July 2013
Beginner
296 pages
8h 54m
English
| Setting Up Lights in 5 Easy Steps |
1 Decide Where You Want to Shoot
Ideally, the scene should communicate something about the person you are interviewing, but practical and technical issues may sometimes trump this desire.
2 Set Up Your Camera and Monitor and Choose a Frame
Adjust color bars on your monitor accordingly. (See “How to Adjust NTSC Color Bars” on page 89) It is pointless to adjust lights for video without looking at a monitor, because what your naked eye sees has almost nothing to do with how the scene will actually look on video. Use a stand-in model (i.e., crew, P.A. or bystander), preferably one with the same skin tone and height ...
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