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Lighting your subject

Lighting your subject

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Lighting your subject

- So John, in just a moment, our interview subject's going to get here, the rest of the crew's going to get here, and we're going to get set up to actually record this interview in this boardroom environment. But we got here a little bit early to talk about lighting. And, you know, lighting I think is one of the things that's most sort of, you know, intimidating for a person in the corporate communication department that doesn't have a lot of experience with it, because after all, it's kind of part art form and kind of part technical know-how. But there is one term that's thrown around a lot, and that is the idea of three-point lighting. - Sure. - What does three-point lighting mean, and why is it good for an interview subject? - Sure, well, just to let you know that there are some misconceptions out there with some of these DSLR cameras, these large sensor cameras. - [Man With Glasses] Who needs lights, right? - [John] Exactly, people just think you don't need to light anymore, just…

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