Green Or Blue Screen

[Hans von Sonntag]

I see we are singing the same tune

Hans

 

[Ivan G]

Thanks for the info guys. Much appreciated!!

 

[Ed Watkins]

Good luck ;-)

Keying raining water from greenscreen is, eh, challenging to say the least. Black BG and backlight sound like a more viable option to me, regardless of shooting medium.

Anyway, if i were you, i'd be prepared to do 3D rain in closeups too.

I just had a shoot which required shooting a weak blue (alcohol flame) against a black background.
The need to roll off the blacks can be an issue, but with some careful curve massaging in post you can get good results. Rain should be equally do-able, but I agree with Halsu 3D drops could be the way to go for closeups.

 

[SalaTar]

Blue Screen film
Green Screen Digital
As red is Digital do the match

 

[dalen johnson]

Thought I would chip in as I used to do a lot of chroma key with musicians, (albeit interviews and a 'live' song for b footage), anyway I would go green any day.

Blue eyes, etc. may look funky when they go missing

Peace

dAlen

 

[Shane Kelly]

Here's some tiff's to test your keys (right click to download)
green:
http://idisk.mac.com/skellycinematography/Public/the3.tiff
blue
http://idisk.mac.com/skellycinematography/Public/beaker.tiff

both are 4k 16x9 redcode36 daylight balanced.
try using keylight in after effects.

Shane.

 

[Shane Kelly]

Here's a spot with both green and bluescreen.
Blue for the background and green for the license plate. The plates were tracked in after effects.
Build 15, 4k

http://shanefkelly.com/Kappy.html

 

[James Mathers]

DCS Compositing on 12-6-08 in Burbank

DCS Compositing on 12-6-08 in Burbank

Digital Cinema Society meeting on Compositing With Blue and Green Screen - December 6th at Big Vision Studios, Burbank

Noted Visual Effects Artist, Trainer, and Author Steve Wright, ("Digital Compositing for Film and Video" and ""Compositing Visual Effects") will be joined by Ultimatte Guru Bob Kertesz, and other experts to be announced, at a Digital Cinema Society educational event on the subject of Blue and Green Screen Compositing. This meeting should be of interest to all Cinematographers including RED Users, as well as anyone working in the Visual Effects arena including Editors, Post-production Supervisors, and Colorists. We will have practical demonstrations on the Big Vision Studios Green Screen stage and learn the dos and don’ts of delivering good elements for compositing, with expert tips on creating seamless VFX. All RED Users are very welcome to attend.

RSVP with “Greenscreen” in the subject line to:
Mathers at DigitalCinemaSociety.org

James Mathers
Cinematographer
President, Digital Cinema Society
Studio City, CA