Is it time to film weddings with a Super eight camera?
Hey, my name is Matt Johnson and this is my Canon five one four
XL Super eight film camera that I recently purchased and filmed a wedding with.
Today, I want to tell you about my experience filming in Super eight
and give you two reasons why you should consider getting a camera like this
and using it in your wedding filmmaking.
And also one other reason that I would not
get a Super eight camera. Two pros, one con, here we go.
So how did I get into Super eight?
Well, I've always been intrigued by the thought of shooting in film.
Up until this point, the closest that I ever came to film was recording
home videos with my parents camcorder that recorded two VHS tape.
So this is definitely a little older.
And just like how Instagram sparked a revolution and people
putting vintage filters
into all their photos in an attempt to add more character and style to them.
I've seen this happen in the video world as well,
with companies selling light leaks and film grain overlays
and all these effects and plug ins that imitate film.
But whenever you watch a video
that has one of these Super eight film grain overlays or light leaks,
99 percent of the time, you can tell it was added in post. Right.
The aspect ratio will be off or the colors won't look right.
Or the biggest giveaway is the depth of field will be way too shallow
and clearly recorded on a full frame digital camera.
Overall, there's a lack of authenticity
when it comes to all these film overlays and not to go out.
Christopher Nolan here.
But I personally think that there's a very real,
almost magic that occurs whenever you watch something that was
truly recorded on film and not recorded digitally in a way to simulate film.
And if you let me go even more philosophical here for a second,
I think this authenticity from shooting on film applies itself incredibly
well to showing the powerful emotions that you will see on a wedding day.
LAUGHTER, romance, love all feels heightened when captured in this medium.
And while I'm not saying that shooting on film is going to magically make a
shy and reserved couple be exuberant and outgoing,
I do think that there's an argument to be made that having something
like this in your tool belt can help you break through emotional barriers
and really show who a couple truly is.
We're getting too deep, though, and arguably I'm just a helpless romantic
that is filmed way too many weddings at this point anyways.
If any of this has intrigued you at all,
that's the first reason that I recommend buying a Super eight camera.
Because, yes, while wedding filmmaking is a business
and I'm sure we all want to make money, wedding filmmaking is also an art.
And I believe that using a Super eight
camera is a great way to explore the artistic side of wedding filmmaking.
Now, that said, here's
the second reason that I recommend buying a Super eight camera.
And if the first reason is purely on the artistic side.
The second reason is completely in the other direction on the business side,
because I believe that if you start offering Super
eight videos in your wedding filmmaking business,
this has the potential to be another great way
of increasing the revenue you're making from filming weddings.
Think about it this way.
I would bet that of the couples that ever ask you to film their wedding.
Ninety nine point nine percent of them will have never experienced anything more
than a cheap camera filter on Instagram or Tic-Tac that mimics Super eight.
So if you have the opportunity to offer them something shot on real film,
something authentic, and it also happens to be a video
featuring them that is incredibly powerful
and it has the potential to be worth a big investment from a couple.
You could easily start charging five hundred to a thousand dollars
or more as an add on to your regular wedding filmmaking packages.
And I'm betting the couples would easily pay it.
This is one of those no brainer add ons to where you can easily integrate it
into the wedding films that you're offering.
And it's not going to take a ton of investment from you to get started.
Heck, if one couple books this you've already recouped basically
all of the costs that you put into buying the camera and film, et cetera,
and every other booking after that is going to be mostly profit.
And it's not like you're having to do much different on the wedding day either.
You just carry this extra camera around in your bag
and take it out at various moments to get some cool shots.
Are you convinced yet?
OK. There is one reason that I would not recommend
getting into Super eight, so let's cover that really quick.
I would avoid getting into Super eight
if you are either just getting started in wedding filmmaking
or if you've only been filming weddings for a short time.
If you're just getting started, you probably have more important
equipment to an. In then, a Super eight camera.
Put your money into your audio gear.
Make sure that's super solid and you have a lot of redundancies
in place before you begin spending your money on fancy fun.
Pretty stuff like Super eight.
Or maybe you've been filming weddings now for a year or two
and you've basically bought all of the equipment that you need.
So now you're starting to think about other fun, cool things.
You could get like a Super eight camera in that situation.
Whether or not you buy a Super eight or not
is really going to come down to how much you're charging,
because if you're in your first or second year of business and you're
only charging 1000 to 2000 dollars for a wedding film,
I don't want to see you start including Super eight as a cheap add on.
Whenever you get into Super eight, you're going to realize that the cost of
the camera plus film plus processing plus shipping is not exactly cheap.
So I don't want to see you digging yourself into debt because you're
couples aren't willing to pay enough to make an ad on like this worth it.
Don't think you can add it on as a 100 dollar up sell and make a profit
in that situation instead of investing in Super eight.
I would work on increasing your pricing overall for your wedding films
and getting up to 3000 ish dollars or more.
So that way, whenever you want to offer Super eight to your couples
as a five hundred to a thousand dollars or more add on,
they'll be far more likely to say yes.
Otherwise, though,
if you've been filming weddings for a while
and you're charging them out, you're happy with.
I say go for it.
Some of the Super eight is a great purchase. That's a lot of fun.
And I have zero regrets about buying this camera.
Now, it's easy for me to say that, right?
Just go out and film Super eight now. Just get started. You'll do great.
While that may be emotionally encouraging
from a practical standpoint, I don't feel like that's super helpful.
And I want to be helpful and I want to help you grow.
So my next video is going to be a deep dove
into the practical side of Super eight filmmaking.
I'm going to talk to you about the cameras that I recommend and the specific
features you need to look for with any Super eight camera that you buy.
We're going to cover film stocks and what you should use both indoors and outdoors.
And then we're going to get into the real nitty gritty
of where to send your film to be processed and scanned and where you can get
the absolute highest quality footage to use in your videos. It's a lot.
I was looking at the script earlier
and I'm like, dang, OK, this video is a monster.
But if you're intrigued at all about getting into Super eight filmmaking,
I think you're going to love it.
So please consider subscribing if you want to see that video.
And I will link to it below whenever it's out.
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Thank you so much for watching.
And if you happen to be a wedding filmmaker, this is a video about using
a Super eight camera to film weddings.
After all, you probably want to book more couples in film, more weddings. Right.
To help you out with that, I've created a free guide
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Also, while you're down there, leave me a comment. Let me know.
You can get a Super eight. You thinking about it?
You intrigued. It's pretty fun. I got to tell you.
All right. Thanks so much for watching and have a great day.