Hey man this was a masterclass in itself. I've been watching your videos for awhile. I have to say I just recently shot a wedding and my goodness your tips really helped. Production level went through the roof and it was noticed. Thank you for your honesty, you rock!!
Thank you! Do you think the Neo 3 will do much in outdoor bright day light? I am shooting some video street portraits and I am looking to get a catchlight in the eye with an on camera light. Thank you!
Vu, do you always shoot in high frame rate? BTW, great video. Was debating here on some lights, this NEO 3 is one of them, but it is by far the most expensive that I'm considering. Sure, have way more features, but I wonder how the output compares to the Godox ML60Bi. Not sure if you have access to this Godox light, but maybe some other comparable 60W light, like the Amaran 60X
I watch a ton af videos on all types of filmmaking (but primarily weddings) and have bought loads of tutorials from some of the best Wedding Filmmakers from all around the world......your work is up there beside the very best......your work is world class.
Thanks for the video! I went ahead and ordered the same lighting setup as you. Some random things I've found so far: -- Things on backorder/not currently available: Ulanzi light stands (B&H says they're coming, but it's been a few months now); Rotolight diffusion dome (one of my kits lacked one, and B&H won't even let me put one on backorder -- the supplier can't give a timeframe for when they might be available). So, that seems strange for a light that was only released in February 2022. Rotolight Neo 2 was May 2017, and the original Neo was I don't know when -- maybe 2010 or 2011. So I doubt they'd be bringing out Neo 4 just yet... -- If you have a second shooter, then, during the dancing at the end of the night, they can act as a human light stand, and run around with the light in Cycle mode as a 45 degree key light, or shine it into your lens for flare effects. That was fun. -- Rotolight claims the light is the world's brightest on-camera light, but I don't think the light has a great throw. I think it drops off fast. I've got some on-camera lights from over a decade ago, and I think they throw the light further. So, this has made me consider the Aputure Lightstorm 60X, which a lot of other wedding guys seem to be using. -- The Rotolights don't seem to like my Sony batteries! I'm trying to work out why. But this has been kind of frustrating; during two or three jobs now, they've just turned off in the middle of speeches or whatever, although the battery indicator claimed there was a lot of juice left. It's something to do with the batteries not being able to withstand a constant high draw when you set the Rotolights to CCT mode and push the brightness. And we're not even talking about max brightness -- maybe something like 60%. So, this one is a bit of a head scratcher. I'm not using dodgy batteries, but obviously I need to find higher performance ones, or find some alternative way to power it...
If you want to mic a bride, the easiest way I found (as a man) is to prewire the dress when it's hanging and then I have the MOH or family member go under the dress once it's on to attach the recorder. Small recorders can clip onto the garter but I invested into Ursa Thigh Straps that hold my recorder and don't slip off lotioned up or sweaty legs. All in all I liked todays content. Lighting and audio are absolutely everything.
Vu, it's nice to get your type of realistic look at what we face while shooting our vids. Be them weddings, sports, interviews or for our RUclips channel. Stay real. Bob C
All about tools in the toolbag and working smarter, not necessarily cheaper on the bits that sets your work apart. I ran with a set of 3 Rotolight Neo2's for years and were an absolute godsend when they were released, back when mini LED RGB/FX panels did not exist and all decent lighting was dumb (no bicolour, RGB, FX etc) and mains powered. Although the old ones were not RGB, it didn't take long to stick one of their gel disks in but the main issue was brightness which the Neo3 has certainly made up for. The other thing was batteries, my word the Neo2's use a lot of AA's! I actually switched over to mid sized NP-F style panels that were bigger just because I was doing a medium term job running around doing 6 interviews a day in different locations and didn't have time to throw mains power around and I was killing the planet with the huge pile of dead, expensive Duracels I was disposing of every week (100+). I finally sold of my Neo2's earlier this year (while they still had value) and dropped some Smallrig 12W RGB/FX panels into the mix instead as a stop-gap. I'll be picking a Neo3 or two up in the near future because they literally have it all going on and the cheap panels are put back in their place again, as additional throw-in/fall-backs.
Hey Vu, on your recommendation I watched this video! But how many light do you bring? And is it possible for you to make a video about how you move on a wedding. Which positions do you take and how doe you interact with the photographer. Hey man really love you work! Your an inspiration! Grtz Arthur
Idk if you'd be able to answer this lighting question. I run my a7s111 on a 7 foot monopod to video wet t-shirt contests. Lighting towards the end of the night is terrible. I'm about 6 feet from the stage. What kind of light would you recommend for me to attach to the pole under the camera so I'm not blinding contestants on stage while they look at the lens. I'm running the camera with a 24mm g master lens. Also, would you recommend running auto iso auto white balance and perhaps auto shutter? I was running at 12800 iso in pp11 and it's gritty, so I want to get some light in there so I don't have gritty videos. Thanks for this video
We got lucky 20 years ago with our videographer. He and his dad were doing CBC Documentaries and had a small video editing business. Got them just before they left the wedding business. I'm sure things have gotten a lot better in the last 20 years but getting the right footage in a live event let alone framing and lighting it effectively is pretty hard.
The battery died. Luckily, Sony goes up to 12800 ISO. Rotolight is beautiful if you have enough pixels. Have spare batteries. Normally, you just need a bit extra.
great video, I really loved your wedding film at the end! epic and inspiring
Hey man this was a masterclass in itself. I've been watching your videos for awhile. I have to say I just recently shot a wedding and my goodness your tips really helped. Production level went through the roof and it was noticed. Thank you for your honesty, you rock!!
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Thank you! Do you think the Neo 3 will do much in outdoor bright day light? I am shooting some video street portraits and I am looking to get a catchlight in the eye with an on camera light. Thank you!
really really valuable video - solving one of the biggest struggle I have with wedding filmmaking
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Had to subscribe when I bursted out laughing when you said mud butt lol! Great Video Vu!
Thanks !
Seriously thank you for your videos. Doing more and more weddings and really am learning from your experience.
Cool !
Great video dude! You used the heck out of that light. Great to see this video go up!
Lol right
Vu, do you always shoot in high frame rate? BTW, great video. Was debating here on some lights, this NEO 3 is one of them, but it is by far the most expensive that I'm considering. Sure, have way more features, but I wonder how the output compares to the Godox ML60Bi. Not sure if you have access to this Godox light, but maybe some other comparable 60W light, like the Amaran 60X
Vu how many Rotolight NEO 3’s do you have and recommend buying? Have you tried out their AEOS 2?
I just have 1. I have not tried.
@@nVuFilms I see man. Cool. 👍
I watch a ton af videos on all types of filmmaking (but primarily weddings) and have bought loads of tutorials from some of the best Wedding Filmmakers from all around the world......your work is up there beside the very best......your work is world class.
Thanks
Thanks for the video! I went ahead and ordered the same lighting setup as you. Some random things I've found so far:
-- Things on backorder/not currently available: Ulanzi light stands (B&H says they're coming, but it's been a few months now); Rotolight diffusion dome (one of my kits lacked one, and B&H won't even let me put one on backorder -- the supplier can't give a timeframe for when they might be available). So, that seems strange for a light that was only released in February 2022. Rotolight Neo 2 was May 2017, and the original Neo was I don't know when -- maybe 2010 or 2011. So I doubt they'd be bringing out Neo 4 just yet...
-- If you have a second shooter, then, during the dancing at the end of the night, they can act as a human light stand, and run around with the light in Cycle mode as a 45 degree key light, or shine it into your lens for flare effects. That was fun.
-- Rotolight claims the light is the world's brightest on-camera light, but I don't think the light has a great throw. I think it drops off fast. I've got some on-camera lights from over a decade ago, and I think they throw the light further. So, this has made me consider the Aputure Lightstorm 60X, which a lot of other wedding guys seem to be using.
-- The Rotolights don't seem to like my Sony batteries! I'm trying to work out why. But this has been kind of frustrating; during two or three jobs now, they've just turned off in the middle of speeches or whatever, although the battery indicator claimed there was a lot of juice left. It's something to do with the batteries not being able to withstand a constant high draw when you set the Rotolights to CCT mode and push the brightness. And we're not even talking about max brightness -- maybe something like 60%. So, this one is a bit of a head scratcher. I'm not using dodgy batteries, but obviously I need to find higher performance ones, or find some alternative way to power it...
If you want to mic a bride, the easiest way I found (as a man) is to prewire the dress when it's hanging and then I have the MOH or family member go under the dress once it's on to attach the recorder. Small recorders can clip onto the garter but I invested into Ursa Thigh Straps that hold my recorder and don't slip off lotioned up or sweaty legs.
All in all I liked todays content. Lighting and audio are absolutely everything.
Yea I can rely on a family member or something to do all that.
Thanks for such a thorough, objective, and trustworthy update on the state of wedding videography. I wish your biz much success :)
Thanks!
Vu, it's nice to get your type of realistic look at what we face while shooting our vids. Be them weddings, sports, interviews or for our RUclips channel.
Stay real. Bob C
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Sooo true about lighting. I love all these snippets of ypur wedding films. Hope you are earning top dollar for that work!
🙏👍🙌thanks
All about tools in the toolbag and working smarter, not necessarily cheaper on the bits that sets your work apart. I ran with a set of 3 Rotolight Neo2's for years and were an absolute godsend when they were released, back when mini LED RGB/FX panels did not exist and all decent lighting was dumb (no bicolour, RGB, FX etc) and mains powered. Although the old ones were not RGB, it didn't take long to stick one of their gel disks in but the main issue was brightness which the Neo3 has certainly made up for. The other thing was batteries, my word the Neo2's use a lot of AA's! I actually switched over to mid sized NP-F style panels that were bigger just because I was doing a medium term job running around doing 6 interviews a day in different locations and didn't have time to throw mains power around and I was killing the planet with the huge pile of dead, expensive Duracels I was disposing of every week (100+). I finally sold of my Neo2's earlier this year (while they still had value) and dropped some Smallrig 12W RGB/FX panels into the mix instead as a stop-gap. I'll be picking a Neo3 or two up in the near future because they literally have it all going on and the cheap panels are put back in their place again, as additional throw-in/fall-backs.
Hey Vu, on your recommendation I watched this video! But how many light do you bring? And is it possible for you to make a video about how you move on a wedding. Which positions do you take and how doe you interact with the photographer. Hey man really love you work! Your an inspiration! Grtz Arthur
Hey Vu, just saw that wedding BTS. So you answered my question without me knowing!😂
I was thinking about getting those and the Rotolight AEOS 2.
They are nice .. but big
Thanks alot Vu. Glad you talked about this topic, very Inspiring to and motivating to always improve 👏🏻 💪🏻
Thanks for watching
Love your honesty and passion for your craft brother. Excellent work
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Idk if you'd be able to answer this lighting question. I run my a7s111 on a 7 foot monopod to video wet t-shirt contests. Lighting towards the end of the night is terrible. I'm about 6 feet from the stage. What kind of light would you recommend for me to attach to the pole under the camera so I'm not blinding contestants on stage while they look at the lens.
I'm running the camera with a 24mm g master lens.
Also, would you recommend running auto iso auto white balance and perhaps auto shutter?
I was running at 12800 iso in pp11 and it's gritty, so I want to get some light in there so I don't have gritty videos.
Thanks for this video
I'd run some Aputure 60x on the back spotlighting the stage
Is is better than Godox Ad 300 pro? I know it's different technologies but which of the them should be better for Photoshop and video production?
Love this✌🏽
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Excellent video!
Thanks
Is that your voice doing the Corinthians voice-over in the end promo? That's really beautiful!
Yes it is. Thanks!
So would you pair this one with Aputure 60x for reception lighting?
Yea
Do you use the rotos for speeches?
Do you find it annoying when fan kicks in?
Best review that i see on times.... LOL
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Dope content! preciate ya 💯
Thanks
Are you still using the the aputure 60X?
Yes
Bro so true . Just subscribed
That's
Keep doing what you are doing Vu 👍🙏
Thanks
Man we need some more #LetMeShowYou 😂
We got lucky 20 years ago with our videographer. He and his dad were doing CBC Documentaries and had a small video editing business. Got them just before they left the wedding business. I'm sure things have gotten a lot better in the last 20 years but getting the right footage in a live event let alone framing and lighting it effectively is pretty hard.
Yup
audio and lighting indeed
I was sold, until the light was 650 dollars. 150 is what I was guessing the high end of price would have been.
It's worth every bit of the $650
correct, to expensive. I use Nanlites, same quality but cheaper.
@@kurtdemeuterfilms6740 man lights aren't this bright at this portability
There is nothing wrong with reviewing products as long as you like them and even better if you use them.
Right
#LightenUp 😎
8:25 Holy Guacamole, two different color skin tones going on there lol
The battery died. Luckily, Sony goes up to 12800 ISO.
Rotolight is beautiful if you have enough pixels. Have spare batteries.
Normally, you just need a bit extra.
I bought the rotolight neo 3.
Used it once and it stopped working.
I don't think it's worth all the hype
Mine still going strong. Should ask for warranty