https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3fcnjqKo6U&t=429s

This is an experimental film I made with a short talk at the front of a covidkiller demo — the whole thing behind this experiment is that I can be ALONE and record a talk.

By the way, the backdrop is one of my favorite New York Loft shots — it’s not easy to get the background to read and to also leave some room for the subject in the middle of the shot.

You’ll notice that I’m trying to get a little distance between myself and the camera, which is hard with the physical green-screen hanging just behind me.

I desperately need another computer — this one is some ten years old, and was converted over to windows 10, made necessary by my computer equipment budget, which is ruled by my social security checks — and once I have that, I’ll be able to do the backdrops without having a physical green-screen behind me.

Problem is, it’s already a small space, and I need to get back from the camera at least three feet to get the effect I want.

The distance formula I use for the head-and-shoulders angle determines how I take the image in for the backdrop — the angle needs to be the same as the front subject, see? Continue reading →