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This is, what we believe to be, the first wedding shot entirely on 35mm adapters. We chose the brevis and had a crew of 3 shooting the day, with a fourth shooting behind the scenes.

We had a wide assortment of gear with some of the highlights being the new Cinevate follow focus, the new Cinevate cage (for handheld work), a prototype of the soon to be released slider, and many lenses. We used a full EOS setup with the 24 1.4, 50 1.4, and 70-200 being the most common as well as some Zeiss primes including a 28 f2, 50 1.4, and 100 f2 macro.

On the steadicam we used both the 50 and 28 from Zeiss. The ceremony was shot with the steadicam and two 70-200s.

The reception was light using a pair of pro lights (easy to pack) and some diffusion.

All other lighting was just using what was available and aside from the 3-5 shots during the photo-session, everything else was shot live as it happened.
  • reflejos|digitales 3 years ago
    wonderful
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  • Amish Solanki plus 3 years ago
    I can't believe the quality you get in low light. Specially with the adapters. I just LOVE the look of the adapter on the stedicam.

    Amazing work once again guys!
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  • Stacy Reeves 3 years ago
    This is the absolute pinnacle of what wedding cinematography can be. Truly amazing.
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  • Peak Definition 3 years ago
    Absolutely beautiful cinematography and editing. The pacing and movement to the piece was top notch. Thank you for sharing this.
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  • Photastic Images 3 years ago
    John & company - This is SUPERB!
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  • Eduardo Gómez plus 3 years ago
    VERY VERY Good
    Hubieran avisado para irlos a mirar :)
    muchas felicidades chicos :)
    edu
    EduardoGomez.mx.vg
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  • Rachel H 3 years ago
    hot DAMN this video just blew everything else I have seen in my entire life out of the water.
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  • Alex Horner plus 3 years ago
    was this shot with the A1?
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  • Jorge Jaramillo 3 years ago
    AWESOME!..

    Love the DOF!
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  • Matt E plus 3 years ago
    Wow. That's as close to perfect as I've seen. You guys have just gone from inspirational to 'I may as well sell my gear' ;)

    Beautiful, just beautiful.
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  • stillmotion pro 3 years ago
    Thanks for the love.

    Amish - excited for workshop in Jan :)

    Stacy - Thanks so much for the very kind words.

    Rachel - I think your comment is certainly going to have to go into our testimonial book we have on our studio. Thanks for that :)

    Alex - One of our sponsors, Cinevate, set us up for the gear and that included EX1s. Back at home we shoot with a ton of A1s though, so much of our other work is shot that way.

    Matt - For somebody like you to say something like that, we certainly must be on the right track.

    Thanks again for all the support.

    P.
  • Jeff Brouillet plus 3 years ago
    Anything open up for the workshop in January? :) I'm still game for the next one! You guys are such an inspiration... I can't get enough of this video.
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  • No Limit Pictures pro 3 years ago
    Dunno if you guys have seen the Waterboy or not - but this quote is from it... 'CAPTAIN INSANO'.
    I own a wedding production company in sunny Sydney, Australia and we just got our hands on the Letus Extreme. Seeing this is what Matt E said "just gone from inspirational to 'I may as well sell my gear'".
    I check your site religuosly every week waiting to see new stuff. Your crew and yourself Patrick are extremely talented and have an eye for detail.
    We have only shot one model bride fully in 35mm (nolimitpictures.com.au/blog/?p=355) and I can tell you it was hectic. Doing what you guys did with 4 of those rigs, is OUT OF CONTROL. Hats off to you guys.
    Unbelievable, just unbelievable. I dunno what else to say. Pure genius. I think you guys have stepped up to your next notch.
    Can't wait to see the TTD.
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  • Joseph Stunzi pro 3 years ago
    As I said on DVXuser, this is truly inspiring work. You know how to use your tools effectively... even with the switch to the EX-1s for this wedding. Keep doing what you do! Keep inspiring other event videographers and cinematographers as a whole. Great great great stuff!
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  • Brilliant
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  • True cinema
  • lol
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  • Haibo Tao 3 years ago
    VERY VERY Good
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  • Jeff Brouillet plus 3 years ago
    Wow, I am completely blown away! That was incredibly beautiful. Outstanding work once again!
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  • curritocamara plus 3 years ago
    alucinante,maravilloso,natural,bonito ,sencillo
    calidad suprema,movimientos y encuadres perfecto

    very very niceeee!!!
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  • Unik Productions plus 3 years ago
    Very nice.
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  • As a photographer that has toyed with the idea of getting into video in the past, every time that I see your films I am completely in awe... I definitely need to stick with stills :)

    You guys have raised the bar so high for wedding cinematography I think someone would need a rocket ship to get over it.

    Wow - great work.
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  • Digitalvideoart plus 3 years ago
    Que nivel, wow, fantastic.
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  • Blush Wedding Films 3 years ago
    Beautiful!
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  • Confetti plus 3 years ago
    Is there anything left to say???? Amazing, that was truly beautiful......
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  • T Knight 3 years ago
    Gorgeous... beautiful...
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  • Mayad Studios pro 3 years ago
    nicely done pat! congrats! ^_^
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  • Alan Robinson 3 years ago
    Beautiful Clip Patrick!
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  • Top Class, everything. your audio is Excellent too..
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  • Athoob 3 years ago
    Why am I crying?
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  • monso plus 3 years ago
    awesomeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! SONG?
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  • Kingofpunk 3 years ago
    Estoy muy impresionado por el trabajo !
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  • MintySlippers plus 3 years ago
    I'm soooo glad you guys arn't based in the UK. At least with an ocean between us we stand a chance ;)

    Athoob: I often say the same thing whenever I watch their stuff. God knows what the couple and their friends/family must be thinking.
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  • AXYONOV production 3 years ago
    Hi, I wonder how do you manage to make a video with adapter and stedicam because as far as I know all adapters need a zoom of the camera. What zoom do you use with your Brevis?
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  • TREFLE STUDIO plus 3 years ago
    top of the top wedding woks
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  • coolcat 3 years ago
    good shoot ,good edit ,good music ...
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  • zulkhas 3 years ago
    ..............superb
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  • Blackberry Cinema 3 years ago
    honestly u guys are the cinematographers of luv, no the cams, no the computer, it just can be produce for those emotional people like u stillmo team.....that is true cinema, like casey said!!!...


    just cinematographers of luv...patrick konrad mich!
    Jesus

    Patrick ---- Dennis Wood from cinevate inc can be the most benefit spensor for the true luv of the scenes, it gona be the best of the planet...

    i luv be a wedding storytelling making videos (maybe the best work of the planet)
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  • Blackberry Cinema 3 years ago
    u guys inspires and pushing the industry real and true! ever!
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  • Manggis plus 3 years ago
    your video makes my video so lame. *sob*
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  • Focal Bliss 3 years ago
    That was in the hizzle dizzle with some sizzle!

    WOW!
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  • patrick did u had zeiss primes 1.4. those are only planar t series right?.omg..amazing where did u get it? from cinevate web site???
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  • KAI MEDIA plus 3 years ago
    Sick!
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  • Great!! good travellings, perfect edition, very good loock cinema. Congratulations!!

    Could you tell us song title? Thanks for this video.
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  • Jesus Marin 3 years ago
    very wonderfull !!!
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  • This is your best work yet that I have seen here on vimeo, it’s not so much your camera work we all know that’s solid; it’s the shift in editing style that did it for me along with your choice of music excellent work no beautiful work.
    I won’t even bother submitting my work into WEVA in 09 dude.
    As always your success is inspiring.

    Vasili
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  • Dimar Brataadiredja 3 years ago
    You guys were born to do this thing. MARVELLOUS !!!
    Mind sharing with us the song tittle please??
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  • stillmotion pro 3 years ago
    We mentioned the song in the original blog post itself. It is Amy Seeley 'Gravel Lines'. It was used with permission from Amy who probably had one of the strongest reactions to the clip out of everybody.

    P.
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  • amankerstudio plus 3 years ago
    wish i had working with you....!!! ^.^
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  • CoobaCK 3 years ago
    Magic, Wonderful.... WOOOW!!!! :)
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  • Anne Sorrentino 3 years ago
    This is incredible. Beautiful!
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  • Although I just uploaded it yesterday, I shot my sister's wedding entirely with the Redrock M2 in November. Did I beat you guys? ;)

    Mind you it was my first real wedding video... your video is way better! You all are truly an inspiration.

    I definitely need a 70-200 lens if I want to do more weddings though. Thanks for sharing so much with the videography community. We appreciate it a lot!
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  • Gary 3 years ago
    its perfect.... just perfect..
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  • Russell John plus 3 years ago
    Oh my god. This is the highest quality wedding video I've ever seen. Matt E I feel you. Time to sell my gear. JK. Hats off to raising the bar so incredibly high.
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  • lorenz 3 years ago
    John & crew,

    You guys do it all with style and class! Love you're camera angles and editing abilities. As always you're taking wedding coverage to another level.

    Also, worth noting was the way the 5dM2 held up under low light.

    Keep pushing your creative limits~lorenz
  • Mark Fong 3 years ago
    I don't think they used the 5D MkII for this. Check out their behind the scenes video for some serious vid cam equipment envy.
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  • Jason Allen 3 years ago
    You guys have such great toys!! I've been doing weddings for years now and your movies actually make me excited about it again. If your ever in Dallas for a shoot i'd love the opportunity to come watch you guys work.
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  • ALban 3 years ago
    Dear Still Motion, your wonderful works has truly become an inspiration to many videographers all around the world. Thank you very very much for sharing your works and your knowledge on your blog unselfishly, you do not how a tremendous blessing it is to us.

    I realize that other than the cinematography, one element that makes your video stunning is the choice of music.

    How do you go about getting the rights to use these music for your video? Do you approach music company to pay them a fee for using the songs?
  • stillmotion pro 3 years ago
    ALban,

    For this piece itself, I got in touch with Amy and mentioned what we were doing, told her about Josh and Laura and asked if I could send her the clip. She was so moved by the piece that she was more than happy to let us use her song in it.

    P.
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  • mg image 3 years ago
    Magnifique!!!
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  • Lifeworks(R) TV plus 3 years ago
    legendary! you guys are the benchmark for true world-class cinematographic quality. truly awesome!
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  • Steve Richer 3 years ago
    INCREDIBLE! Just blew my mind!
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  • Wwwowwww...
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  • DunnRight Films plus 3 years ago
    Great Job! It's nice to see someone dedicate themselves to pushing the ceiling to the next level.
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  • Wonderful and touching. I agree with what has been said with the previous comments.
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  • Gavin Duffy 3 years ago
    absolutley amazing, i cant stop watching this it's amazing...
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  • Paul Routon Jr 2 years ago
    this is the most amazing thing i ever seen, wedding or otherwise. nice work!
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  • Gavin Duffy 2 years ago
    What is this song? it's killing me
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  • My favorite video!!! Keep going!
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  • Sasa Adamovic 2 years ago
    Respect! Wonderful :)
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  • Armybert 2 years ago
    AMAZING! every shot was pure gold!

    very touching, it almost made me cry (not kidding)

    very well done :)
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  • Colin Cabalka plus 2 years ago
    Many people don't quite understand the work that it takes to pull focus with 35mm lenses, so I would say that you guys seriously did an amazing job at pulling and composing.. Great work with the follow focus, and I love the work you guys do with your tripod dolly track!

    Legit.
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  • Adam Erbacher 2 years ago
    Beautiful, guys. Best wedding I've ever been to!
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  • Artuf 2 years ago
    Guys you good fellows!
    Your work appreciate and in Russia.
    Frost
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  • D&A Films plus 2 years ago
    now thats what i'm talking about!
    A wedding video that is perfect!
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  • goodjob dude
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  • Yheeky 2 years ago
    Wow! That blew me away!
    That´s gorgeous!
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  • David Bermejo 2 years ago
    I am speechless....:)
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  • Gabriel Florit 2 years ago
    Whoa.
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  • Boxserver.com 2 years ago
    35mm is where its at...
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  • Socrates Lozano plus 2 years ago
    hey everyone what dolly system does stillmotion use again??
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  • I don't know if I should use this video as an inspiration for improvement or just give up as a videographer. This is the best wedding cinema I have seen in my whole life.
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  • Heli N8 2 years ago
    Amazing unbelievable video. Perfect music, perfect mood, perfect timing. Good inspiration.

    What kind of steadicam? Full vest setup? That plus the brevis really made this!
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  • OneClickFilms, LLC 2 years ago
    I have to say, this was the best wedding video I have ever seen in my entire life. Literally! And I HATE wedding video's with such a bloody passion words can't describe the hatred I have for wedding videos. However, this was a piece of art. I actually started to think that's how I wished I got married!!!!

    Gorgeous lighting, camera work, composition, stagging, simply exquisite! I must say I'm a little disheartened that there is no download for it. I would LOVE to keep this video, if anything for the way it was done. Other than the fact that it looked like a gorgeous wedding, the two getting married looked so happy. I loved the way you captured their passion.

    Also, LOVE the shot of the Bride walking down the hallway, love that shot!!!!

    Just a few questions. What kind of steadicam did you use? Did you use a dolly? Which Brevis did you use, the MP1 or MP2?

    Thanks so much, please put this up for download, it's just a gorgeous piece of work!!!!
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  • TJ McDowell 2 years ago
    Very well done. I like your style.
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  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    Supercalifragilistic! Pity only a few can afford to produce this and even less who can pay for it.
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  • Aleksandar Jaredic 2 years ago
    You guys are No. 1!
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  • bewegtbild plus 2 years ago
    do you use external mics? okay, for interviews and speeches. but for all the rest...?
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  • I love untraditional wedding videos like this. This is the sort of story I'd want to tell for a client. If I had the budget for the right equipment, I know that I could. This inspires me!
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  • Cinevate pro 2 years ago
    I came back to this clip tonight and was stunned to see 29K views to date. Aside from the clip being so ethereally perfect, having the pleasure of chatting with Amy (the musician) and meeting more talented shooters at our "F8 Summit", there is a single memory that is etched for good after our first viewing of this piece at Cinevate. At the end of the clip I looked over to Mike (our primary machinist ... in the room with us) and was surprised to see tears being wiped away with a well worn work shirt sleeve. The fact that absorbing a few minutes of this sensory treat could render a complete stranger miles away to tears says infinitely more than I could here, 8 months later.

    Cheers,
    Dennis Wood
    cinevate.com
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  • MontesaEnt. 2 years ago
    Who is the artist that sing that song. Awesome everything you guys rock..
  • Realine 2 years ago
    you can find her in the video named "my favourite shtorm" on this page
    her name is Amy :)
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  • János Kiss 2 years ago
    Fantastic job, I see that what you can do is professional job! Gratulations. May I ask you what kind of music did you use?
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  • GALDEM 2 years ago
    I never seen a video made with a 35mm adaptator with this impression of cinema. Incredible!!!
    The 5d mark2 can't do better.
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  • This is a'' film'' about life or , the best fucking wedding video I have ever seen. Well done indeed
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  • Wonderful, this work is incredible!!!!
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  • maritte lazcano 2 years ago
    Hola soy de Argentina, son geniales, vi casi todos los videos, admiro lo que hacen y aprendo mucho de su trabajo. Saludos son lo +
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  • editman plus 2 years ago
    Well, what can I say. You truly is the greatest wedding filmmaker I know of.

    You capture not only beauty but as a viewer I feel the mood. Inspiring work!
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  • Liem Ngo 2 years ago
    Wonderful work, you capture a wedding video like how it should have been.
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  • we are from Brasil and we love your videos from down here in south America
    keep on rockin to me you're the best on wedding videography ...
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