Surprised viewers, here are the answers

Published on: 01/01/2021 11:40 AM

The speech of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella surprises with its form and location. The Head of State delivered the end of the year message standing and in an essential place: the ground floor of the stained glass window, with the Quirinal courtyard and its illuminated arches behind as a background, with the effect of projecting the exterior of the presidential figure, as if to give the image of the exit for the reboot. An unprecedented choice, which has displaced many viewers, judging by the questions and hypotheses that have been disseminated on social networks.

“But is it a green screen?” Asked Lorenzo Pregliasco, co-founder of YouTrend and Quorum, referring to a possible virtual background behind Mattarella. The question triggered a debate between observations and hypotheses: “Audio often fades, Numerous cuts compared to previous years, ambient audio (with echo) despite clip-on microphone. Hot evaluations,” wrote one user. “No, one photo – guess another before correcting – I think I’m wrong, you’re right. A partial green screen. “

Luciano Ghelfi, a journalist from Tg2, got everyone back on the right track by posting “two still images from Tg2 to explain the location: the” Vetrata “that closes the short side of the Cortile d’Onore, below the Torrino and the Loggia d’Onore where statements take place during consultations. No color key, RAi worked hard for the lights, first time standing. ” Thus, the definitive tweet from Giovanni Grasso, spokesperson for Mattarella, who answered Pregliasco’s initial question: “I can assure you not. It was the atrium with the glass window with the doors open and the patio behind.”