- [Instructor] When you light a scene,…the first light that you should add is an ambient light.…This is the base lighting level.…I'll do this by choosing Layer, New, Light.…Now, choose the light type of Ambient…to set the base lighting.…And I'll usually set this around 65% as a starting place.…When I click okay, you'll see…the entire scene gets a little darker.…
Let's add a spotlight.…Layer, New, Light.…Now, I'll change the light type to Spot,…and when I click okay,…you'll see it puts a spotlight into the scene.…Now, this light can be moved around.…If I click on it, I could pull it back.…I could lift it up,…grab its handle and point it at my subject.…And you see that that's creating nice shadows…on the backdrop, with a little bit of fall off,…but what's not happening is our subject…casting a shadow onto the background.…
For this, we need to look at our subject,…and adjust the properties.…So if I twirl down the Properties here…and go to Material Options, you'll see Cast Shadows.…Now, I'm going to turn that on,…and it will cast a shadow.…
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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 Intermediate
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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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Setting the room2m 24s
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Using a fabric backdrop3m 15s
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Interview techniques7m 48s
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Processing in Camera Raw4m 27s
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Processing depth of field5m 49s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye36s
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