The Green screen allows you to get creative with your visual pieces. It's a medium that allows you erase visual you don't need in your visual and key in new ones. For example, you might shoot an interview in a studio but you don't like the atmosphere/surrounding and want something more relevant to your topic of discussion for the interview. You can use a green screen to get rid of that backdrop and add a new one, be it an image or graphic design studio setup.
Below is a video that fully helped me understand the process as I couldn't view the workshop. Adorama are an American media technology company that specialize in Selling media products and train people in their usage to ensure good use of the product. I watched their green screen video and many others that help in fields like this.
Key things to remember when using a green screen to key in Images to your footage.
- Green is perfect for Keying particularly with a DSLR as they're more compressed in data.
- Make sure no wrinkles are visible to avoid unwanted texture and bad shadows for keying
- Never place the subject to close or far from the green screen to avoid the green reflecting on the subject and also to avoid losing the green backdrop.
- The subject should be placed forward to allow room for a foreground and background lighting which is good for filming.
- Tweak the lights to your advantage to eliminate shadows in the green screen and create an even background.
- Adjust camera aperture to maximize good lighting on the subject
I was thinking of using Adobe Illustrator CS6 but later decided it was a bit technical and far too advanced for me to use without good understanding of it for this project. I have since decided I will be using Imovie to help me successfully lay my image in place of the green screen.
Below is a screenshot of my finished design for my green screen and how it looks in my final piece.
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