Totally n00bish questions but o well

Swanny · Post by **Swanny** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 11:11 am

Hi Swanny C here, u mite fink im a total foo for not knowing these but o well.

Two things,
1. When i bluescreen/greenscreen/whatever u call it, do the sheets i use have to be blue or green

and 2. How do i play footage backwards, cuz i have a clip of me throwing something away, and i want to make it look like i am pulling it towards me using "the force" type thing.
Cheers
Swanny C

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 4:07 pm

For question one I leave to another person for two, you will need to do it in what ever editing software your using, and until we know which one you have we can't really say exactly how to do it.

mark_essex_87 · Post by **mark_essex_87** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 4:34 pm

- sheets really do need to be blue or green as these are the colours - furthest away from skin tones - if you are not bluescreening people - then use whichever colour you like as long as the object doesnt contain that colour.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 7:03 pm

Okay clever clogs, what if your actors are wearing blue and green clothing? Like Santa's elves do Laura Ashley type thing?

padawanNick · Post by **padawanNick** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 7:10 pm

Then make sure that they have green or blue skin too. Then you can use a red screen. :p

It's your movie. Plan ahead. Don't have characters that where both green and blue at the same time.

Have fun.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 10:48 pm

Okay, LOL! So if they're wearing green, blue and red, they're cut from the actor's list then!

I never thought I'd be able to get those blue-eyed, green-skinned red jacket-wearing aliens into my movie!

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:42 am

If you are using every color in the spectrum... white may be the best choice!

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:45 pm

Now on to the next part of greenscreening. What to actually use for teh green/blue screen? I've tried a large green blanket, and it didn't work at all

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 6:18 pm

It needs to be a solid color that is evenly dispersed. A blanket might have shadows and wrinkles that you may not notices, but is surely picked up by the camera. Any screen also need to be very well lighted. Otherwise it hardly comes out at all. Try a tablecloth maybe.

I have a blue bedsheet that I use for my screen. Usually I stretch it across a large board and set it up on the garage door. I work outside a lot because it just has the ideal amount of light. I use large, white, shiny foam boards as reflectors to make sure everything is well lighted. When this massive contraption is set up, I get all sorts of wierd looks from the neighbors. They probably think I am nuts by now!

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:53 pm

thats a good idea, I think I'll try that the next sunny day we get

iamnothing · Post by **iamnothing** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:01 am

I bought a green screen a while back. Hopefully I'll get to do the film tests that I want to work on.

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 10:51 pm

I use a fabric i bought from a fabric store, yes i did buy green and blue just a precaution

And no it wasnt expensive

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Wed Dec 17, 2003 3:55 am

Most fabric stores here sell it by the square yard and it is Extremely cheap!