Nigerian Engagement Ceremony (Music Video Style edit)

[MicMic]

So I recently well actually it was about a year ago but I filmed this Nigerian Engagement Ceremony. I did provide an edit where you can watch the whole thing but I also created this lovely music video too.

The ceremony was just too cute and colorful not to make an MV.

So here is Kemi and Jake Doll's Traditional Engagement Ceremony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj2s3yLvtS0&playnext_from=TL&videos=BEfZa_H-oAg

[HankCastello]

I don't know how this post slipped by me for three months.  I'm going to have to quit relying on the "Show unread posts.." option, I guess.

One comment - I was particularly struck by the lack of close-ups.  (I only watched about half, but still there should have been several close-ups in here).  Close-ups are what video does best.  You should always mix you shots - wide, normal, close-ups and not just run a bunch of same-type shots together in a scene unless you have a particular purpose in doing so.  Also, there didn't seem (maybe I missed it) to be a single tripod-mounted shot nor Glidecam shot - all just handheld.  We could probably count the number of people who are good enough hand-holders to shoot entire videos that way, on one hand.  Sure, many do it, but does it add or take away from their production?