Vortex Media "How to Setup, Light, & Shoot Interviews", Instructional DVD (60 minutes)

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• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000YVB0QI
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,383 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Great interview lighting is essential to any production. Regardless of your budget or what kind of camera you have, there's just no excuse for not shooting the kind of excellent looking interviews that you see on the best network news-magazine programs. But, as you'll see, good interview lighting doesn't require expensive equipment.You can shoot network quality interviews with a light kit that costs less than $1500 to put together -- if you know what to buy and how to use it. "How to Setup, Light, & Shoot Great Looking Interviews" is a hands-on, practical guide for television and video camera operators of all abilities. It will teach you all the fundamentals and advanced techniques you need to know for lighting great looking interviews with nothing more than a basic light kit. Why Buy this Video? At least 95% of the time a video crew breaks out the light kit, it's to shoot aninterview or some other kind of head shot. If you can plan, setup, and light nice looking interviews, that's just about all the lighting know-how most peoplewill ever need. Not so long ago people could get away with just putting up a couple of umbrella lights and calling it good. But, times have changed, and the standards for interview lighting have risen sharply in recent years. It doesn't matter whether you're shooting for a major network news magazine, a live shot, a documentary, local TV news, or even a corporate video with your CEO - today's audiences have come

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5.0 out of 5 stars Vortex Media "How to Setup, Light, & Shoot Interview", November 8, 2009

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This review is from: Vortex Media "How to Setup, Light, & Shoot Interviews", Instructional DVD (60 minutes) (Electronics)

Great video with awesome tips and gear specifications - Doug Jensen is the master and I often watch this DVD over and over. Very well written and filled with loads of techniques for the amateur like me. His techniques can be referenced in most books about lighting - I recently checked out an old library book and low and behold, everything he talks about is written there. Great, highly recommend! Hope he produces more lighting videos - I'd buy them!

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good DVD, December 19, 2011

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J. Santiago "Jaemin" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vortex Media "How to Setup, Light, & Shoot Interviews", Instructional DVD (60 minutes) (Electronics)

I am new to lighting and heard good things about this DVD. I'm so glad I picked it up and looking forward to not only applying the techniques taught but also building my own light kit.

5.0 out of 5 stars This does exactly what is says, February 15, 2011

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E. Kaiser (Buffalo Grove, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vortex Media "How to Setup, Light, & Shoot Interviews", Instructional DVD (60 minutes) (Electronics)

I bought this DVD because I have confidence in the Vortex name after buying Master the Sonvy HVR-Z7U. Like my earlier Vortex teaching video, Doug Jensen not only knows his profession, he can teach it. The DVD DOES show you exactly what you need to have in your kit and then goes step-by-step through through the process. I purchased several of the items Doug suggests and with those plus the techniques he demonstrated, I already am moving from beginner to more professional. Excellent training video.