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6 Steps to Pulling a Good Key – Green Screen Post Production

Proper setup during the shoot is vital to the success of any green screen scene, but the real magic happens in post-production. Once you have...

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How to Set up for a Green Screen Shoot

Chris Monlux

Pulling a good key is easy if you follow a couple of basic principles during production. In this video, we’ll show you how to...

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5 Ways to Instantly Improve Your Green Screen Results

Chris Monlux

Green screen can be difficult to execute, but with a few insider tips, you’ll have an easier time getting the results you want. These...

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Introduction to Green Screen – What it is and how it works

Chris Monlux

From The Thief of Bagdad to the Star Wars Saga to The Avengers, green and blue screen effects have a long history of bringing...

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Green Screen Lighting Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Susan Schmierer

We'll look at some common problems and see how you can fix them while you're shooting. We'll also examine some common visual effects (VFX)...

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Q&A: Best DSLR Settings for Green Screen

Chris Monlux

This week we talk about about the best settings to use on your DSLR for green screen. There's lots of Canon-specific talk here, but...

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Ways to Improve Your Green Screen Shoots and Keying in After Effects

Russ Fairley

Keying and compositing. The act of removing and replacing portions of a shot to put together something new. For most of us, most of...

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Video Green Screen Chromakey Essentials

Shooting great green screen shots and pulling clean chromakeys may seem daunting to the uninitiated, but with the continual improvements the industry has made...

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5 Green Screen Tips to Make Your Project Stand Out

Jennifer O'Rourke

Shooting on green screen can be very tricky. So much so, that often the viewer can easily tell that the footage they're watching was...

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Directing Stunts for Green Screen

mhageman

Green screen is a cool technique and it makes movies magical. Everyone knows the special effects and stunts in movies like The Avengers...