[Tig] backdrops (journalism)

[Rob Lingelbach]

this is a little OT;

doesn't it seem self-ludicrous how on news shows, the on-location  
journalists most often appear matted on a background photo or image  
loop of the supposed wide-angle background of the location from which  
they're supposed to be reporting?

I take this to mean, that there's no shortage, worldwide, of Kino-Flo  
and bluescreen material, Ultimattes, and chutzpah.

it's pretty funny sometimes though, and I imagine (my living under a  
rock) there must have been done some ironic videos spoofing this  
trend, which dates back a while.

I hope Bob Kertesz comments on the formulaic method in doing these on- 
location interviews.

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Rob Lingelbach
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