A week ago I had the pleasure to record video footage of a Catholic ceremony at St Jean Baptist in NYC. Charlotte and Patrick asked me to create the story using three cameras. According to the church’s regulations, videographers are to take a stationary position outside the sanctuary (the altar area). I decided to place one camera on the right side of the altar, a second camera on the left side of the altar and a third camera on video pod having a more flexible position.
As videographer I mainly prefer to use prime lenses even though I recognize the convenience of a 2.8 zoom lens. My favorite focal lengths are the 50mm and the 100mm. In particular I enjoy using the Zeiss Otus 100mm 1.4 as the manual focus experience is without comparison.
The following youtube link shows the first part of the wedding ceremony: Charlotte and Patrick wedding ceremony introduction. In this first part I used the Canon 17mm TS-E lens to show the grandeur of the architecture and the Canon 35mm 1.4 capturing all footage at f/1.4 and having great confidence in the autofocus function of the Canon R6 II.
The video footage was recorded in 4K resolution and this allowed me to save a few of my favorite moments in jpeg files.
Recording the video footage of the Catholic ceremony at St Jean Baptist in NYC was a great experience.
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