Green screened client interviews?
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Hi there
We’ve done this before at client site. Relatively easy to do with a well ironed backdrop in a strong key colour and fixed up using pipe and drapes type system.
Good camera, good lighting for both background (even) and subject (front light, key light, back light). Rmeber use a tie clip for good audio otherwise it can sound like a Victorian bog!
Chroma key done in edit software. We are a Final Cut Pro house but most pro edit packages will be fine.
Last thing to remember is the client mustn’t wear anything that will be close in colour to the backdrop (green shirt on green background).
Care is needed with choices of the keyed in new background. Get it wrong and it looks cheesy a hell.
PM if you want a chat and more advice
JB
We’ve done this before at client site. Relatively easy to do with a well ironed backdrop in a strong key colour and fixed up using pipe and drapes type system.
Good camera, good lighting for both background (even) and subject (front light, key light, back light). Rmeber use a tie clip for good audio otherwise it can sound like a Victorian bog!
Chroma key done in edit software. We are a Final Cut Pro house but most pro edit packages will be fine.
Last thing to remember is the client mustn’t wear anything that will be close in colour to the backdrop (green shirt on green background).
Care is needed with choices of the keyed in new background. Get it wrong and it looks cheesy a hell.
PM if you want a chat and more advice
JB
There was an interesting sysem shown at IBC that used a grey retroreflective material & an LED ring light around the lens but I can't remember the name of the manufacturer. It did away with the need for lighting the backcloth & the cloth didn't even need to be smooth or tight so was very quick to set up. I'm not sure it was this company but it might have been:
http://www.reflecmedia.com/broadcast/products/chro...
http://www.reflecmedia.com/broadcast/products/chro...
Mr Pointy said:
There was an interesting sysem shown at IBC that used a grey retroreflective material & an LED ring light around the lens but I can't remember the name of the manufacturer. It did away with the need for lighting the backcloth & the cloth didn't even need to be smooth or tight so was very quick to set up. I'm not sure it was this company but it might have been:
http://www.reflecmedia.com/broadcast/products/chro...
I've used that kind of system ages ago - It works ok. It does have its own issues;http://www.reflecmedia.com/broadcast/products/chro...
- if you're close to the subject, you do get a green tint on skin tones
- You can get a dark halo effect behind your subject (due to the source having to be a ring around the lens- the dark halo is essentially the subjects shadow), halo gets more extreme the closer to the background the subject is.
- Doesn't work for multicam setups
To me - the setup is supposed to be ideal for small spaces, as you don't need additional lighting for the background. But it doesnt work that well in small spaces as you get a halo.
Keying software is so good these days, that personally I can't see a scenario that I'd want to faff around with a retroreflective setup. Just a good decent chroma key backdrop (the proper strong chroma green colour, not the awful dark green ebay knock offs), and light it reasonably evenly, and you're away. Shooting with a decent camera helps too - DSLRs for example, mostly record with an 8-bit heavily compressed codec. - so you're actually missing a lot of colour info, which you start to notice when you do things like keying, as you get jagged edges.
Where are you based? If it’s London or another big city you’ll find a really good studio with quality lighting kit and enough space for separation between subject and screen for not much difference in price for allowing for a firm to come to your office, setup, bring kit and do it there.
Use a decent camera, hire a good DoP and bobs your fathers brother.
Use a decent camera, hire a good DoP and bobs your fathers brother.
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