Why Your Wedding Films Fall Flat (The Hard Truth) w/ William Sarmiento

In this episode, I sit down with Will Sarmiento, a former aerospace engineer who accidentally became one of the most intentional wedding filmmakers I’ve seen. He spits some hard truths, lessons, and wisdom that reveals how wedding filmmakers can ultimately make stronger, cinematic, and more impactful films. HTFW SPONSORS ⚡️60% Off Your First Edit w/ Uncut Gems - use code HTFW - https://www.uncutgems.com/ ⚡️Deliver Your Videos Beautifully - https://vidflow.co/htfw ⚡️The Best MUSIC Platform for Weddings - https://fm.pxf.io/waywardfreetrial ⚡️Lighten Your Workload w/ Lemlii - https://www.lemlii.com/partners-htfw ⚡️Elevate Your Films w/ Tonal SFX - https://multiplysound.com/?⚡️ref=7mDq... ⚡️Websites You Can Trust - https://howtofilmweddings.com/creativ... RESOURCES 🔥 The Wayward North Lut Pack - https://stan.store/howtofilmweddings 📹 Jaired's Wedding Film Kit - https://www.amazon.com/shop/waywardno... CHAPTERS: 0:00 - What this episode is all about 1:05 - Welcome to the show 1:40 - From aerospace engineering to wedding filmmaker 7:08 - Stop trying to do everything by yourself 8:42 - What Will's creative process loos like 10:46 - What inspires and shapes Will's creative style 12:25 - How to be intentional with how you create weddings 15:52 - The mindset behind editing that changes everything 17:10 - Reverse engineer the process to build a system 19:01 - The hard truth wedding filmmakers need to hear 20:20 - The history and future of wedding filmmaking 22:40 - Happiness cultivates genuine creativity 27:10 - The pricing tension we often run into 28:10 - What gear do you use to film weddings? 31:50 - Don't go in the red overinvesting in gear 33:19 - What audio gear are you using? 34:10 - How Will approaches Sound Design in his films 37:45 - What impact do you want to leave on the industry? 42:40 - Connect with Will (link in description)   / howtofilmweddings     / howtofilmweddings   https://howtofilmweddings.com/