http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Background - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:05:27 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/using-video-as-background-scenography-in-theatre#post-66113 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:23:55 +0000 Pablo 66113@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Dear all,</p> <p>I am not sure if this is the right forum to post this. But I have seen some live theatre performances (plays and musicals) that instead of using tradicional backgrounds (usually painted on fabric) they project a video.</p> <p>The video is not completely still usually but is has some minor movement, reflecting for e.g. a landscape, a sky, etc. </p> <p>I believe that the bottom part of the composition is almost dark, so the projection is not seen on actors' body. Is this right?</p> <p> </p> <p>I would like to know if you believe this technique is difficult for doing it in a medium-size theater (let's say a stage about 30feet wide and 25 feet tall)? </p> <p>What program and or thecnique is used to design the background? After effects? Premiere? (I regularly use the Adobe Suite)</p> <p>What kind of projector?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/basement-shot-1-light-bulb-2-faces-how-2-light-please#post-58000 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:07:58 +0000 BC 58000@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi</p> <p>Thanks for looking...</p> <p>I need to film a scene with a blacked out background (I have black stage curtains or black colourama paper from a photo studio for the background) but with a central, sometimes swinging lightbulb, at about head height or slightly above. The lightbulb is rigged to a dimmer switch so i can vary the output and there will be one and two people in the shot.</p> <p>I want it to look as though the lightbulb is the only source of light, so that at times the light moves with the swing of the bulb.</p> <p>Shooting on an HD canon - can't remember the model right now - the one without the inter-changeable lenses and maybe a Z1 but I think I'd rather just use the canon.  Also have a set of pretty good lights (3).</p> <p>Any and all tips on how to achieve this would be massively appreciated - assume that I don't really know what i'm doing and have a budget of favors, snacks and pennies.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-make-an-infinite-white-background-cheap#post-51485 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:55:52 +0000 composite1 51485@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>From the Matrix's 'Construct' to Auto Trader's 'Virtural Dealership' to those weenie Mac commercials, the Infinite white background signifies an expensive and professionally made film/video production. Now you too for a fraction of what it would cost the pros can make your own Infinite White Background. Check out this video from Videopia to see how.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/789519">Lighting Infinite White</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/videopia">Videopia</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/backdrops#post-48046 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:36:46 +0000 neckbreakerb 48046@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I'm going to be shooting training videos for some karate classes that I teach.  I've been told not to shoot against a white background.   I'm assuming that because of the shadows the lighting will create.  Is that accurate?  I've purchased a muslin backdrop; but I don't think it will arrive in time for my first shoot.  Does anyone have any suggestions for a cheep backdrop solution? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/adobe-ultra-cs3-book-or-manual-sought#post-39112 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:18:04 +0000 contrain 39112@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Does anyone know where I can get a book or manual or some type of documentation on Ultra CS3 that will help me learn the program? I have the documentation that comes with the program, but that is just the tech specs and what the icons do, etc. I need something that will help walk me through the various steps to do the features, such as importing my own greenscreen and background video and how to troubleshoot, that sort of thing, and I haven't been able to find anything of much help. I go to the Adobe tutorials, and that is of limited help and not really in sequence.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/combining-video-with-a-static-background#post-36425 Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:44 +0000 paulyo90 36425@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hello all! I'm very new to the whole video editing thing. I have adobe premiere pro and after affects CS3. I'm looking to shoot a film with a static background, with many different takes. I want to combine all these takes together into one clip. Is this possible? Sorry if this has been asked before as any searches I've done about combining video clips has come up dry.</p>