Up until a few years ago there was a large gap between the wedding photographer and the wedding videographer, the two separate trades required very different skills and very different equipment. All this changed however when Canon released the Canon 5D mk2 camera and threw a huge spanner in the works!
The 5D mk2 has the ability to shoot in 1080p HD and was the first Digital SLR on the market to do such a thing, many photographers and videographer alike initially classed this feature as a mere gimmick.. an advanced feature rarely to be touched. This however all changed following the release of a short film by Canon which was entirely filmed on the camera, the quality of the film shuck the film industry by the scruff of its neck and many in the industry have never looked back. In short the camera has the ability to produce very high quality footage at a fraction of the price and physical size of many of film industry standard cameras.
I have had my Canon 5D mk2 for several months now, I recently picked up the camera and began filming for the very first time. This short (very short) film was filmed towards the very end a recent wedding, my video skills are somewhat limited but it’s amazing what you can produce in the first 15minutes of use.