Green Screen Project

Green Screen Project

A green screen allows you to place an actor or object in any setting. The green screen disappears and reveals a background video or image with the actor or object in the foreground. When working with a green screen lighting is very important if you want the effect to look natural. Take a look at the following videos on how to light a green screen.

How to Light a Green Screen - create a notes page for this topic.

Dave Dugdale - lighting a green screen on the cheap

Green screen tips and tricks

What NOT to wear

Green Screen Mistakes

Green Screen News Studio - a virtual news room

Side By Side Example

Green Screen Project Ideas

Chromakey in Final Cut Pro

1. The first step in this project is to decide on the storyline keeping in mind that your scenes can now be anything! Will you be a sportscaster announcing the latest soccer game, a newscaster announcing the news, or an explorer in a tropical jungle? There is no limit to what you can do so be creative. Not all of your shots need to be green screen, some can be located on campus. Here are some ideas if you are stuck - Green Screen Project Ideas

2. Find the backgrounds you want to use for your green screen scenes, you will need at least three different green screen scenes in this project. The backgrounds must be of a high resolution, remember your videos are 1080 pixels wide so find images that are at least the same size or larger otherwise the quality of the image will take away from your shot. When you search for images look for HD images.

3. Create your shot list for the project. Remember you should have the following detail for each shot so create a shared Google spreadsheet or use this template and share it with your group.

4. Setup and light your green screen - see the tutorials above. Setup and shoot your shots. Make several takes to get it right.

5. Edit your video using the chroma key features of Final Cut Pro

Since there is only one studio with the green screen your crew will only have one chance to shoot your shots and only half a period to do so.

Specs

1. Your video will have 5 seconds of black at the start of the movie.
2. A title should appear within the first five seconds and last 3 seconds.
3. The actual green screen clips. You must have at least three different backgrounds and there should be a story that ties them all together. For example you could have a news broadcast with the first scene in the studio, the second scene would be the weather forecast with the presenter on location and the last scene might be an on-location news interview.
4. Five seconds of black must be at the end of the movie with closing credits.
5. Each project must have intro music that fades in and out at the start and fades in and out at the end of the movie but should NOT play during the voice sequence of the shot. The selected music cannot violate any school policies.