So you can buy this from a film equipment store but you can also get it from a fabric store and it could. When you got to transport it so if you want a larger green screen and more portability that I suggest you get a green piece of fabric. So shoot your green screen, now with poster board, it can be kind of small and annoying to work with. Somewhere like in the grass trees or somewhere in nature so make sure to find a good spot all right so everything checks off. So our final concept is avoiding green and as you can tell right now but this is the tricky part of being outside is that there is likely to be green. I don't see any harsh shadows or anything on the green screen so this should be good so our second concept separation and avoiding spill let's talk about that a little bit now separation and avoiding spill based on where we have our subject. So now that we've got this taped up let's go over our three rules that we covered earlier on green screens so how is our lighting by the look of it it's pretty even. So you can see right now we're in the shade we got this nice even green there are no harsh shadows or anything like that the light doesn't change it's just this even green color look to it and that's what we want alright. So it might not quite work so your second best option is to find an area of shade to film your green screen so the reason you want an overcast day or to be in the shade is to have a nice even light on your green screen. I love being outside so the best type of day to film a green screen is on an overcast day now on a day like this we have some breaks of sunshine. When it comes to lighting poster board or just green screen in general the easiest thing you can do is head outside. You want to keep it in pristine condition because if you get any folds or tears or if any of the colors come off then it'll make the surface all uneven and you don't want that if the surface is uneven then it's going to create different shades on your poster.
I got this from the dollar store for less than a dollar the only downside to poster board is you can get messed up pretty easily. If you've never done green screen before then I suggest that you get the cheapest option out there which is poster board. I always go over these three methods before hitting record there have been times where I didn't do one or two of these methods and it didn't go very well and if it's not shot properly it ain't gonna key well.
If your subject just wearing green or if there are any props or foreground or background elements that are green then they will get keyed out when you key out the green screen no matter what method software or camera when doing green screen. This is something you want to be cautious of because if there's a spill on your subject then you're gonna end up being out of the spill on your subject concept.Įven though it sounds obvious is often forgotten, that when filming a green screen your subject shouldn't be green or they shouldn't be wearing anything green. Or that they're so close that the reflection of the green screen spills onto the subject spill is caused when the light from the green screen is bounced onto the subject. When it comes to placing the subject in front of the green screen they shouldn't be too close to it you don't want them to be casting a shadow on the green screen.
If you have different shades of green then you won't be able to fully key it out meaning you won't fully remove the green screen if the light on the green screen isn't even then it's going to result in different shades of green and those shades won't be removed.īecause you can only remove one shade of green make sure there's some sort of separation between your subject and your green screen.
I'm going to show you a few different ways to do green screen from the cheapest to the most expensive option, we will also cover how to film green screen backgrounds using a green screen to replace computer screens.Īnd how to edit your green screen footage inflame aura when all is said and done you will learn the basics of setting up shooting and editing your green screen.īut before we get started let me share Fundamental concepts: with you three fundamental concepts that I always like to keep in mind before shooting green screens.įilming green screen lighting is the most important aspect so you get the clearest result you have to light the green screen nice and evenly if you don't light it evenly that'll create different shades of green.