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Scott Holchin · April 7th, 2013, 04:51 PM

What is the best way to deal with the projection screen that will be in shoots of my stage.
I will be using to Canon XHA1 to shoot a church choir performance. It is also very bright in the church do to the windows and the time of day 6:30pm to 7:30pm. it will start bright and end much dimmer.
Last time I had a screen like this it would be over exposed but if I drop my exposure I loose my subject?

Corey Graham · April 7th, 2013, 05:47 PM

That can be a real pain -- I had to figure out what to do last summer when a couple incorporated a video on a projection screen as part of the ceremony. The church was dim, and exposure was driving me nuts. The way I overcame this was to set up a camera dedicated to just shooting the screen, so that I could cut to it often. In all the other shots, it's overexposed, but it all worked out fine.

Paul Wood · April 8th, 2013, 04:38 AM

I filmed an event last year with this scenario - if you can get a copy of what is being screened, you can then add back the images in post - I used a picture in picture effect, with some distortion, and was able to show both the screen, and people's reaction in the same shot.
May not be applicable, but an idea?

April 7th, 2013, 04:51 PM	#1
Scott Holchin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fairview Park, Ohio Posts: 29	Church show with video projection screen on stage? What is the best way to deal with the projection screen that will be in shoots of my stage. I will be using to Canon XHA1 to shoot a church choir performance. It is also very bright in the church do to the windows and the time of day 6:30pm to 7:30pm. it will start bright and end much dimmer. Last time I had a screen like this it would be over exposed but if I drop my exposure I loose my subject?

April 7th, 2013, 05:47 PM	#2
Corey Graham Major Player Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 390	Re: Church show with video projection screen on stage? That can be a real pain -- I had to figure out what to do last summer when a couple incorporated a video on a projection screen as part of the ceremony. The church was dim, and exposure was driving me nuts. The way I overcame this was to set up a camera dedicated to just shooting the screen, so that I could cut to it often. In all the other shots, it's overexposed, but it all worked out fine. __________________ http://coreygraham.me http://coreygrahamweddings.com

April 8th, 2013, 04:38 AM	#3
Paul Wood Major Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 485	Re: Church show with video projection screen on stage? I filmed an event last year with this scenario - if you can get a copy of what is being screened, you can then add back the images in post - I used a picture in picture effect, with some distortion, and was able to show both the screen, and people's reaction in the same shot. May not be applicable, but an idea?