So I'm Elena. I'm Sofia. We're the Costa Sisters and we're
alternative videographers. We're mostly well known for shaking up
the wedding world by doing things differently.
So we started out by doing a wedding video that we would
enjoy. It was more like a music video than it was a wedding
video. Our style is really fast paced and fun and upbeat. We
capture loads of energy, we just want the whole day to look like
a party. When we book our clients, they will book us about
a year in advance, two years in advance, and we use that time to
really get to know each other. It's our jobs to make them feel
comfortable. So the way we do that is we will become friends
with them during the process. We stick around like we are
bridesmaids. Yeah. And we just capture all the best moments.
Yeah, like people are themselves in front of the camera, because
you've got to know them and they've become our friends.
One of our favourite parts is the portrait session where we
get to work with the couples and we normally just get them to
loosen up because we're being silly. So I think if we're
bringing the energy that we want from them, they're not afraid to
bring it because we are. We sometimes like to show them the
back of the camera so they can see how amazing they do look.
The more they feel good, the more we feel good and it just
comes out in the work and we just love it.
So we're going to be showing you how we shoot handheld, set up a
couple. What kind of lighting we use. How we'd work with a couple
and get the high energy that we want. The different settings
that we would use. And hopefully by the end of this, you'll be
comfortable to go out there and start shooting on your own.
So today we're shooting Joy and Owen just to demonstrate how
we'd shoot a wedding. We want to bring out some like romantic
intimate shots, but also get a few details so we can mix it in
with all movement shots that we do, so things like hands. The
more shots that we have, the easier it is to make a fast
paced video. We love moving about so much just because it
gives a smooth transition. So when we're editing all the
footage together, it's easier to kind of make the video flow.
When we're going to move from one scene to another we'll just
pan out and it'll come down into a different scene and it looks
really cool.
One of the great things about this camera is face and eye
detection, especially while you're on the go at a wedding,
because it makes sure you don't ever miss anything in focus.
For us, it's really important to get loads of detail shots of the
venue just to tie it in. It really helps capture the essence
of the day and it just makes the edit flow more smoothly. During
a wedding, slow motion is amazing for things like the
first dance, the first kiss, confetti shots. And the C70 is
great because it films in 4K 120p.
It just adds that cinematic element to the video.
So I'm using my go to lens which is a 24mm.
And I'm using the RF 15-35mm and that's just to get a different
variety of shots. Do you know what would be cute as well if
Owen kind of like leans back on to the kind of, yeah, that's it.
Yeah, maybe like look in that direction. Yeah, that looks
really cute. So right now we're shooting in a dark corner and
these cameras are amazing for low light scenarios. And the C70
it's got 16 stops of dynamic range, so it makes it
exceptional for shooting in low light.
The EOS C70 has a 4K Super 35mm DGO sensor. The camera has an RF
mount which means that you can use the full range of RF lenses
but you can also use your EF mount lenses via an adapter. One
of our favourite features of the C70 is the Dual Pixel CMOS
Autofocus. This gives us accurate face detection. The R5
is a hybrid stills and video camera, with DSLR style. It's
mirrorless which means the camera is smaller and lighter.
The camera has a full frame sensor offering 8K video
recording. The 5-axis in-body image stabilisation means that
our panned shots are always steady and smooth. Our EF mount
lenses can also be used with the EF-EOS R adapter.
So how would you prepare for the day? A good tip would be to
communicate with your clients make sure you know exactly
what's going on on the day. In terms of equipment for the day,
we like to over prepare. Yeah, we've always got little bumbag
with us with spare SD cards and batteries. Make sure they're
always fully charged for the day. Just make sure you come
prepared. And then when we're looking through all our footage,
we just cut out all the best bits of the day that we know
that we're going to use in the edit. And once we've got a
collection of all of our favourite parts of the footage,
we'll scan through and listen to a bunch of songs to see what
goes with the vibe of the day. Once we found the right song and
the clients have confirmed that they're happy with it and we've
edited it, I feel like we must be as excited as our clients to
have the finished product. And reliving the day is just the
best as well, because it's reliving it for us as well as it
is for them.
So hopefully now you have the confidence to go out there, do
your own thing and create great wedding videography on your own.
I think the best piece of advice that I would give to someone is
to just be confident in your own vision. Don't feel afraid that
it's not what you're supposed to be doing. If you've got a way
you want to shoot something, just try it out. The only reason
we even discovered our niche because we did things where we
would want to see it. Yeah. And by going against the rules.
Yeah, we broke all traditions. So we encourage you to go for
it. Do your own thing.