Learn how to shoot photography and video on green screen—and digitally recreate the background of your scene in post-production.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Want to do a green screen shoot?
- Meet your instructor team
- Using the exercise files
- The history of green screen
- Why use green screen for photography?
- Why use green screen for video?
- Setting the room
- Using a tension background
- Using a fabric backdrop
- Using a Reflecmedia backdrop
- Shooting in a professional studio
- Using studio strobes for photography
- Working with a light meter
- Adjusting studio strobes
- Lighting the green screen for even exposure
- Lighting the subject
- Working with the camera histogram
- Using constant lighting for photo and video
- Eliminating spill
- Establishing the relationship between subject and background
- Positioning the subject
- Providing direction during the shoot
- Posing techniques
- Shooting handheld
- Shooting video with a DSLR or mirrorless camera
- Recording to an external recorder
- The sync sound workflow
- Checking test keys on set
- What makes a good background?
- Processing plates in Camera Raw
- Processing depth of field
- Processing background images in Photoshop
- Initial processing of the raw photo
- Creating transparency in Photoshop
- Positioning the background with Free Transform
- Matching color and exposure for the photo
- Adjusting focus for the background
- Refining the composite with color grading
- An introduction to keying in Premiere Pro
- Matching color and exposure for video in Premiere Pro
- An introduction to keying in Final Cut Pro X
- Refining the key in Final Cut Pro X
- Matching color and exposure for video in Final Cut Pro X
- An introduction to keying in After Effects
- Positioning the background in Z space
- Animating the 3D camera
- Enhancing the image with digital lighting
- Goodbye and keep learning
Taught by
Richard Harrington, Abba Shapiro and Matt Nagy
