A key aspect to an interview is the location. Picking the right location can add to the impact of the interview. How do you pick a location? What do you do if the location you are given is not exactly the best one? In this tutorial, instructor Kevin Bailey discusses how to use your interview location to your advantage.
- So sometimes you come into a location…and you've looked around,…and basically it's impossible to make this look acceptable…for the look that you're going for in the video.…Let's say that you've got nothing but white walls,…there's no windows, or you know, all of the things…in the office are barren.…So sometimes you can actually use this to your advantage.…You can actually create kind of a cyc wall,…and basically shoot against the white.…Instead of a background what you're trying to do is…basically create what's called a cloud chamber.…And a cloud chamber is essentially…an infinite white background.…
And with modern cameras, with higher ISOs,…you can actually accomplish this using only three lights.…In this example, my suggestion would be…to use your biggest light on the background itself,…and not the key light.…And this is counterintuitive…because normally you would use your most powerful light,…and your best light to light your person,…and your other lights to fill in the rest.…But in this example, what you're trying to do…
Released
2/8/2019- Analyzing your location
- Different types of LED lights
- Pros and cons of LED lighting
- Lighting in a fast and efficient way
- Creating DIY modifiers
- Softening LED light with silks and other modifiers
- Keeping your subjects comfortable
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