Solo Wedding Videographer Minimalist Gear Setup
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- In this video I talk you through all of the equipment I use to capture weddings as a solo videographer. I like to keep my equipment as minimal as possible to avoid decision fatigue and keep me light on my feet. The essence of my films is to capture as many natural moments as possible and this gear setup allows me to do that discreetly.
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One of the best kit videos i have seen out there. Very real just what i have been looking for...
We use the same leather shoulder bag. I love the approach. Less is more!
Thumbs up for the rubber band battery trick!
Yeah such a simple yet effective method
I like your kit dude, Everything you need for a wedding you have in a very small bag(well 3 bags). Much to learn from you.
Thanks so much, been a bit of trial and error but I think I have my perfect setup now. I can strip it down further too for when I do destination weddings and need to be even more minimal
Gezz I just couldn't film with a kit like that, i rely on my lights and stands too much, which means another bag. I also bring a drone and mic stands for mounting mics in front of aerial celebrant speakers. I also love my gimbal. I just can't do handheld. Anyway, you have keeped it very clean and small!
Impressive all the stuff that fit in your backpack. And the rest of your leather bag too. Awesome, keep rolling! 📹
Thanks for watching
Great and informative! Thank you for sharing your set up 👍
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
Great stuff Roo
Thanks so much for watching Simon, definitely considering upgrading my feet for the monopod after having a play with yours.
great video and behind the scenes insight
thank you so much
Nice section!
Great overview, really helpful. I currently use Rode wireless pro with the 32bit float, but find them quite annoying to use. May consider switching to purely Sony tx660
Thanks for watching Jacob, I've got a set of the Rode 2 wireless ones, find them super handy for corporate work but I do worry about radio interference during a wedding. I've experimented with so many different audio setups but always seem to find myself coming back to the trusty TX650 for weddings.
Amazing Video Men .
alot of gears to set up and to get the shot .
Thanks for watching
Great Video!!
Thanks for watching
That Victiv tripod looks great, the K&F ones are sometimes a bit too short. Might have to get one of those
Yes love it, can't justify swapping out my other two tripods for that model yet but I will def do if any break
Oh, have you got a link for the big tripod / light stand / monopod bag, that look great
Hey mate, this is the one from the video which is great but not the most hardwearing it already has quite a few rips:
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I'm considering this one next as it has separate compartments to stop the tripods bashing against each other:
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@@roo_films Cheers dude. I'll take a look into the Neewer one
Great video, brother! How do you keep people from knocking your tripods over?
Thanks man, with the tripods I just make sure to place them where people are unlikely to have to move to. But if I do need to position them where they could be knocked over I speak to the guests close by so they are aware of them.
@@roo_films I figured as much. Wasn't sure if you sandbagged them somehow, or something similar. I've done a fair number of events with people around that may be enjoying a bit of libations, and it's always scary having a few thousand dollars sitting vulnerable, lol
Nice Solo shooter equipment...I have that Cobra monopod but there is no way I would leave my FX30 mounted on it and unattended....nope! Too risky. Thanks for the video
Yeah it's fine with my a7siii, I'm guessing that's much lighter?
@@roo_films The FX30 is light-maybe the same as your A7Siii...but I don't trust any monopod to be solid enough to stay balanced with a camera on top...too many people around...but I have several tripods instead.
Very helpful video again! ❤ do you record always simultaneously on your camera?
Yes to two cards simultaneously
@@roo_films thanmyou!!!!
Hi roo! Did you consider using gimbals on your wedding films?:)
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@@roo_films haha you’d never be able to tell
Do you ever get the fear of kit getting nicked, when you have to leave it somewhere whilst you're running around? Obviously there's insurance but I still struggle to abandon kit sometimes when working solo!
I don't worry too much to be honest, most venues I shoot are private hire. I do hide my gear when it's not in use though, mainly so its' not an eye sore for the guests. If anything like that was to happen (something getting stolen) I could still shoot a whole wedding with the contents of my leather satchel that stays with me at all times. One camera, my Sony mics and spare batteries are all I need if push came to shove
Nice gear! In wich color profile do you usually film?
PP off
Where did you get that foam wind muffin for the TX650? I cannot find one anywhere 🤦♂️
Hey Stephen, the link for these is in the video description. They come in a pack of 20. I lose an average of 3 per wedding I reckon
how has that mke 400 been treating you?
Really like it, the battery last for ages and the audio quality is great
thank you for posting....are you using any sort of NDs?
Thank you, no I don't use ND filters, I just crank the shutter if I need to
What did you put on the tx recorders to help with the rustling sound of clothing?
They're called furniture bumpers, its these things:
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Roo do you shoot slog or camera profile?
So in all my films currently online and UA-cam, they were shot with PP off. But I am now shooting Slog 3 on this years weddings
@@roo_filmsany particular reason why you have started doing this? All these videos on your YT were recorded with the a7s3?
@@pyroBlastM yes I had one wedding in particular where I blew the highlights during the ceremony and it would have been great to have more exposure flexibility in post, so the next wedding I gave log a go and now I LOVE it.
Most of the films are a7s3 but some of the older ones will be A73
why do you not get access to the decks?
It's just not a thing in the UK. Venues just have rubbish sound systems where even the staff don't know where the access to them is. People don't hire in sound tech s and engineers like they do in the States
Do you only do handheld shots?
Yes, all B-Roll is handheld. Ceremony and Speeches are a mixture of monopod and tripod
What do you mean you don’t get access to the desk??? Can’t you just ask whoever is in charge of that?? 😮
In the UK most venue staff don’t even know where the sound desk is. It’s usually an integrated system that has been installed in a ‘set it and forget it’ manner.
There is rarely an external person handling the sound on a wedding da like in the states for example, it’s always just using the Venues built in system.
@@roo_films 🤯 wow! Sounds like my worst nightmare haha
How many assistants do you work with? setting up three cameras, lights, tripods etc. is very time consuming when you are trying to capture all points of the event.
I shoot all my weddings alone, no assistants. This video shows how I mange a whole wedding day from start to finish:
ua-cam.com/video/79myecDw1sQ/v-deo.html
It can be done, you just need to talk to the couple and explain at some points you need to move gear. They decide what is important and what you can't capture. Why you are cheaper. One person only!
Great video but i wouldnt say its a minimal setup 🙃
Yes I could definitely condense this down to a two camera set up if required
well this doesn't looks like a "minimalist gear" ; )
No lights? I wouldn't hire anybody who doesn't bring at least a 60w light
I use LED panels, mainly for the dance floor. This video shows you exactly how I work on a wedding day and how I use my lights: ua-cam.com/video/79myecDw1sQ/v-deo.html
He didn’t ask…
Bro which video camera best for wedding shoot ..
I love the a7siii. If I was on a budget I'd probably go for a second hand a7iii