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Choosing the best angle

Choosing the best angle

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Choosing the best angle

- Rob, one of my pet peeves in video shots is when things start growing from the back of people's heads. And we're in a office situation here, and we've got binders and a window and a certificate on the wall and computers. There's a lot of objects. - I know! - We can't totally strip the frame, because that's kind of boring. A lot of times you want to see that stuff, but you don't want any weird intersections like something growing out of your ear here. - [Rob] Yeah, it's true, and it can be challenging, right? Because you walk into somebody's office that they've spent a lot of time designing or positioning things around, and next thing you know, like, "Oh, let's just move this table! "Oh, let's just move this lamp! "Let's just move that"- - And you just broke a family heirloom. - Right, exactly, and the whole thing is different, right? I think one of the things I look to when I'm thinking about a space and the angle that I'm going to shoot is how to maximize and get the stuff the way…

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