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Carlos S Deschamps
Any tips on filming a computer screen?

I'm working on a short film for class and it will be about hackers. I need to show the computer screen. I'm unsure of what is the best way to go about this. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Naophangba Thangjam Chengleicha

to me u will have to deal with the lighting and flickering........ it will be white at big apertures and 1/50s exposure may be decrease the brightness of the screen ..........

Carlos S Deschamps

I was wondering, do people use green screens or is that too complex?

TJ Seaman

A great program like deflickr from ReVisionFX will perfectly handle the flickering. Just make sure the white balance on your camera will be just right so that the computer screen is white enough; because some screens tend to be bluish. Wish you luck!

Carlos S Deschamps

Thank you all!!!

Jonathan Zimmeramn

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) computer screens generally don't flicker or roll at normal digital exposure speeds. Flat computer screens are usually LCDs or an LCD varient. If you're using a CRT (Cathod...

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Eric Peter Abramson
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Randolph Sellars

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Hayward Crawford

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Randolph Sellars

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Hayward Crawford

well that makes a lot more sense Randolph, thanks. In my opinion, BM still has some improvements left to go.

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