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How To Light Green Screen Studio

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

One of the toughest challenges of successfully working with a green screen studio is evenly lighting it. The screen itself requires its own lighting ; independent from your foreground subject lighting.

The secret is to evenly light your screen, while avoiding the creation of shadows. You ideally need your screen to represent a single, consistent colour. Remember, because you’re making an attempt to use the narrowest colour range as you can, shadows broaden the range, and are a contributor to diminished effects. If you have shadows ( darker colours ), they might not be picked up by the camera, and as a consequence ; those areas won’t be replaced. If you’re working with a low-budget setup, shadows become tougher to stop due to the cheaper, less specialized materials used.

This is the reason why it is even that much more important to be sure your lighting is as even as possible, especially when working with lower budget setups. Using at least 2 lights ( the more the better ), you must direct light inwards from either side, and from below ; alter until you get the most even lighting. Using diffusion filters makes a huge difference during this step. They seriously decrease the occurrence of shadows. Next, when you add your subject, you’ll spot the subject’s foreground lighting casts shadows on the screen ; you will need to readjust your screen lighting and filters for your screen colour evenness again.

When choosing a material for your green screen studio, always think about the lighting. Shiny materials yield bad results, as they reflect light and make replaced areas appear paler. At the same time, shiny materials will cast shadows, causing darker areas to not get replaced in the result. What you want to go looking for is a matte surface. Matte surfaces will diffuse light ; causing even lighting across the whole material, and {therefore ,} a narrower colour range. That is, there’ll be less reflected light ; paler outcomes, aand less shadows ; non-replaced outcomes. Some of the less expensive options when starting out are solids such as card or wood, painted green. Another option is a fabric such as canvas painted or dyed green. Defects such as creases, bumps or divisions in your material are an enemy as they create shadows, and so defects in your ensuing pictures. If you choose fabric, confirm it is adequately thick or dense, and doesn’t let light or its resting surface show through.

When shooting with your green screen studio, your subject is also a large factor in your lighting decision. You want to create a price difference between your subject and your green screen. Sometimes a 2 stop difference ( greenscreen is 2 stops lower or higher than the subject ) between the green screen studio and the subject is preferable as a lighting difference.

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New Boyz Ft. Ray J “Tie Me Down” OFFICIAL Music Video [HQ] Skee.TV

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

A Skee.TV Production, New Boyz featuring Ray J “Tie Me Down” OFFICIAL HQ / HD Music Video Directed by Matt Alonzo of Skee.TV

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80’s Commercials Vol. 91

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

These commercials aired on USA in 1988. Thanks to my cousin David for recording these.

1. USA Movie Commercial Bumper
2. Ambervision (Incredible sunglasses, and amazing music)
3. TV Guide
4. USA Movie Commercial Bumpers
5. Reebok (Finally, a commercial that uses the word “Hobgoblin”)
6. Philadelphia Cream Cheese (For bagels only, please)
7. Encyclopedia Britannica (I remember these commercials airing ALL THE TIME on Nickelodeon in the 80’s)
8. Promo for “Street Hawk” (Who cares about plot or story? If it’s a guy riding a motorcycle at night, count me in!)
9. Promo for “The Brood” (Terrifying. I must watch it.)
10. Promo for “USA’s Thursday Night Fights”
12. USA Movie Commercial Bumper
13. “Planet Of Dinosaurs” End Credits (Except for the kid, all of these people look like 70’s stars)
14. USA Movie Commercial Bumper

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Techo-Bloc: Delivery

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Techo-Bloc: Delivery

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Muhammad Ali in Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. 1st September 2009, Visiting Ancestral Home

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Excellent viewing figures for the production!
#16 - Most Viewed Entertainment Video in Ireland 3rd Sep
#8 - Top Favourited Entertainment Video in Ireland 3rd Sep
#11 - Top Rated Entertainment Video in Ireland 3rd Sep

The 1st of September 2009 was a a truly historic day for Ennis and indeed for Co. Clare as sporting legend Muhammad Ali paid a visit to the town in the south west of Ireland to visit his ancestral home.

It was an emotional day for the thousands that turned out in the hope of getting a glimpse of one of the worlds greatest sporting heros.

This video was produced by Moon TV, Production 63 and Edgecast Media.

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Pets.com Please Don’t Go TV Commercial

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Pets.com Please Don’t Go tv commercial featuring the famous sock puppet mascot

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DVD intro for TV production Capstone Project

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

12th grade End of year project for my TV production class. we were asked to do a PSA, investigative report, Logo and or a music video,short film

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Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Trailer for “Laboring Under An Illusion: Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing,” a documentary by childbirth anthropologist Vicki Elson. Please visit www.birth-media.com for more info, ordering, etc.

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J!NX Television Commercial with Zadi Diaz of Epic Fu

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

While we gear up for a new season of Epic Fu, check this out!

This is a tv commercial created for J!NX, the very cool clothing company! It is currently running on G4. We were privileged to present Zadi as part of the “Get Into It” campaign. Directed by Steve Woolf and shot by The Bui Brothers, with production istance from Sarah Atwood and makeup by Tracie Cotta. The campaign was put together by Ray Doustdar and the commercial was produced by Smashface Productions.

Let us know what you think of it!

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Honda Fit TV Commercial

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Launch spot for Canada

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