HOW DO YOU SHOOT A QUALITY IMAGE OF A LCD MONITOR? You've Got Mail style.

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escapefilms2005

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In the film You've Got Mail, how can I get a similar high quality image of the computer screen as they did?

I'm making a short film which involves filming a new 19" LCD computer screen, but I have found that shooting it close up (as required by the story) and in clear focus succeeds in drawing out the mesh-like surface of the LCD monitor, which is rather ugly and distracting.

Is the solution to lose a bit of focus, which helps quite a bit, but compromises the image sharpness. Could you please advise any suggestion on how to get the You've Got Mail look within the confinds of a LCD monitor and DVX100a camera.

Many thanks and regards,
Michael
 
I think you gotta leave a bit of the mesh-like sirface to add to realism.

But Why not track footage onto the screen with After Effects? That way you have full control over it ?

- Derrick
 
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