D-I-Y Green Screen D-I-Y Green Screen Studio Studio Setting Up the Space for Setting Up the Space for Your Own Green Screen Your Own Green Screen Studio Studio
May 15, 2015
D-I-Y Green Screen D-I-Y Green Screen StudioStudioSetting Up the Space for Your Own Setting Up the Space for Your Own Green Screen StudioGreen Screen Studio
What is Green ScreeningWhat is Green Screening
Green screening is a Green screening is a technique where a technique where a foreground image with foreground image with its background its background removed is removed is superimposed over superimposed over another image that another image that serves as the new serves as the new background for the background for the foreground image. foreground image.
Space RequirementsSpace Requirements
Camera 18’ from Camera 18’ from green backdropgreen backdrop
Backdrop lighting Backdrop lighting minimum 6’ from minimum 6’ from backdropbackdrop
LightingLighting
2000 watts total 2000 watts total backdrop lighting – backdrop lighting – inexpensive halogen inexpensive halogen lights from Northern Toollights from Northern Tool
500 watts total subject 500 watts total subject lightinglighting
Both subject lights Both subject lights should be same color should be same color (incandescent, (incandescent, fluorescent, etc…)fluorescent, etc…)
The Green ScreenThe Green Screen
Backdrop must be Backdrop must be smooth and evenly smooth and evenly colored - solid green colored - solid green or blueor blue
Backdrop can be Backdrop can be cloth, plastic, paint, cloth, plastic, paint, poster boardposter board
I bought mine from I bought mine from BelgerPhotography.comBelgerPhotography.com