cameras. I agree. I believe you own a C100, which has no record limit. So where do you generally set this one up? Your other cameras have a record limit. Three, Are you manually focusing your cameras on sticks?

This is an excellent perspective. I found myself nodding along and saying “mmhmmm” because I’ve been in so many of these situations. And dude, kudos to you if you’ve been doing this by yourself or even just with a second. It’s a lot of work.

how do you go with the exposure settings of the unmanned camera on a tripod, especially when it comes to the outside ceremonies with constant changing of the sun's brightness? Do you stay on a all manual settings or do you go with aperture priority with auto ISO or just auto ISO?

In your gear i did not see a macro lens. Do you think its necessary for like ring shoots?

great video, super helpful:) do you ever switch framerates throughout the ceremony for parts that you know you'll want to be in slow motion in post (aisle entrance/exit, or first kiss) vs. parts that you know you'll want in standard 24 or 30fps (vows)?

What parts of the wedding day are you least confident in? Drop ‘em below! 🎥