Shooting weddings is a well-trodden path to professional videography that can be a lucrative enterprise. But like all businesses, you need to carefully manage the cash flow – especially as most weddings are during the summer months. With most pro wedding shooters having at least one backup camera and often a second or third shooter to ensure nothing is missed, that’s a lot of outlay on kit. It makes sense to buy used but fully tested equipment from a specialist like MPB that has massive stocks of everything you need. You can even part-exchange your old kit or sell it for cash to MPB too. As the UK’s number one used camera specialist, MPB has stocks of the very latest cinema cameras, camcorders, mirrorless cameras and DSLRs as well a wide variety of choice in lenses and accessories. Everything is individually photographed and rated on MPB’s slick website, where you can buy or sell in confidence. Not only will you be saving money, but you’ll also be helping the planet by recycling your equipment rather than storing it in a cupboard. For all types of filmmakers, MPB is the best option when it comes time to upgrade your gear.
WEDDING ONE OF LIFE’S GREAT CELEBRATIONS
Wedding films have come a long way since the all-day edits shot with one man and his camcorder on a wobbly tripod. Short, epic films that display emotion and capture a special moment in time worth treasuring for decades to come are what we want to see. The best don’t just show what went on, but uncover an emotionally charged tale of what many say is the happiest day of their life. It’s where cinematic style often comes to the fore, with bags of room for creativity. This category honours the most creative – no matter what religion or type of ceremony. We want to be amazed!
CINEMATOGRAPHY THE VISION TO MAKE MAGIC HAPPEN
A myriad of content nowadays boasts incredible cinematography, with big-money films and TV dramas leading the way. It’s not just limited to the big crews and budgets; several small production companies and indie filmmakers create truly visually stunning work that’s every bit as good as Hollywood can make. This award recognises that cutting-edge cinematography can be used in small-budget productions which employ clever techniques rather than large teams with pots of cash. The winner last year was a feature-length documentary called The Sunday Times: 200 Years in the Making , directed and shot by Ian Allardyce. It tells the story of the famous newspaper through the eyes of the people who reported on it. He worked mostly alone as a freelancer, self-shooting the Sony FX6. Yet the footage, great sound and compelling storytelling was incredible. We can’t wait to see this year’s crop of entrants.
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