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Prepared by: AQ First Prepared on:1st September 2007 Last Modified on: -nQuality checked by: -nCopyright 2007 Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture YOU will be able to: Demonstrate an awareness of green screen technologies.
History
For filmmaking, a complex and time consuming process once known as "travelling matte" was used prior to the introduction of digital compositing. One drawback to the traditional traveling matte is that the cameras shooting the images to be composited can't be easily synchronized
History
Some films make heavy use of chroma key to add backgrounds that are constructed entirely using computergenerated imagery (CGI). Performances from different takes can even be composited together, which allows actors to be filmed separately and then placed together in the same scene. Chroma key allows performers to appear to be in any location without even leaving the studio.
Digital Audio and Video (CT018-3-2) Digital Video Primer
The Process
The principal subject is filmed or photographed against a background consisting of a single color or a relatively narrow range of colors, usually blue or green because these colors are considered to be the furthest away from skin tone.
The Process
The Process
Blue vs Green
COMPARISON
Green Screen
On film, the green layer has the finest grain structure. Image sensors in digital video cameras are most sensitive to green.
Blue Screen
Is least prominent in skin tone. The blue layer of film is sharpest but is also the grainiest layer.
Digital Video Primer
Lighting Techniques
The key to lighting a green screen is consistency. The whole point is to create a single, consistent shade of colour across the entire screen. Diffusion filters are very handy when lighting green screens. Diffusion helps create more even lighting and reduce the impact of shadows.
Q&A
Digital Audio and Video (CT018-3-2) Digital Video Primer