Shooting and working in 4K is nothing new to professional film makers and compositors, but with the announcement of the JVC GY-HMQ10 being priced at under $5,000, 4K is finally within reach of prosumer and hobbyist videographers. However, most TVs and computer monitors will still max out at 1080p, so what’s the point? Personally, I don’t see 4096 × 3112 pixel TVs entering the average American’s living room any time soon, since if you’re sitting ten feet from the screen, the TV will have to be 80 inches before you’ll be able to see the difference between 4k and 1080p.
Even if your final output is still 1920×1080, you’re still going to get quite a bit of use out of 4k footage once you’re in post production. 4K footage is a whopping four times as many pixels as 1080p, and if you’ve ever had the experience of editing HD footage down to a final SD output, you know those extra pixels are a glorious luxury to have. It’s not uncommon to have a shot you’d like to crop and re-frame in post, and if you have four times the pixels, the amount of flexibility you have is enormous.
Additionally, shooting high resolution for green screen keying will make your keying process much simpler. With four times the data, your keying software should have an easier time differentiating the green pixels you want to key from the edges of your subject. Similarly, if you plan on doing any motion tracking, a more detailed image should help your tracker to stay on the points you’ve defined.
Now for the bad news. Much higher resolution images means much bigger files. The JVC GY-HMQ10 shoots to a variable bit rate h.264 file, which should be manageable, but if you’re editing in Final Cut Pro and have to trans-code to ProRes, file sizes are going to be enormous. If storage is a problem, plan on shooting in 4k selectively, and sticking to 1080p for the bulk of your footage.
It’s worth noting that with files being compressed to h.264, much of the color data will be lost. We’re excited to get our hands on some GY-HMQ10 footage to see exactly what we can do with it.
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With the aid of green screens and special effects, even the most impossible scenarios can be a believable part of your video. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar will teach you how to make the most of green screen and special effects illusion techniques – even with a limited budget.
In addition to valuable information and a free special report, this event will also include live Q&A; our team answering your questions. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar starts at 11:00 AM (PST) on Wednesday, Jan. 25, so be sure to sign up soon!
For years, Videomaker has been offering training events to help our readers improve upon their video production skills. From expos to workshops, our training events have always focused on teaching quality courses in a manner that is easy to understand. Videomaker’s Webinar Training Series provides a wide variety of webinars that cover topics including Advanced Editing, Documentary Production, Lighting for Video, Advanced Shooting, Audio for Video, and much more.
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With the aid of green screens and special effects, even the most impossible scenarios can be a believable part of your video. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar will teach you how to make the most of green screen and special effects illusion techniques – even with a limited budget.
In addition to valuable information and a free special report, this event will also include live Q&A; our team answering your questions. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar starts at 11:00 AM (PST) on Wednesday, November 16, so be sure to sign up soon!
For years, Videomaker has been offering training events to help our readers improve upon their video production skills. From expos to workshops, our training events have always focused on teaching quality courses in a manner that is easy to understand. Videomaker’s Webinar Training Series provides a wide variety of webinars that cover topics including Advanced Editing, Documentary Production, Lighting for Video, Advanced Shooting, Audio for Video, and much more.
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With the aid of green screens and special effects, even the most impossible scenarios can be a believable part of your video. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar will teach you how to make the most of green screen and special effects illusion techniques – even with a limited budget.
In addition to valuable information and a free special report, this event will also include live Q&A; our team answering questions. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar starts at 11:00 AM (PST) on Wednesday, Sepetember 21st, so be sure to sign up soon!
For years, Videomaker has been offering training events to help our readers improve upon their video production skills. From expos to workshops, our training events have always focused on teaching quality courses in a manner that is easy to understand. Videomaker’s Webinar Training Series provides a wide variety of webinars that cover topics including Advanced Editing, Documentary Production, Lighting for Video, Advanced Shooting, Audio for Video, and much more.
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Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar will teach you how to make the most of green screen and special effects illusion techniques – even with a limited budget. One of the greatest things about making movies is being able to create any reality you choose. With the aid of green screens and special effects, even the most impossible scenarios can be a believable part of your video.
Following the presentation, all registrants will receive a copy of our special report The Keys to Chromakey. In addition to valuable information and a free special report, there will be a live Q&A segment; our team answering your questions. This webinar is tomorrow — Wednesday, July 20th at 11:00 AM (PST) — so be sure to sign up soon!
Not interested in this topic? Videomaker’s Webinar Training series provides a wide variety of webinars that cover topics including Advanced Editing, Documentary Production, Lighting for Video, Advanced Shooting, Audio for Video, and much more.
Tags: Green Screen, greenscreen, How To Green Screen, make a green screen, Special Effects, Videomaker, videomaker webinar
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Using green screens in your video productions can allow you to create realistic effects that would otherwise be impossible. However, in order to maximize the realism of these effects proper green screen lighting is required for a better chroma key. Uneven lighting will make it difficult to key out the green screen in post production, resulting in an effect that falls short of being believable.
The first step to successful chroma key effects is properly lighting the green screen. Start with a green screen that is free of wrinkles or textures that may cause shadows once it is lit. Add at least two lights, one on each side of the green screen. Adjust the lights as needed in order to light the green screen as evenly as possible.
One way you can create an even light is by diffusing it. This will allow for uniform lighting while helping to avoid hot spots. It’s important to keep your green screen free of shadows and hot spots in order for it to reflect a single color back to the camera. Not adhering to proper green screen lighting will cause unnecessary headaches once you get your footage into post-production.
There are other factors to consider when attempting a green screen effect. Lighting your subject in a way that matches the lighting in your backplate, placing your subject at a distance that will keep their shadows from being cast against the background and avoiding certain wardrobe colors will help you acheive a believable and clean green screen effect. Becoming familiar with lighting techniques for green screen effects will allow you to place your subject in any setting with realistic results.
Lighting is just one critical component to achieving a successful green screen or special effect. Learn more about getting hollywood-style effects on a small budget, from the convenience of your laptop with Videomaker’s Green Screen And Special Effects Webinar. Learn more on how to make the most with simple and cheap green screen and illusion techniques!
Interested in more tips on lighting? Sign up for Videomaker’s free Video Lighting Course. This free tip series is designed to help you improve your video production skills, fast. Learn More.
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One of the greatest things about making movies is being able to create any reality you choose. With the aid of green screens and special effects, even the most impossible scenarios can be a believable part of your video. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar will teach you how to make the most of green screen and special effects illusion techniques – even with a limited budget.
Following the webinar, all registrants will receive a copy of our special report “The Keys to Chromakey”. This report is crammed full of additional tips we can’t fit into the presentation!
In addition to valuable information and a free special report, our Green Screen and Special Effects webinar will also include a live Q&A segment; our team answering your questions. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar starts at 11:00 AM (Wednesday, December 1st), so be sure to sign up soon!
Not interested in green screen or special effects? Videomaker’s Webinar Training Series provides a wide variety of webinars that cover topics including Advanced Editing, Documentary Production, Lighting for Video, Advanced Shooting, Audio for Video, and much more.
Tags: Chromakey effects, fake blood, FX, Green Screen, green screen effects, green screen lighting, green screen webinar, sfx, Special Effects, videomaker webinar
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Dan Blank shot “Whatever Lola Wants” with a shoestring budget and a Canon EOS 7D that you can pick up for under $2,000 with lens included. This video shows that you don’t need a huge budget or ridiculously expensive camera gear, just a lot of planning, some great networking skills and a vision! I’ll say it again, HDSLR’s are a real revolution in filmmaking. If you’re not into the HDSLR scene this video is still a great example of how plates are shot and some impressive green screen compositing in action. Plus, if you’re not familiar with previsualization (previz) software this is an excellent example of its role in filmmaking.
Oh yeah – That budget? It checked in just under $2,000 – I’ll credit Dan’s networking skills on that one!
Tags: Budget, Cheap, compositing, Dan Blank, DIY, DSLR, filmmaking, Green Screen, HDSLR, indie, Music Video, previsualization, Previz, Revolution
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One of the greatest things about making movies is being able to create any reality you choose. With the aid of green screens and special effects, even the most impossible scenarios can be a believable part of your video. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar will teach you how to make the most of green screen and special effects illusion techniques – even with a limited budget.
In addition to valuable information, our Green Screen and Special Effects webinar will also include a live Q&A segment; our team answering your questions. Videomaker’s Green Screen and Special Effects Webinar starts at 11:00 AM (Wednesday, October 13th), so be sure to sign up soon!
Not interested in green screen or special effects? Videomaker’s Webinar Training series provides a wide variety of webinars that cover topics including Advanced Editing, Documentary Production, Lighting for Video, Advanced Shooting, Audio for Video, and much more.
Tags: Green Screen, green screen webinar, sfx, Special Effects, special effects webinar, Special FX, Videomaker events, Videomaker Webinar Training series
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Videomaker’s Webinar Training series continues next week with an all new topic: Lighting for Video. Our live webinars are taught by our experts and feature a wide spectrum of video production and post production topics such as Green Screen and Special Effects, Advanced Editing, Advanced Shooting, and Documentary Production. Next week, Videomaker’s team is pleased to present Lighting for Video.
Great lighting begins with understanding factors such as light temperature and lamp type, as well as lighting design and set up. Videomaker’s Lighting for Video Webinar will cover lighting tools, studio lighting, outdoor lighting, light theory, fluorescents, LEDs, and will help you solve some of those difficult lighting situations.
In addition to valuable information, our Lighting for Video Webinar will also include a live Q&A segment; our team answering your questions. Next week’s Lighting for Video Webinar starts at 11:00am on Wednesday, September 8th, so be sure to sign up soon!
Tags: documentary production, fluorescent lights, Green Screen, Lamp type, LED lights, LEDs, light design, Light temperature, Light Theory, Lighting accessories, Lighting design, lighting for video, Lighting Webinar, outdoor lighting, studio lighting, video editing, Video Production, video training, Videomaker's Webinar Training series
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Shooting and working in 4K is nothing new to professional film makers and compositors, but with the announcement of the JVC GY-HMQ10 being priced at under $5,000, 4K is finally within reach of prosumer and hobbyist videographers. However, most TVs and computer monitors will still max out at 1080p, so what’s the point? Personally, I don’t see 4096 × 3112 pixel TVs entering the average American’s living room any time soon, since if you’re sitting ten feet from the screen, the TV will have to be 80 inches before you’ll be able to see the difference between 4k and 1080p.
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