Chromakey / greenscreen

[ColorBalance]

I am looking for a green screen - may be 10 x 15. The price ranges from $60 - $500. How does one decide? What should one bne looking for? Afterall, it is a green piece of cloth - like a bedsheet.

 

[Justin Kuhn]

Look at eefx.com's breakdown on their product's construction and you'll agree that the price they're asking is worth it--and at the size you're looking for, pretty cheap.

 

[ColorBalance]

Thanks. I did go to the site, and can see the difference. If I buy one, it'll be from them.

Here is a related question. I am setting up this green house studio (for movie shooting) in our own house. I can paint couple of walls of an unused room (12 x 12) green, or get 1/4" Plywood boards and paint them green.

Painting the walls seems like the least of a headache in terms of regular setups (turns the lights on, done). Also, because I'll have 2 walls painted, I can move the camera around and get different angles.

Is one method preferred over the other given that portability is not a requirement?

 

[Chris Santucci]

Look at eefx.com's breakdown on their product's construction and you'll agree that the price they're asking is worth it--and at the size you're looking for, pretty cheap.

Beware of those eefx greenscreens. They do not add an opaque backing to them and if using outdoors, you may have issues with ambient light showing through the back of the screen.

Also, in terms of price, I've found that LA Raghouse has a much better product for less or the same prices than eefx if you need grommets on all sides (which is standard with real film textiles).

http://www.laraghouse.com/gallery/v/textiles/

I bought a 10x14 greenscreen from eefx and had them add grommets on all sides which bumped the price up past what I would have paid for the same thing from LA Raghouse, plus the eefx screen does not come with an opaque backing.

Wanna buy mine?

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[darkrequiem1134]

not a fan of green screen, rather do things practically

 

[jls4]

not a fan of green screen, rather do things practically

Greenscreen can help you out in so many ways, especially if you're on a budget. Car scenes especially can be greenscreened with little effort. You can also do downtown/busy area scenes by using the same methods. The cleaner your camera and the better your lighting are what will make all of the difference.

 

[ColorBalance]

Resource constraint is the major issue. Ideally, I would have preferred the real life, not its simulation. Then, ideally, I would have used a 35mm camera, if not, at least a 35mm adapter.

Here I am, like many others, with a crew of two (if I am lucky, myself beihg crew #1) trying to achieve something that shouldn't be achieved going by the book.

Just discovered the "earthquake" effect in FCP. Thinking of using it to simulate the subtle car bumps. As far as the screen goes, I may use a 4x8 plywood piece pained apple green.