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should I mask iPhone front face

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yaschancool:
I'm shooting some videos with iphone and green screen.
Generally is it problem that the phone is instantly recognizable as iPhone, mainly I mean the round home button. Should I mask it?

I have seen some footage in Pond5 which clearly show iPhone with home button. But in some videos the button and or the speaker is masked.

Masking with a sticker or so looks kind of foul somehow and is quite troublesome to do in post.

Justanotherphotographer:
Most agencies will only let you sell it as editorial if it has a recognisable phone model in it. iPhone especially.

Cider Apple:
I normally hide mine with my thumb when I'm holding it.

Chichikov:
If you want to shoot a video of iPhone and you mask the iPhone in the way it will not be recognizable, then it is a nonsense.
If the brand of the phone is not important then use another brand of phone, the less recognizable possible.

SpaceStockFootage:

--- Quote from: Chichikov on November 06, 2017, 11:45 ---If you want to shoot a video of iPhone and you mask the iPhone in the way it will not be recognizable, then it is a nonsense.
If the brand of the phone is not important then use another brand of phone, the less recognizable possible.

--- End quote ---

Could be expensive buying a comparable phone if he's only got the one. Not sure he could sell the shot if he picks up a Nokia 3310. Guess he could borrow one.

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