How important is the Psychovisual representation of yourself

[CruNcher]

The Day before the first take (my first thought was is this 2005 ?)
https://i.postimg.cc/wj49vQMS/thedaybefore.jpg

The Day after the (impact) second take (a human)
https://i.postimg.cc/dVy5kqt6/thedayafter.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/0jtJMc6s/thedayafter2.jpg




This is a very important video as it is about the Shutdown of the US Government from the Perspective of a very high Democratic Representative

The first take is like you represent him like a SD Cleopatra in a Zoom Call which is more Republican Style

Im not going to go in on the other source problems in this result they are devastating even in the new take, someone has to still learn a lot ;)

[GeoffreyA]

The first one is easier on the eyes and brain. The later ones look as if they'd induce a migraine.

[CruNcher]

Correct someone watched way tooooo much Hollywood ;)

[GeoffreyA]

We don't need Citizen Kane-level deep focus, but the pervasive, extreme shallow focus of today, associated with social media, has, I think, detracted from video. In filmmaking, it's a storytelling device, throwing the focus to the rear or front, but in today's recordings and video conferences, it is artificial and static, and doesn't ring right.

[FranceBB]

When I was working at SkyTG24 / Sky News I hated having lamps in the background during interviews as they would very easily make the luma go above 0.7V (i.e 700mV or 235 in 8bit values) and more often than not you didn't have time to compensate properly, so I would just ask people on site to either turn them off or move them out of the scene before going live.

Seeing that lamp there is genuinely giving me panic attacks, so I went on and checked it out and sure enough I was right, it's not supposed to be there (see the spike on the right) :scared:
https://i.imgur.com/IE0b3mS.png

[GeoffreyA]

When I was working at SkyTG24 / Sky News I hated having lamps in the background during interviews as they would very easily make the luma go above 0.7V (i.e 700mV or 235 in 8bit values) and more often than not you didn't have time to compensate properly, so I would just ask people on site to either turn them off or move them out of the scene before going live.

Seeing that lamp there is genuinely giving me panic attacks, so I went on and checked it out and sure enough I was right, it's not supposed to be there (see the spike on the right) :scared:
https://i.imgur.com/IE0b3mS.png

I think informally, we have a sense of this, in that when there is something bright in a small part of the eye's window, there's an increased mental strain from, likely, having to process too big of a dynamic range. When it's all dark or all bright, vision tends to be "easier."

From a colour and dressing point of view, the crimson tie against the powder-blue shirt do not blend well and leap out to the eye.

Personally, when film or video uses a subdued, narrower palette, I find it more pleasant to watch.

[Ingram112]

Time and perspective seem to play a huge role here. The contrast between the “first take” and “second take” illustrates how subtle changes in presentation can influence public opinion, making psychovisual representation an essential tool for communication strategy.