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Achilles Heel of DSLR video

 
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John K.
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Nov 5, 2009, 12:17 PM

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At some receptions that feature a live band, I tap my minidisc into their mixer for a direct feed and let it roll. For the sake of having one sync point in post (as I do a mix of very low on-camera "live excitement" sound with the mixer feed heavily over the top), I will then burn a 63 minute tape without ever pausing it (often setting my camera down for bits of time, it could be recording the wall for all I care), just so my time in post is a snap. I may only use a total of 20 minutes from this tape, but simple enough for my style to sync up once, then simply scroll and split quickly; done. I rather not mess around having to do multiple or several syncs because I kept stopping things or was limited on how long I could record. I don't give my clients one 5 min clip of dance snip-its set to a CD track, more so, live music with shots of the band and the guests dancing is what I provide - not in full, but a nice and well paced edit that doesn’t cross the line of long and boring.

John



MLiebergot
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Nov 5, 2009, 4:19 PM

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I have to ask - because I keep seeing this - other than the actual ceremony, how many folks are actually recording things for longer than 12 minutes? My questions is then - even for people who deliver multi-hour productions - how does the maximum 12 minute run time of each shot have anything to do with what you deliver as a final product?
Well I can only speak for myself, in that I tend to record a lot of dance footage, as a lot of my final product uses a lot of different dance footage, and I let my camera run as I like to get full songs.
I get most of my audio from off camera, so on camera audio isn't a concern for me and I can run Plural Eyes to sync my timeline f needed. But I want the footage, the more the merrier for me.

Plus, sometimes there are those moments that if your camera wasn't running you might not have gotten that shot that could make a reception edit. I am not always rolling during a reception, but I do gauge my recording my the atmosphere and how things progress, and I do tend to record in long chunks.

As I said I don't mind having a lot of footage to go through as I love having a lot of footage to work with. This is not for everyone, but fine with me.

I could find a way to use a camera such as the 7D/5D but I wouldn't us edit for a main camera but a tool to go along with a video camera. As was said earlier this style of shooting isn't for everyone.


Michael

Cameras: (3) Sony FX1, Canon HV20
Audio: Marantz PMD620, Edirol R44, ZoomH4N, ZoomH2, Sennhesier G2
Mics: Rode NT5, Rode NT3, Rode M3, Rode NTG2, Shure SM57, AT822
Software: Sony Vegas, Final Cut Studio
Computer: MAC BABY! MacPro, MacBook Pro

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