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Green Screen
Guys
Just wanted to know if it were possible to use a bit of footage instead of a picture behind the actor. I’ve been successful with the Chroma Key application when it comes to adding a picture behind the actor ..but lets say if i wanted to have talk show setting…would it be possible to have a bit of footage eg a night skyline in the clip that was the same length of the show..so the host can be seen in front of a beautiful skyline rather than the soap box he really is sitting on in his bed room?
Thanks
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[Glenn Rogers] “Just wanted to know if it were possible to use a bit of footage instead of a picture behind the actor”
YES that is done all the time.
There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
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… and assuming the footage was shot with a static camera (no pans, tilts, zooms, dollies, etc.) otherwise it will look very noticeably fake.
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The footage is shot with a static camera…bow do i go about doing it? It is the same as it i were using a picture?
I should have asked HOW in my earlier post i guess 🙂
Thanks guys ..any tips would be most appreciated
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Super easy. Just make a new track like you would when putting an image behind the actor, but instead of dropping an image on the timeline, drop the movie clip.
Good Day
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Thanks mate 🙂
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A trick to make the background seem more real is to defocus the image to give an impression of depth of field.
Defocus can be done optically in camera or later with a gaussian blur applied to the clip
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Thanks! That’s really helpful…will try tonite.
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