So anytime you see a TV monitor in a movie, it has likely been replaced. It is appropriately called screen-replacement. They replace it for a couple reasons: first, its hard to accurately expose a TV screen because of screen jitter and brightness; and second, cuing up source material to show on a screen is quite the hassle for a multiple take shot. So someone designs the screen later, and tracks it in.
That's what I've done here. A classmate and I did a bowling sequence for our assignment and wanted to show the scoreboard. Since we're not professional bowlers the actual scoreboard looked awful. Gutter-balls, and 2's and 3's-- not quite reflexive of the character we're going for. So I designed a replacement screen and tracked it in in post. (BTW: I tried to learn how bowling scores actually work. Something about adding a strike to the following frames? I still had some questions. While my manufactured scoreboard may not be the most accurate, I'm banking on my class and teacher being as ignorant on the subject as I am.) I also made a cheap looking animated graphic for the adjacent screen. Below is the original shot:
Apr 26, 2007
Screen Replacement ~ Explanation
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