From the course: Lighting a Video Interview

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Wrapping up

Wrapping up

Jim, I'd like to thank you for coming out here today. It's always interesting to explore the process and really go through things when it comes to lighting an interview. I think it's one of those areas that's often overlooked. Interviews are one of the most important things that stitch our stories together. And it's so easy to just write them off as, oh, I'll just get it done. >> It's the story in its most traditional form. This oral, oral telling of, of what the film is about. I mean, as much as films and videos are a visual medium, you still need that guide so to speak to help us along with our visuals. I mean, sometimes it's not done with interviews, it's very trendy these days to have things told in the moment and, and you know, in situ. But the interview is a traditional tried and true, very, very stable way to sometimes take a step back and breathe amongst all the B-roll and other visuals, to sort of get some explanation of what's going on. >> I hope you guys got a lot out of…

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