This goes along with something that sometimes takes many years to realize: It's not JUST the reporters story. It's YOUR story, too. Don't be "pushed around" and rushed. If taking two minutes to light makes it better, do it. Spin it that better looking visuals will help the reporter get that next better job.Seems though that reporters are not patent enough to wait to light a scene.
When I was in local news I use to do this all the time. If the reporter sigh's when you set up lights don't say anything to them in front of the interviewer. Wait until they start writing the story then 15 minutes after they start writing ask them if their done yet. If the answer is " no" wait another 5 minutes and ask again. Do it until you hear the words "what's your hurry" then say "you rushed me doing my craft it's only fair that I get to rush you doing yours".Seems though that reporters are not patent enough to wait to light a scene.
I asked a guy how they could stand working under those things and he said their building manager had bought hundreds cheap and wouldn't replace them with more modern lights till he used them all up.But every so often I walk into a place that is still running those old green monstrosity's that were proven to drive people insane. Those I tend to turn off right away.
This.This goes along with something that sometimes takes many years to realize: It's not JUST the reporters story. It's YOUR story, too. Don't be "pushed around" and rushed. If taking two minutes to light makes it better, do it. Spin it that better looking visuals will help the reporter get that next better job.
I'd be worried that this would backfire & you'd record back audio as the reporter's arm gets tired, lowers down and away from the mouth of the person you're interviewing.I made him/her use a stick mic at arms length.