Join Richard Harrington for an in-depth discussion in this video What makes a good background?, part of Green Screen Techniques for Photography and DSLR Video.
Rich Harrington: Now that we have our images organized, it's time to get ready for the compositing…tasks, and I think one of the first things before we even start to composite, you got…to know what's going to go behind your subject before you start to really relight or color grade.…Abba Shapiro: I mean, there are a lot of great things you can put behind you.…You can put like we could be in the Arctic. Rich: Or the desert.…Abba: Or we could be underwater swimming or--…Rich: Or my son's favorite one, look, I'm on the moon.…Abba: But seriously, we know that there's all these wild crazy backgrounds but what we want…to do is we want to give it a natural look. Rich: Yeah, photorealistic.…
Abba: We want to make sure that it doesn't really look like a Chroma key.…It just looks comfortable.…Rich: Yeah, there's lots of examples of bad Chroma key out there.…We're going to pick some backdrops that are nice and natural.…We can go some urban, some gritty, and maybe play with some stadium shots.…There are lots of options to try out.…
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3/1/2017Released
12/19/2012This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. lynda.com is honored to host this content in our library.
- Why use green screen?
- Using a fabric, Flexfill, or Reflecmedia backdrop
- Lighting the green screen
- Establishing a relationship with the subject
- Shooting handheld
- Shooting with a DSLR
- Using a sync sound workflow
- Processing raw footage
- Creating transparency in Photoshop
- Removing the background
- Adjusting background focus
- Keying in Premiere Pro or After Effects
- Animating the camera
Skill Level Appropriate for all
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Q: This course was updated on 03/01/2017. What changed?Â
A: New videos were added that show how to key out green screen video and match color and exposure for video in Final Cut Pro X.
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Introduction
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Welcome46s
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1. An Introduction to Green Screen
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2. Prepping the Green Screen
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Setting the room2m 24s
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Using a fabric backdrop3m 15s
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Using a Flexfill backdrop2m 56s
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3. Lighting the Subject
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Working with a light meter7m 18s
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Lighting the green screen2m 39s
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4. Working with the Subject
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Positioning the subject2m 53s
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Posing techniques6m 9s
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Shooting handheld6m 2s
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5. Best Shooting Practices for DSLR Video
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Shooting video with a DSLR7m 34s
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The sync sound workflow2m 21s
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Interview techniques7m 48s
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6. Background Selection
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Processing in Camera Raw4m 27s
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Processing depth of field5m 49s
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Processing background images3m 37s
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7. Creating Photographic Composites
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Refining the composite3m 29s
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8. Creating the Composite for Motion
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Animating the 3D camera3m 27s
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Rendering the animation4m 20s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye36s
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