Green Screen Techniques for Photography and DSLR Video

Learn how to shoot and edit green screen footage and images.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. An Introduction to Green Screen

• Why use green screen for photography?
• Why use green screen for video?

2. Prepping the Green Screen

• Setting the room
• Using a fabric backdrop
• Using a Flexfill backdrop
• Using a Reflecmedia backdrop

3. Lighting the Subject

• Using studio strobes for photo
• Working with a light meter
• Working with the camera histogram
• Lighting the green screen
• Using constant lighting for photo and video

4. Working with the Subject

• Establishing the relationship
• Positioning the subject
• Posing techniques
• Shooting handheld
• Recapping strobe photography

5. Best Shooting Practices for DSLR Video

• Shooting video with a DSLR
• The sync sound workflow
• Interview techniques

6. Background Selection

• What makes a good background?
• Acquisition strategies for background plates
• Processing in Camera Raw
• Processing depth of field
• Processing background images

7. Creating Photographic Composites

• Initial processing of the raw photo
• Creating transparency in Photoshop
• Removing the background for subjects not shot on a chroma key
• Exploring third-party alternatives
• Positioning the background with Free Transform
• Matching color and exposure for the photo
• Adjusting focus in the background
• Refining the composite

8. Creating the Composite for Motion

• 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
• Matching color and exposure for video in Final Cut Pro X
• An introduction to keying in After Effects
• Positioning the background in Z space
• Enhancing the image with digital lighting
• Animating the 3D camera
• Rendering the animation

Conclusion

• Goodbye