RGF | Opacity
Some examples of ‘talking head’ style videos with an emphasis on authenticity and organic delivery.
Good authenticity; looks high quality, lit well and recorded with a proper HD camera.
Good set design; the set looks like you’d expect a camera nerds set to look like. It feels organic.
Good set design; overall a bit dark but it’s simple, the viewer can see, couch, lamp, painting, and their attention is quickly turned back to the subject. Smoke & mirrors fact: he’s actually sitting on a stool in front of the couch so he can maintain a little more depth to the final image.
Poor set design; the distance between the subject and the background is not great enough to get that nice ‘bokeh’ or out of focus look to the set. It creates less separation and creates competition of interest, losing engagement with the message.
Poor everything; Lighting, sound, set are all out of scale with a high quality delivery. Makes the viewer question the quality of the opinion.