Anyone have experience using green screen paint?

Philip Goetz

Philip Goetz

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I've got someone asking me about this paint. On standard painted, finished dry wall, does it take one coat? Has anyone worked with it? How did it turn out?

Rosco Chroma Key Paint Rosco Chroma Key Paints have been formulated with the assistance of video technicians throughout the country. They are manufactured to provide the high luminance values and color saturation for keying effects.
FINISH:Matte.
SOLVENT:Water.
BINDER TYPE:Vinyl Acrylic.
DILUTION: Use straight out of the can. If necessary, dilute with water. Diluting Chroma Key paints may make coverage less even.
SURFACE PREPARATION: Surfaces should be clean, dry and free from dirt and grease. Prime porous surfaces, except fabrics, using Rosco Tough Prime. If painting a new plaster surface, prime wall with a commercial primer/sealer designed for raw plaster. Then use Rosco Tough prime as a final preparation.
APPLICATION: Stir contents before use. Do not shake. Apply by brush, roller, or spray gun. Apply in thin, even, uniform coats, using a good quality brush or roller. Use overlapping strokes, keeping a wet edge. Change roller direction often to avoid patterns and streaking.
FILM THICKNESS: 2 mil. Dry Film.
COVERAGE: Appx 300 sq. ft. per gallon.
AVG. DRY TIME: AT 75øF (24øC) Dries to the touch in 30 minutes. Can be re-coated in 1-2 hours.
CLEAN-UP: Soap and water.
SHELF LIFE: Minimum 24 months.
PACKAGING: 1 and 5 Gallon.
 
I painted green screens when I did my internship on Corpse Bride.

You use two coats, two different paints.
Put on coat one, let it dry, put on coat two.

Together, they form a third shade, which is the one you're after.

Use rollers, not brushes. You want a smooth surface, without brush stroaks.
Other than that, it's a piece of cake.

You could of course just use any bright green paint but if you want to use "real" green screen paint, that's how you do it.
 
We have green wall in our studio.
Standard green wall paint, that sort-of matches the green screen we have :D No problems at all with keying thou, especially when lid with kinoflo
 
For our short period fantasy film 'The Silver Key', I went to Wal-Mart and bought some bright green cloth. Taped it to the side of a building (outdoors in direct sunlight) and shot the actors in front of it. Worked like a charm!
 
I only painted one coat, because given the price of the can I had to stretch it as much much as possible...... And it is way more forgiving than any textile backdrop.
 
I helped paint the studio of a production company I used to work for several years ago. The paint was picked from eye at a Home Depot. Our goal was to match the green bar on a set of color bars. Not sure how many coats it took for coverage, but it worked great.
 
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