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Making LCD TV Screens Look Good in Background
Hey guys! I work for a radio show and I shoot a number of interviews with artists per week. Every now and then our interviews are sponsored. Our studio was equipped with two large LCD televisions, the idea being that when our studio is sponsored we can throw up the sponsor’s logo on them so that they feature in the background of the interviews. As you can imagine these screens collect a lot of glare and it is tough to make the graphics readable and not completely blown out when balancing exposure for the people in front of the screens.
Is there any secret to this or do I just need to make the best of a situation? I’m currently lowering the brightness and raising the contrast on the graphics we get but it still doesn’t look great. I should also mention that we only have two panel lights to work with so making the overall shots brighter is difficult as well (it is a very large studio). Adding more lights also adds more glare, etc.
Anywho, I’m at a loss so I’m reaching out. Is there a magic wand I can wave at this situation? Shooting with 3 Canon 5D Mark IIIs ISO 2000 f/4.5
Let me know if you need any further info from me.
-Evan
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Yeah, that’s pretty much what I expected. I asked for nicer cameras when I got here but budgets kept us to 5Ds and a couple of lite panels. I’ll keep making the best of it until the new budgets come around and I can start to fulfill my wishlist.
And yeah, I’ve been making videos for radio stations for the past 7 years now and I can confirm, radio studio lighting is hell on video.
Thanks for the response!
-Evan
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