This short video is a preview of Vortex Media's new 90-minute instructional video that teaches how to light news-magazine style interviews using only LED lights.
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Interviews are the foundation of video and television production and are essential to almost every type of program. For today's high definition productions, the quality of interview lighting and the overall "look" of the setup is more critical than ever. Regardless of your budget, what type of camera you use, what kind of video you're shooting, or how much time you have to set up, there's really no excuse for not consistently shooting great-looking interviews.
This ninety-minute instructional DVD from Vortex Media is presented by well-known instructor Doug Jensen who teaches everything you need to know in order to set up, light, and shoot news-magazine style interviews using state-of-the-art LED lights.
The lighting equipment choices available for professional TV/video production have changed quite a bit in recent years -- and he shows why the latest LED lights are now superior to both tungsten and fluorescent for lighting interviews.
As the DVD explains, LED lights are rapidly replacing other types of lights for interviews because they offer so many benefits. A 100% LED light kit will allow professionals to work faster and more efficiently, haul around less gear, save energy, create less waste for the environment, run all the lights on batteries, and reduce heat on the talent to practically zero! And on top of all those benefits, getting excellent results, that can look just as good, if not better than tungsten or fluorescent, isn't difficult. It's not surprising that lighting great-looking interviews with 100% daylight-balanced LED lights is becoming the preferred method for high-end shooters.
But shooting great-looking interviews requires more knowledge than just knowing which lights to use. The actual lighting of an interview is only one piece of the puzzle. This unique instructional DVD also covers how to choose a location, camera and talent placement, composition, depth-of-field, setting the exposure, creative white balance, and much more. Once you've made the switch to LED, it will be impossible to imagine using tungsten lights for interviews ever again.
"How to Set up and Shoot Awesome Interviews with LED Lights"
Chapter List:
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: THE GOAL
CHAPTER 3: THE STYLE
CHAPTER 4: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
CHAPTER 5: CREATING A CUSTOM LIGHT KIT
CHAPTER 6: TYPES OF LIGHTING
CHAPTER 7: THE LED REVOLUTION
CHAPTER 8: LIGHT KIT RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER 9: CHOOSING THE BEST LOCATION
CHAPTER 10: TALENT AND CAMERA PLACEMENT
CHAPTER 11: THE BACKLIGHT
CHAPTER 12: THE KEY LIGHT
CHAPTER 13: THE FILL LIGHT
CHAPTER 14: THE KICKER
CHAPTER 15: THE BACKGROUND LIGHT
CHAPTER 16: CREATIVE WHITE BALANCE
CHAPTER 17: SETTING THE EXPOSURE
CHAPTER 18: BALANCED COMPOSITION
CHAPTER 19: MAKING THE TALENT LOOK GREAT
CHAPTER 20: SHOOTING THE INTERVIEW
CHAPTER 21: SUMMARY
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About the instructor:
Doug Jensen is a cameraman, producer and director with over 30 years of video production and post-production experience. He's the producer of the DVD "How to Setup, Light, and Shoot Great Looking Interviews" as well as nearly a dozen Sony XDCAM training videos, and has authored several XDCAM Field Guide books. His clients and credits include: NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Fox, CNN, PBS, BBC, NHK, EBU,TNT, Discovery, ESPN, E!, A&E, HGTV, Food Network, NASCAR, MLB Productions, Travel Channel, History Channel, Sundance Channel, and NBA Entertainment.
