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Lighting and positioning the presenter

Lighting and positioning the presenter

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Lighting and positioning the presenter

- We've done a lot of work to get ready to record the presentation. Now it's time to focus on lighting. We have to really balance things. The goal here is to not have to bring in a lot of lights and do a lot of work. Because often times, your presenter is going to be a busy executive. They're not going to have time or want to stand around as you move 15 lights and tweak. So we're going to go with the real simple set up, of using the available light, plus one light to just fill in any shadows. So, I'm going to start by making sure that my camera is turned on, and take a look at the wide shot and address a few things, and Robbie's going to help tweak some of the lighting. - Walter can you look up towards the camera for just a second? Great. If you can hold that, we're just going to tweak lights for a few minutes. Robbie, can you bring the overall lighting down just a little bit so it's a little moodier. - Alright cool, I'll go down. - That's good. Now, his face is just a tad dark. So…

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