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Scenery and staging for economical videomaking, impressive results.
When we watch a TV program or film we have an impression of total reality. We seem to be there where the action is, seeing everything as it's happening. We don't give a single thought to the mechanics of the production but accept what we see and hear as natural and real.
That's as it should be, for a production team has combined various skills for a carefully contrived illusion. Through a cunning blend of controlled camerawork, lighting, audio treatment, script, performance, editing, costume, and makeup they've created convincing make-believe.
Scenic design-referring to variously as sets, settings ordecor-is one of the more important components of that creation.
A subject's background directly influences how and audience reacts to what they're watching. It affects their response to the subject, their interpretation of what's going on-even what they're looking at in the …
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