What lighting setup is recommended for filming a presenter in front of a TV screen?

Question

i will be filming a presenter in front of a 48" TV with graphics on it. The presenter will be pointing at the graphics at times to explain certain things.We will be doing this in a tiny studio on a shoestring budget. Do you have any recommendations at all on how to light the presenter? Are there video lights or setups i can use, that will not blend or glare in the tv screen?We will probably be using a consumer grade video camera and dump the video material into an editing suite afterwards. It's mainly the presenter and the TV what will be in the shot, i'd say a medium close up.

Answer 1

Pull your talent as far away from the screen or to the side as possible.. Light him separate. This is to typical. Most HD tvs you may want to change the setting and bring the brightness down a bit. Gonna take some time to set it up and get it right. Make sure the presenter know not to walk in front of the screen and stay put. If he does move around bring him to the audience and forward .. Use a manual iris or each time you hit that sceen it

gonna go dark on you.. Never shoot with the light behind stronger the key light up front.