Technical Tutorials

Green screen:
Below is a video we filmed as a whole class and then edited in our groups. This is an example of green screen and the first of practices with the technique. Green screen is the effect used in order to create a digitally generated background in the post-production phase of editing.



Setting up the green screen tips/what I learned:
-Make sure the green sheet has no creases or shadows as this will cause a negative effect on the final product. This needs to happen in order to create a professional and consistent video.
-The placement of lighting in the space will even our the colouring and balance it.
-I learned how to set up and dismantle the green screen.
-Using multiple camera in one shooting to create a diverse and simple way to get different shots.
-Lighting is crucial to the effectiveness of green screen in later phases of editing.

Final Cut steps:
-Upload and drag the footage as normal to the tracks(leave the first track free for your background). Sync up the footage and music with the marker 'M'.
-In the top left hand corner box, click on tab 'effects'.
-Click on the little arrow next to 'Key'.
-Drag the effect 'Chroma key' to the track you want.
-Import the certain background you want, drag it to the first track.
-Click the little green key on the far left of the track, making it turn grey. Do NOT do this for the track you are working on.
-Double click on the track or until to the clip plays on the left screen. Click on 'Chroma key'.
-Click on the pepet and click on the green part of the clip on the right screen.
-Click on the pepet and press 'Shift' again if you want the quality better and more refined.
-Use the sliders on the left screen in order to get your desired affect.
-Now do this for all the clips.
-Once there all done, Render.

Evaluation of our practice:
-Overall I think our video could have been improved and edited better.
-This could have been done by ironing our the green screen in order so it didn't have creases and folds which caused difficulties in our editing and use of Chroma key in our video.
-Make sure the green screen fills the frame.
-Minimize the amount someone walks in front of the camera.