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Backlit subjects in post-production

Backlit subjects in post-production

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Backlit subjects in post-production

Rich Harrington: Hi, my name is Rich Harrington. Robbie Carman: And I'm Robbie Carman. Rich Harrington: On an earlier episode we took a look at a back lit shot and back lighting is one of those problems that just brings out everything that's wrong with video, which is to the human eye, the scene could look great. You're like oh, that's a nice window oh, there's our subject. And everything looks good, but in the camera it just doesn't work, right? Robbie Carman: Yeah, you know, it's one of those things that we discussed previously that it can be a very challenging situation And to be honest with you, if you're having this problem with back light situations, don't, don't you know feel bad about it, because you're not the only one who has these problems. You know, I know professional gaffers and grips that have been battling these issues for, for decades, and they still occasionally come across situations that it's a problem. But, you know, as we discussed previously, Rich, you know…

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