Making The Impossible Possible With The Green Screen! | The Communication Blog

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Making The Impossible Possible With The Green Screen!

By Phil Guye

Green screen is one of the hottest techniques employed in the creation of movies. How often have folks been awed by the amazing antics done by super heroes on the large screen? Many have wondered how heroes are able to jump from a tall building without getting hurt, or how a hero or model is able to travel to different countries in the blinking of an eye. Well, this could all be achieved by shooting in a local studio with a green backdrop 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 have only dreamed of, which can be done with the strategy of the green screen that's both convenient and cost reductive. This methodology is very common on television.

One of the finest examples where this technique is utilized is in the weather outlook section in news. The television frequently presents an individual standing in front of an animated world, talking about the diverse weather conditions around the world as clouds and raindrops are conjured up on screen. Actually, there's simply a green screen present and later the animation is added to the background. This method is followed by virtually all the TV 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 very next step is to shoot the subject. To achieve perfection using this strategy, the subject should have a well defined outline as it's 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 has to be absolutely perfect. The camera should target the subject and not on the background. This is important as the topic may not look clear when it comes time for editing. This method gives the most satisfactory results when shot in the out of doors.

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