- Hey, guys, my name is Matt Johnson
and today I'm going to be showing you
how to film a wedding first look.
So come along with me!
Here's the wedding venue that we're shooting at.
We're actually gonna have the groom
standing over here,
behind this tree, two beautiful trees here.
We're gonna have the groom standing here
in the shadow a little bit
so that he's getting some nice back lighting from the sun.
We're gonna have the bride
come around the entrance to the venue,
walking around from the front, around to him,
tap him on the shoulder, turn around,
it's gonna be a magical moment and they're gonna freak out.
Generally whenever we're filming first looks,
we try to be very cognizant
of not making the couple go too far.
We don't want them to have to walk
a super long distance to do a first look,
but we also wanna be aware of,
this is the first time that they're seeing each other
on their wedding day and it is a pretty big deal,
so one of the big things for us
is that after the couple sees each other for the first time,
we try to give them some time together alone.
So we're gonna let them see each other,
and then we're gonna let them just hang out together
and have a moment.
And then after a few minutes,
then we'll jump in and start to direct them
and say, okay, let's go over here,
do some video clips of the two of you together,
things like that.
But initially we really do prioritize
the two of them together,
having that moment, and that's always really, really good.
So with that, let's go get the couple.
Another thing that we prioritize very heavily
during the first look is miking the groom
because this is the first time whenever they see each other.
They're gonna be really emotional.
They're gonna be talking.
They're gonna be crying, it's gonna be super, super awesome.
So we want to get good audio of that.
So I have the TASCAM DR-10L recorder here.
Absolutely love this thing,
I'm about to put on to Tanner, the groom.
And that we'll be able to help record the audio
of both him talking and Caitlin,
the bride, talking together.
And it should look really, really awesome.
This is Caitlin and Tanner groom mic for the first look.
- Yeah. - Yes.
All right, sweet, so let's...
Do you have a...
Which way does...
- [Tanner] I have a little pocket in here.
- [Matt] Yeah, you got anything in there?
- [Tanner] No, I got nothing in there.
- [Matt] Perfect, perfect.
- [Tanner] You might be able to unbutton better than me.
- [Matt] I know, right?
Dude, these things are so hard to do one-handed.
These Black Tux.
- I know. - This is a blue tux,
they need a different brand name.
- Yeah, they gotta switch it up.
- [Matt] This is crap.
- And it's not a tux, it's actually a suit.
- [Matt] Yeah,
that'll be good. - They're liars.
- [Matt] Guess a blue suit doesn't have quite the same
ring to it - Yeah.
- [Matt] As the black tux, all right,
that's fantastic. - I'm gonna forget
this thing this thing is on me.
- [Matt] I'll take it off, don't worry.
- And I will probably say some things.
- [Matt] I hope so, that's the goal.
(laughing)
We're gonna blackmail you so good.
Alright there you go, you can re-button yourself,
if you want to there. - I didn't have it buttoned.
- Rachel has gone with Tanner, the groom
and is positioning him over by the trees
that we showed you.
So I'm about to go find Caitlin,
and we're gonna follow her around to Tanner.
And they're gonna freak out.
Rachel and I both are gonna be shooting this
at 60 frames per second
because it's a big emotional moment,
and slowing it down can make it definitely look cooler.
So, nice and slow.
First look, it's gonna look awesome.
Just start walking, you're doing great.
I'll yell at you if you're doing anything wrong.
Which I don't think that you will.
It's pretty straightforward event.
But it's magical.
- I'm so excited.
- [Matt] I'm gonna have her stop in just a second.
Okay, so stop for a second,
and we're gonna run past you.
We're not in the way.
I'm gonna run, Tracy's gonna walk.
- I'm so denying that.
- [Matt] It's okay.
Whenever you're ready.
(crying)
- You're so beautiful.
(crying)
(laughing)
You already made me cry with that gift.
(crying and laughing)
Oh, you're so beautiful.
I had no idea that's what your dress looked like.
(mumbling) I had no idea.
(laughing) that's okay, I don't care.
I don't care (crying).
- [Caitlin] You look so good.
- Thank you.
(laughing)
Okay.
Okay, I already swapped it, I couldn't even handle it.
I couldn't even get there.
You look so good, I love you so much.
But mine was pretty good, oh was it okay?
- [Caitlin] It was good.
Thank you.
- You're welcome. - I love you.
- Thank you for the suitcase, I love you too.
- Five minutes later.
- That was so good, so crazy.
That's how we film a first look.
Thank you so much for watching.
This video is also the first video
in a new behind-the-scenes series.
And instead of me making some massive long 30 minute,
or hour long behind-the-scenes video,
I've decided to break it up
into smaller topics such as
how to film a first look, that you just saw.
So you can expect more videos like this in the future.
I hope you enjoy it.
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