Making The Impossible Possible With The Green Screen!

By Phil Guye

Green screen is one of the most well liked techniques employed in the creation of films. How often have people been awed by the fantastic antics done by super heroes on the enormous screen? Many have wondered how heroes are able to jump from a tall building without getting hurt, or how a heroine or model is ready to travel to different nations in the blinking of an eye. Well, this will all be attained by shooting in a local studio with a green background and then inserting a background of any place of imagining a director wishes.

All this is formed possible with the help of green screen. An actor can go to worlds that she hasn't ever been, bringing with them situations and places that you've only dreamed of, which can be done with the technique of the green screen that is both convenient and cost reductive. This system is common on TV.

One of the finest examples where this system is used is in the weather forecast section in stories. The TV often presents someone standing in front of an animated world, talking about the diverse weather conditions around the globe as clouds and raindrops are conjured up on screen. In reality, there is simply a green screen present and later the animation is added to the background. This technique is followed by almost all the television networks.

This method is extremely simple, all someone needs is a camera, a green screen and video editing software. The person has to make certain the color is the same through without even a small change in the shade. The surface must be even while taping or else it will be extremely tricky to edit that specific segment. Another critical point while using this technique is that the subject should contain a small amount of the same green color. However, one must note that only a very small portion of the topic can be green or in similar shades. When the subject contains a little portion of green, one can hide or minimize the impact of the sides that might appear if the perimeters are uneven or not uniform. The part of the topic colored in green must be minimal. Else, when it is edited it will look like there is a hole or an empty space in the subject.

Once the green screen is erected, the next step is to shoot the subject. To achieve perfection using this strategy, the subject should have a well outlined outline as it is going to be simpler to trace and cut the subject out and superimpose it onto the new background. There shouldn't be any loose edges on the subject and the lighting must be absolutely perfect. The camera should target the subject and not on the background. This is very important as the subject may not look clear when it comes time for editing. This system gives the most satisfactory results when shot in the outside. - 30542

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