i need your thoughts on green screen quality

	Re: i need your thoughts on green screen quality by david bogie on Sep 1, 2009 at 3:23:34 pm Impossible to tell from that still image. What do you think you need to replace? The screen? The model? Reshoot the footage? Relight the set? Shoot with better chromatic resolution? bogiesan Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: i need your thoughts on green screen quality by Dave LaRonde on Sep 1, 2009 at 7:13:04 pm I've seen some pretty lousy chroma key setups in the past, and this one ranks among the poorest. A real recipe for disaster. In no particular order, here are some of the main offenders: There's no lighting! Okay, you can see the subject and background, but it's as flat as it gets. Who thought wrinkled fabric was a good idea? Who thought that seams were a good thing to have on a background? Why isn't the backdrop's color consistent? What color is it supposed to be, and how was it made into that mish-mash of colors? What happened to the subject's left foot? Does she not have one, or is that God-awful background hiding it? Doesn't anybody know how to focus the camera? About the only thing that could make this worse is if it is to be shot on a DV or HDV camera; I wouldn't be surprised to learn that's exactly what is to be used. I suggest that whoever thinks this is a good chroma key setup should be the one who actually does the keying. Then just keep at that person -- is that chroma key done yet? An hour later -- is that chroma key done yet? Two hours later -- how about now... is that chroma key done yet? Keep it up for a few days. Once the person jumps out an eighth-story window in frustration, your production group will have culled a totally useless -- nay, detrimental -- member and will be much better off. Dave LaRonde Sr. Promotion Producer KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index