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Re: to light talking head in small space-softbox vs fresnel
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First and foremost, I'm glad things turned out well. But saw this after a while and what stood out to me was your first line... "I actually ended up as DP on this shoot." That's a simple fact that changes "everything" about the dynamics of the shoot. In the original post, the entire setup was phrased as "I have to..." which implied that Rob was working as a "one man band.." In that context I stand firmly behind my advice. I simply don't think a single person can do two totally separate jobs simultaneously. You can't be adjusting lights - while simultaneously "connecting" with your interview subject. The moment you "hire a DP" - the whole dynamic changes. Now one person can concentrate on getting the "look" right, while the other concentrates on the interview. Win/win. My overall point was that if you have to BALANCE those two roles, I firmly believe that the interview is significantly MORE important than the lighting in the same way that the majority of the time, the audio is more important than the video in any interview. If you can HEAR the subject, communication still takes place and the audience is informed. If you can see them, but can't hear what they're saying, all the perfect lighting in the world won't help the audience understand the CONTENT of the message. As a producer, if I can't have the best of both by spending more, I'll trade 90% better content for 50% poorer lighting (which I can often improve in post), every time. Simple as that.
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