From the course: Video Foundations: Interviews
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Using backdrops
Now, in this movie I want to discuss some other types of backgrounds and settings that we might wish to use for interviews, such as cloth backdrops, cycs, and black duvetyne, and a few other creative variations for location and studio shooting. Let's start with an oldie but a goodie, and that's the cloth backdrop. Cloth backdrops can be handy for solving two common interview issues. The first issue is the lack of a suitable location. If your location is particularly plain or camera-ugly or otherwise inappropriate for the topic and tone of your project, a cloth backdrop can really be an instant lifesaver. Your audience will never know that you were really shooting in a cluttered garage or a budget hotel room. The second issue that cloth backdrops help is maintaining a consistent look. It allows you more control of your color palette and background textures so you can choose something that conveys the exact feel you want. Professional photo backdrops can be a little pricey, and I also…
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