VICTORIA + MICHAEL’S WEDDING FILM

Sounds like a typical wedding film opening, right? All in slow motion accompanied with the standard copyright free soft music.

To be fair, I did capture all of the aforementioned shots and they did make it into the edit (except for the burn cut transitions). However, I wanted to deviate from the traditional wedding film formula and try something different. Victoria and Michael were extremely wonderful to work with and really inspired me to embrace their rock and roll nature. No slo-mo shots and lots of hard cuts in the edit to match their style. Non-linear jumps to images from the past and future much akin to a music video.

I filmed the entire wedding handheld on a Canon R8 with a Canon RF 24-70mm (with a couple of stationary GoPro shots for the ceremony). I loved the kinetic energy that goes with the handheld work. It allowed for me to follow the couple with an organic immediacy and angle the camera fast. I’ve got much respect for the professional polish of a gimbal, but a lot of times I find gimbals are slow to react. That’s where good old fashioned handheld camera work comes into play, if it’s done right.

I’m not saying that I’ve reinvented the wheel because there are plenty of wedding filmmakers who have captured what I’ve described and have done better. But this is truly the first time I’ve tried it in this style and I’m very pleased with the results. So much so that this is what I hope to achieve in my next wedding film.

Hopefully with you!

-Robbie Mac

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Wedding Venue: Cambrige Mill
Flowers: Hannah Black
Dj: Matty Colletti: 905-399-1609 mattycolletti@hotmail.com