DIY green screen
I finally got around to building myself a small green screen. Here are the materials I used:
- 1 piece of plywood (free scrap)
- 1 gallon of primer ($8)
- 1 quart of Melon Green Glidden paint from the home depot ($8)
- 1 roller ($4)
Total price: $20.
Here are some pictures and links to the first video that I shot with the screen. Juliana took direction pretty well and had a blast helping me make the video. :)
Step 1: Prime Board
Step 2: Prime Board Some More
Step 3: Bloody Toe on Palette at Home Depot
Step 4: Paint with Melon Green
Step 5: Paint with more Melon Green
Step 6: Shoot video. :)
Here are 3 states of the video we shot last sunday.
Basic Clip, Unaltered,
Clip #1,
Clip #2
Comments
Wow, nice job. But what software did use to take out the green of the greenscreen???
Cheers
Luke
Posted by: Luke Mason | July 20, 2004 12:05 PM
Well, i used Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 for the final version there, but I also tried the new keyer in Adobe After Effects Pro 6.5. I think if i light the scene a bit differently and really separate foreground from background a bit i could get a much cleaner mask in either program.
Posted by: jason | July 20, 2004 1:02 PM
Hey, I'm building a greenscreen and was wondering what type of paint to use?? Unfortunatly I already bought paint, but I got BEHR S-G-420 from Home Depot. Is that ok???? Please reply to my e-mail either by e-mailing or add me to MSN thanks a lot!
Posted by: Yash Keough | September 16, 2004 7:37 PM
Sorry! I just saw that you used Melon Green Glidden. Oops! However, I bought BEHR Lemon Aid S-G-420. I called my Home Depot (I live in Ottawa Canada), and they don't have that kind! :( I don't know if my green is ok or not. I thought it looked enough like the green on the greenscreen I rented a couple months ago, but I wasn't sure. How important is the color REALLY. Please try and help me!
Posted by: Yash Keough | September 16, 2004 7:54 PM
Hi There.
Any video keying software will let you adjust the "green" that you will
be keying on. For me, what i have found more important than that color
is good lighting. If things are blown out in your subject near the
edges, you will have a much harder time getting a clean edge with your
chroma key. I am building a bigger screen, so hopefully this won't be
as much of a problem soon. Right now the screen is really tiny and i
have been relying on sunlight to light it, with mixed results.
Good luck!
Posted by: jason | September 16, 2004 11:33 PM
Thanks for replying! Here's what I'm doing with mine. The actual screen (not including supports) has a frame of 4 1" by 4"s, covered by two 8' by 3'5 one eighth" thick hardboard. All was bought from depot. Securing the two boards to the frame are screws every foot or so. Then along where the two boards join, I have put in two screws in the centre, securing the boards to a 1" by 4". I hope you can follow this. Basically, I'm wondering if the fact that the screws stick up above the surface slightly (they're flat headed) would make much difference. Is it ok if I just make sure they'
re well painted?? Or should I put paintablen tape along on top of them as well as over the area where the two boards join?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Posted by: Yash Keough | September 17, 2004 11:31 AM
And one more thing. So I can just choose the color I need based on what my color is from a program like say chromanator?? Just select what looks most like my color? At my school we have Adobe Premier 6.5 (and I've used the Pro version) and that doesn't work very well for greenscreen! Thanks!
Posted by: Yash Keough | September 17, 2004 11:35 AM
I CHECKED OUT THE GLIDDEN PAINTS AND THEY DONT HAVE MELON GREEN BUT THEY HAVE FRESH MELON GREEN. IS THAT THE ONE YOU USED?
OR WAS YOURS JUST MELON? THANKS ALOT. BYE.
Posted by: BRIAN | October 16, 2004 7:21 PM
Can anyone help with removing a blue screen background in Adobe Premiere 6.5 for the Mac?
Thanks.
Posted by: Bob | November 2, 2004 8:54 AM