INTENTION: This sheet will help you organize all items to successfully record to wedding standards for Ceremony and Toast.
Print this page or download the PDF so you can always have it during the day of the wedding.
Read the Ceremony and Toast filming instructions.
Pre-ceremony checklist
☐ Camera Resolution is set at 1080p
☐ Color Profile set to LOG or NEUTRAL
☐ White balance is set to MANUAL. (5600K for outdoors. 3200K for indoors)
☐ Both cameras are set to record audio
☐ LAV and External Recorder Audio must be recorded on a SEPARATE audio track.
☐ Must have Two (2) Usable Audio Tracks!
CEREMONY SETUP
☐ Camera A is set on a tripod at the back of the aisle and off to the side a bit so as not to block the processional.
☐ Camera A is filming a Medium shot.
☐ Camera A is focused on the altar.
☐ Camera B is set on a monopod.
☐ I am near the altar ready to film the processional with Camera B.
☐ I have a plan to walk to the back of the aisle and set camera B on its monopod immediately after the processional.
☐ The officiant has a lavalier mic.
☐ The groom has a lavalier mic.
☐ Each mic is connected to its OWN external recorder.
☐ Each mic has been tested and is set to recording.
☐ I have a recorder on the DJ soundboard.
TOASTS SETUP
☐ I know exactly what time the toasts start.
☐ I know where the speakers will be standing.
☐ I have talked to the DJ about the option of using a microphone stand.
☐ I have attached a MAIN wireless microphone to the DJ’s handheld microphone.
☐ My MAIN wireless microphone is recording on a separate Audio Track.
☐ I have a SECOND microphone set up in front of the DJ’s speaker monitor.
☐ The SECOND microphone is recording on a separate Audio Track.
☐ I have an external recorder connected to the DJ soundboard as a backup option.
☐ Each mic has been tested and is recording.
☐ I have my camera on a tripod and recording a medium/tight shot of the speaker.
☐ I have my second camera on a tripod and recording a wide shot of the speakers as a backup source.