From the course: Lighting a Video Interview

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Interview tone and mood continuity

Interview tone and mood continuity

From the course: Lighting a Video Interview

Interview tone and mood continuity

As we put together interviews, oftentimes we're shooting multiple interviews for a piece. And I think it's pretty important that you have some unifying elements, right? That all the interviews for a project feel like they fit together. Let's assume you're shooting them all yourself, but maybe the lighting environment is changing. Some interviews are indoors, some are outdoors. Or different times of day. Is there anything that you do, Jim, to really make them all feel like they belong together, so that the editor doesn't have to do a lot of color grading or manipulation? >> Well, in reference to color temperature, skin tone, or just an overall feel that's created by the the color in the, in the image. It depends on the scenario. You might approach it two ways. If it's the same location, for example, you might decide that your continuity is going to be on the background in terms of color, contrast, tone because skin tones just vary so much across the board. Unless you have a very…

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