Green Screen Test Footage at DVinfo.net

John Hudson · April 12th, 2005, 12:58 PM

Hi guys/gals

This is my second attempt at using Chroma Key; shot DVX100 24pa/ Edited in Vegas 4. Comments and critiques welcome; I am still learning the techniques of Green Screen and on this test I wanted 'drive by' shadows and lighting.

Thanks for watching!

Right Click and Save As Please

http://outlandpictures.com/movies/GS2QT.mov

Daniel Patton · April 12th, 2005, 05:24 PM

Not bad at all!! I take it this is your second go around (based off of the title)?

The only rough spot was 19sec - 36sec where the steering wheel was keyed out, but I'm pointing out the obvious. The rest was pretty clean. You had a small amount of green spill, but I was looking for it too, had I not, I might not have noticed. Maybe choke it off around the dog a little more, I’m just nit picking. The dog was a fast little bugger! ;)

Green wall was portable / fabric or painted surface?

What was your method for the change in lighting & shadows during actual shoot? That additional touch helped. ;)

We just finished building our dedicated "green room" at the office. Most of the projects we do in-house (DV) revolve around chromakeying at one time or another. We use Ultra, it works great and gives a fair amount of control over correcting spill, choke, etc..

Joshua Provost · April 12th, 2005, 05:45 PM

Bonus points for use of an animal! Screw the green screen, the dog had me cracking up.

John Hudson · April 12th, 2005, 06:08 PM

Thanks guys; everyone is loving the dog; my wifes idea.

It is very affordable (okay cheap) green screen colored fabric from a fabric store; about $30.00 for a roughly 8' X 9' section. In this case; it was literally draped over the Xterra using ambiant light; the sunlight spilling into the cab is natural with 2 white foam cores on the hood bouncing light into my talent (family).

I didn't change much during the actual shoot; the sun was falling into the horizon and over it's arc it takes during the day. I had trouble keying the little dog though; he looks good when tree are behind him but not in bright light (the plate).

Thanks for watching! Damn, 27 views and 2 replies; where's the community guys?

LOL

Travis Maynard · April 12th, 2005, 07:18 PM

That dog probably got the biggest laugh out of me all day. Great stuff. I was waiting for something like that to happen.

Great shots though. I only noticed a couple spots on the childs head where there was a lot of light spill that had some problems. Otherwise it will very nice footage.

John Hudson · April 12th, 2005, 09:56 PM

Thanks for the comments and for watching Travis. :)

Alain Aguilar · April 13th, 2005, 04:11 PM

I really liked the dog climbing in from outside, that was funny! The lighting was really good. It looks like real sunlight.

I want to start playing around with some green screen test myself in a little while. Wish you all the luck with your tests.

Al

Keith Loh · April 13th, 2005, 04:23 PM

Haha. loved the dog coming in. Sweet.

Have you made any other versions that have better fringe?

John Hudson · April 13th, 2005, 07:12 PM

Keith

Not yet; still working on it. The backlighting works wonderful when there is a similar plate and a dark edge works wonders when dark; combining the two just creates all kinds of probelms. LOL I'm doing more!

Keith Loh · April 13th, 2005, 07:33 PM

I think I will try a green screen thing this summer, just wondering about the pitfalls. Thanks for your notes in this thread.

Michael Middleton · April 14th, 2005, 02:41 PM

No green screen expert, but I'll give it a thumbs up! I may experiment with a little GS, myself.

Michael

Bryan McCullough · April 14th, 2005, 08:45 PM

I think you need to do more tests with the driver.

And post them here.

Great job, it looked very good. What did you use to key?

John Hudson · April 14th, 2005, 11:40 PM

LOL

That's be 'me' wife Bryan.

April 12th, 2005, 12:58 PM	#1
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	Green Screen Test Footage Hi guys/gals This is my second attempt at using Chroma Key; shot DVX100 24pa/ Edited in Vegas 4. Comments and critiques welcome; I am still learning the techniques of Green Screen and on this test I wanted 'drive by' shadows and lighting. Thanks for watching! Right Click and Save As Please http://outlandpictures.com/movies/GS2QT.mov

April 12th, 2005, 05:24 PM	#2
Daniel Patton Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 589	Not bad at all!! I take it this is your second go around (based off of the title)? The only rough spot was 19sec - 36sec where the steering wheel was keyed out, but I'm pointing out the obvious. The rest was pretty clean. You had a small amount of green spill, but I was looking for it too, had I not, I might not have noticed. Maybe choke it off around the dog a little more, I’m just nit picking. The dog was a fast little bugger! ;) Green wall was portable / fabric or painted surface? What was your method for the change in lighting & shadows during actual shoot? That additional touch helped. ;) We just finished building our dedicated "green room" at the office. Most of the projects we do in-house (DV) revolve around chromakeying at one time or another. We use Ultra, it works great and gives a fair amount of control over correcting spill, choke, etc.. __________________ Our eyes allow us to see the world - The lens allows others to see the world through our eyes. RED ONE #977

April 12th, 2005, 05:45 PM	#3
Joshua Provost Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 493	Bonus points for use of an animal! Screw the green screen, the dog had me cracking up. __________________ Owner/Operator, 727 Records Co-Founder, Matter of Chance Productions Blogger, Try Avoidance

April 13th, 2005, 04:11 PM	#7
Alain Aguilar Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Bergen Posts: 170	I really liked the dog climbing in from outside, that was funny! The lighting was really good. It looks like real sunlight. I want to start playing around with some green screen test myself in a little while. Wish you all the luck with your tests. Al __________________ Alain

April 13th, 2005, 04:23 PM	#8
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Haha. loved the dog coming in. Sweet. Have you made any other versions that have better fringe? __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

April 12th, 2005, 06:08 PM	#4
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	Thanks guys; everyone is loving the dog; my wifes idea. It is very affordable (okay cheap) green screen colored fabric from a fabric store; about $30.00 for a roughly 8' X 9' section. In this case; it was literally draped over the Xterra using ambiant light; the sunlight spilling into the cab is natural with 2 white foam cores on the hood bouncing light into my talent (family). I didn't change much during the actual shoot; the sun was falling into the horizon and over it's arc it takes during the day. I had trouble keying the little dog though; he looks good when tree are behind him but not in bright light (the plate). Thanks for watching! Damn, 27 views and 2 replies; where's the community guys? LOL

April 12th, 2005, 07:18 PM	#5
Travis Maynard Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chapmanville, USA Posts: 138	That dog probably got the biggest laugh out of me all day. Great stuff. I was waiting for something like that to happen. Great shots though. I only noticed a couple spots on the childs head where there was a lot of light spill that had some problems. Otherwise it will very nice footage.

April 12th, 2005, 09:56 PM	#6
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	Thanks for the comments and for watching Travis. :)

April 13th, 2005, 07:12 PM	#9
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	Keith Not yet; still working on it. The backlighting works wonderful when there is a similar plate and a dark edge works wonders when dark; combining the two just creates all kinds of probelms. LOL I'm doing more!

April 13th, 2005, 07:33 PM	#10
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I think I will try a green screen thing this summer, just wondering about the pitfalls. Thanks for your notes in this thread. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

April 14th, 2005, 02:41 PM	#11
Michael Middleton Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Paris, TX Posts: 71	No green screen expert, but I'll give it a thumbs up! I may experiment with a little GS, myself. Michael

April 14th, 2005, 08:45 PM	#12
Bryan McCullough Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 842	I think you need to do more tests with the driver. And post them here. Great job, it looked very good. What did you use to key?

April 14th, 2005, 11:40 PM	#13
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	LOL That's be 'me' wife Bryan.