r/videographers

WEDDING/MARRIAGE/LOVE PLAYLIST: I am looking to create a go-to wedding, marriage, love playlist for my cinematography or videography. Looking for different or out there recommendations! I use a current list already just want new and fun recommendations! No lyrics is a must!

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Spent the last weeks fine-tuning my Open Gate workflow.

– S5IIX Open Gate

– external synced audio (DJI / Zoom workflow)

– Final Cut Pro sync clips

– heavy editorial reframing in a 16:9 timeline

Interesting discovery: FCP sync clips completely changed the spatial behaviour of my footage. “Fill” stopped behaving consistently, and sync clips seemed to inherit a different raster/container interpretation. At first I thought something was broken. Then I stopped caring about percentages and looked at the actual image.

Some shots ended up at 300%+ scale after sync/reframe… and still looked surprisingly organic thanks to the Open Gate source. That was my “aha” moment :)

Open Gate is no longer just about vertical delivery. It’s becoming a new editorial language. My way of shooting has completely changed because of it. I no longer think only about the final framing on location. I know post-production will become part of the writing itself.

The timeline becomes the "second camera movement".

-> Reframing becomes narrative rhythm.

-> A close-up can emerge later.

-> A vertical composition can be discovered afterwards.

For documentary work especially, this changes everything. I’m starting to see Open Gate less as a feature… and more as a different relationship between shooting and editing.

As a former "Betacam" TV reporter, I must admit this feels like a real disruption. Maybe even more profound than the transition from film to video itself.

Because this is no longer really about technology. It’s about a new audiovisual language.

Curious if other doc shooters experienced the same shift.