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Knowledge of Green Screens?

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iskindiana
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does anyone on here know anything about green screens, or where to get cheap fabric or paint?...about all i know is the green is called "chroma green"
thanks
Jan 19 2006 6:22PM
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Snowcase
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I tried to use green screens but I need a green screen and a good camera. I have a vid I can post its kinda funny
Jan 19 2006 6:23PM
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iskindiana
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^did u use legit paint or just 255green, from like the hardware store
Jan 19 2006 6:25PM
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Snowcase
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I used a green folder but it didn't work that well. I also tried my wall that was green. I need to get one though now that I know how to do it.
Jan 19 2006 6:30PM
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Snowcase
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heres the video
http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/1137714760Blue%20Screen.mov
Jan 19 2006 6:54PM
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Dan.
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wow, that movie was. just wierd man. theres a fuckin gnome.
Jan 19 2006 9:05PM
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Snowcase
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yea it was a christmas thing and I bounced it up and down in front of a green binder. didn't work all that well
Jan 19 2006 9:40PM
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hartig
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haha that was great
Jan 19 2006 10:58PM
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johnwiechecki
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You don't need the perfect color green, just try to get a shade that nothing the subject has on is the same color (you don't even need to use green, but I think it gives the least color cast and best contrast to human subjects). Then in Final Cut use the Color Key filter and fool around with the settings. As I recall I think you need to select Invert to make it the way you want it.
Jan 19 2006 11:46PM
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t3shellvenom
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i bought a greenscreen off www.owens-originals.com and its dope, wicked too
Jan 20 2006 1:02AM
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tuckeredoutfilms
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if you dont want to spend money on the real thing... green plastic tablecloth works pretty well
Jan 20 2006 11:16AM
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iskindiana
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well we are wanting it to be pretty professional^
does anyone know how they did it in Exact Science?...beucase they do it on random things like concrete walls and Wallrides
Jan 21 2006 2:25PM
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twix_182
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i tried blue screen and i got it to work well on one shot
Jan 21 2006 8:40PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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yeah you don't the chroma green paint. Any bright green will be fine. Just make sure you have good lighting
Jan 21 2006 8:57PM
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twix_182
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yeah lighting is def the most crucial
Jan 21 2006 9:10PM
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tuckeredoutfilms
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I have seen some really professional green screens done with the green tablecloth... you just need good lighting
Jan 22 2006 12:14AM
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Snowcase
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haha dude were you at togg today?
Jan 22 2006 12:18AM
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Crock360
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yeah, it doesn't have to be "green." it could be any color pretty much, the key is to not have any shadows. So that it's evenly light across the whole thing. Then you key-out that color in an editing program.
Jan 22 2006 1:10AM
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C-DEUCE
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http://forums.skateperception.com/index.php?showtopic=49825&hl=green+screen

that'll help
Jan 23 2006 9:14AM
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iskindiana
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thanks everyone... do u light from all sides or just from one direction?
Jan 23 2006 5:09PM
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CoachG
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im trying my first green screen today, i'll post vid in a few days.
Apr 30 2008 1:35PM
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Ryanvdonk
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technically it doesn't need to be green to chromakey, just pick a color, blue is also widely used. make sure it's completely lit so there's no shadows on the background (your shadow is fine if you're in the picture) and make sure you're not wearing similar colors.
Apr 30 2008 2:27PM
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