Green Screen Studio Filming

To help practice working with green screen and filming facilities our class visited a high quality filming studio. Here, we were demonstrated how the green screen is set up and used, as well as how the different cameras and tripods are set up.

Some of the main points of consideration I took away from this visit were;

  • To consider the spacing and framing when using a green screen, making sure there is sufficient green space around your subject (even if the whole frame isn’t green this can be cropped later in editing)
  • Think about coloured lighting, whilst you may want specific coloured lighting effects for your video you need to take into consideration how this may impact the green, if the colour is too strong it could make the green sheet appear a different colour and cause issues when editing it out later
  • Also in terms of lighting, if using a black screen rather than a green screen (also an available option with this studio) it is advised you only use a simple spotlight in the centre, not allowing light to reach the walls of the room, this means that any background will not be picked up on camera and the black void-like image you want is more easily achieved. Even if you’re worried about the subject seeming a little too dark as a result of this, you can still brighten the image later in editing.

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