Where to clip the lav, how to handle a groom with no jacket, and the two things most filmmakers forget: the couple’s height difference, and the wind.
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How To Film A Wedding Solo By Yourself
A full wedding day filmed alone, start to finish, with Justin Porter following me around. What changes, what breaks, and the small decisions that make solo possible.
Continue readingBEST Video Autofocus Settings For Nikon Cameras (Z6iii, Z8, Z9, ZR AF)
Sponsored by Nikon. Here are the exact video autofocus settings I dial into a Nikon Z6 III for filming people, for animals and vehicles, and for tracking a moving subject while the camera is moving too.
Continue readingA Wedding Filmmaker’s Review Of The Nikon Z6iii – Affordable 6K Raw Video Camera!
The Z6 III takes internal 6K RAW and the autofocus from the Z8 and Z9 and puts them in a smaller ,500 body with a flip out screen. Here is my early review from a wedding filmmaker’s perspective, including a Texas summer overheating test.
Continue readingA Wedding Filmmaker’s Review Of The Panasonic Lumix GH7 – Checks ALL The Boxes
Internal ProRes RAW, 32-bit float audio recorded straight into the video file, a fan, dual card slots that actually dual record, and 39 internal LUTs, for $2,200. The GH7 checks every box I have ever had.
Continue readingHow To Play Wedding Videos From A USB Flash Drive On ANY TV
Which USB sticks to buy, how to format them, and the exact export settings that will get your wedding film to play on virtually any smart TV. Plus the folder trick that makes old TVs cooperate.
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