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Filming a "piece to camera"
by Conrad Gorner

If you just sit in front of the camera talking to it, it can be quite boring. One way to make it visually more interesting is to do something - so Conrad does some dusting while chatting to the camera.

For an example, see Damage by Danisa Malina.


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