How To Set Up and Shoot Awesome Interviews with LED Lights from Class on Demand is a 90-minute instructional video hosted by Doug Jensen of Vortex Media. The video walks you through the fundamentals of lighting interviews, teaching you how to get professional looking results using LED lights. You will learn universal concepts such as camera placement, lighting, composition, depth of field, exposure, and white balance, which can be carried over into various areas of production. The video shows you what you need, what you do not need, and how to bring all the elements of shooting interviews together to improve the overall quality of your lighting.
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2: The Goal (2:01)
3: The Style (1:09)
4: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (2:24)
5: Creating a Custom Light Kit (3:00)
6: Types of Lighting (6:17)
7: The LED Revolution (4:52)
8: Light Kit Recommendations (10:05)
9: Choosing the Best Location (5:03)
10: Talent and Camera Placement (11:01)
11: The Backlight (5:20)
12: The Key Light (7:51)
13: The Fill Light (3:03)
14: The Kicker (2:32)
15: The Background Light (4:26)
16: Creative White Balance (2:22)
17: Setting the Exposure (4:43)
18: Balanced Composition (3:05)
19: Making the Talent Look Great (2:40)
20: Shooting the Interview (1:51)
21: Summary (1:08)
In recent years he has written, directed and produced several popular training videos and books including: "Vortex Media's PDW-700 & PDW-F800 Field Guide", "Mastering the Sony PMW-F3", "How to Set up and Shoot Awesome Interviews with LED Lights", "Mastering the Sony NEX-FS100", and "Mastering the Sony PMW-F200/160/150/100 XDCAM Camcorders". His credits and clients include: NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, CNN, PBS, BBC, NHK, EBU, TNT, Discovery, ESPN, E!, A&E, HGTV, WGBH, Food Network, NASCAR Images, MLB Productions, Travel Channel, History Channel, Sundance Channel, and NBA Entertainment.