RED for Shooting weddings?

[Nik Manning]

Someone mentioned that in the RED Value drop thread and I wanted to elaborate a little more. I think it is a great idea! Not practical but neither is shooting film. Is their anyone here who plans on shooting weddings with their RED? Has anyone ever shot a wedding on a f900 or varicam or something. I have never shot a wedding but it just seems like something you could get away with in let's say orange county for a premium.

[Shawn Nelson]

It would take a bride/groom who realized the value. Most marrying couples still shell out $3k for a photographer and then balk at paying any more than $250 for a videographer because "Uncle Charlie will do it for free, and he's really good..."

But for a couple who was willing to shell out $7k for a wedding video, it could be leaps and bounds beyond even the industry leading wedding videos

[Jay A. Kelley]

Hey, I'd shoot Jim pissing on a spark plug if the gig paid enough.

:)

Jay

[Tim H.]

It can't be just a normal wedding video but in ultra clear HD. You need to put together a very cinematic reel and show it to them in HD. It needs to feel like a movie. Those are the clients that will pay for this.

If it just looks like uncle bill shooting it but in ultra HD they won't see the benefit.

Sell it and you will own it.

[liquidigital]

I'm getting married in May and would love to have mine filmed with Red. Anybody here in in Florida?

[number6]

It would take a bride/groom who realized the value. Most marrying couples still shell out $3k for a photographer and then balk at paying any more than $250 for a videographer because "Uncle Charlie will do it for free, and he's really good..."

But for a couple who was willing to shell out $7k for a wedding video, it could be leaps and bounds beyond even the industry leading wedding videos

I think for 7k you would have to go on the honeymoon. Or maybe give them a discount to 5k if they LET you go on the honeymoon.

edit: but don't give away the DVD rights.

[Paul Hazlett]

edit: but don't give away the DVD rights.

this brings us back to the earlier ponderings...do you really want to see
"everything" in 4k?

[Shawn Nelson]

this brings us back to the earlier ponderings...do you really want to see
"everything" in 4k?

It's not about 4k. Heck, I'd deliver in 1080p. It's about the latitude, the frame rate, the 35mm DOF, and ultimately, just how dang beautiful the Red images are.

[Tonaci Tran]

topic covered earlier, for a good read go to:

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthr...hlight=wedding

and yes, I will shoot weddings with RED in between the bigger gigs. I am shooting a 4k wedding on October 14th (assuming red delivers on time).

In addition to talent, it also comes down to how well you market yourself. I know a photographer who charges 1500 per hour. Is he THAT good? Well he is definitely hella good, but it is his ability to market himself that is getting him this pay moreso than his talent.

I know it will take awhile for me to develop a rep doing 4k weddings, but hey, the bottomline is that I love shooting..no matter what it is.

[pablokorona]

there are spectacular wedding videographers, and it takes a certain type of skilled shooter with the proper planning execution and inventive spark to do beautiful wedding videos.
http://www.still-motion.ca/

I've been admiring them lately, and i do wedding videos on the side for some decent money....

red DEFINITELY would help, seeing as though it seems to be a documentarian's dream come true with high ISO shooting combined with its film DOF

well, those two reasons are why i'm buying it.