Set up
- Paint a wall with Chroma Key Paint
- Use a portable greenscreen
- Your green screen must be smooth, clean, and wrinkle-free.
- Best trick for success is to put distance between the green screen and yourself.
- Notice that above shot doesn’t have any noticeable shadows.
- You avoid shadows by using 2 soft light sources that are pointing to the sides of the screen.
7. An alternative to using lights is to position the green screen opposite of a window, with a thin white sheet or curtain in front. (to soften up the light)
This will not work if direct sunlight shines into the window as that will create shadows on the green screen.
8. A third option is to bring your portable green screen outside in a shaded area. Stay away from harsh sunlight or trees that cast moving shadows on you or your green screen.
9. Make sure to avoid any green clothing items.
Camera & Audio
1. Place camera on a tripod and if possible fix the exposure & focus, so that the camera doesn’t react to movement.
Fixing exposure can also be done with smart phones or tablets. It is usually accomplished by holding a finger on the screen until a “AE/AF lock” message appears.
2. Recording quality on camera or other device should be set to highest possible quality. Extracting the green screen will be more successful if the file has less noise and more detail.
3. To avoid echo/feedback, please use headphones, earbuds, headset or microphone connected to your device.
-Make sure to record in a quiet space with no other people around.
Any noise from other people that are not on camera distracts.
-If you think there is too much background noise from fans, air conditioners, refrigerators, wind etc; Move to a quieter location!
-If you are recording with a phone or tablet turn on Airplane mode to suppress alerts.
Editing and exporting the file in iMovie
1. Follow these green screen instructions
2. Use the high or best settings to export
3. Check if that file is in sync. before uploading.