When shooting on green screen, there are multiple types of backgrounds for you to choose from. How do you know which one is best for your next green screen production? In this video, Richard Harrington lights a subject for a green screen production against a green cyclorama in a studio and walks through the pros and cons of this backdrop.
- For the best green screen environment, many folks will choose to go into a professional studio. We're here at the Media Factory Studios, and there's a couple of key things I'd like to point out about a great keying environment. First off, you want to be able to shoot a full body shot. To do this, it actually means that the background needs to go all the way to the floor. Here in the studio, we've taken part of the cyc wall, or cyclorama. It's just a curved wall, and you'll notice that it's painted green from all the way at the top of the ceiling down to the floor in front of me.
This gives us some area that the subject could potentially move around in and be able to actually have multiple actors on set or people interacting with each other. As we go over here to the back wall, you'll also notice that there is a curve. This curve is minimizing the use of shadows, and it works out quite well. The curved cyc wall creates a blend between where the wall meets the floor. One of the benefits here is that that curved wall makes it easier to shoot multiple actors or subjects at once.
You have keying in two directions. We can shoot downwards to the floor, to the back wall, or shoot wide, or even standing vertical shots to give us more flexibility during editing. Another great factor about a studio environment is that you have more control. You'll notice that we have several lights mounted into the ceiling, and these lights can be remotely controlled from one lighting board. This means that it's easy to even save presets if you have to come back, or chances are the studio may be pre-lit for green screen work.
If you want the most control and consistency in your green screen shoot, then consider stepping up to a professional studio.
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4/21/2017- Why use green screen?
- Using a fabric, Flexfill, or Reflecmedia backdrop
- Lighting the green screen
- Recording green screen in-camera
- Using a field recorder for green screen
- Capturing a background with a light field camera
- Processing backdrops for green screen
- Keying in Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, and After Effects
- Animating the 3D camera
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 43s
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Using the exercise files1m 27s
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1. An Introduction to Green Screen
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2. Choosing a Green Screen Backdrop
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Using a fabric backdrop1m 54s
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Using a Reflecmedia backdrop3m 33s
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Using a studio environment1m 43s
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3. Lighting Techniques for Green Screen
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Lighting the backdrop3m 7s
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Lighting the subject2m 14s
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4. Recording Options for Green Screen Video
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Acquiring in 4K3m 7s
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Shooting vertical video5m 10s
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5. Identifying Background Plates
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6. Handling Green Screen Footage
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7. Processing Backdrops for Green Screen
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8. Creating the Composite in Adobe Premiere Pro
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9. Creating the Composite in Adobe After Effects
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Animating the 3D camera4m 50s
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10. Creating the Composite in Apple Final Cut Pro X
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Conclusion
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Goodbye2m
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